Back to where it all started: Jonathan brought Kate on a special date one week ago to Toyosu, where they had originally shared their first date together as boyfriend & girlfriend — and now, their last date as boyfriend & girlfriend before taking the next step to become fiancé and fiancée. Just after being seated at their table, Jonathan got up to say his short speech to Kate, and the restaurant grew silent in cheerful anticipation before collectively erupting in applause. [ read more … ]

Peter and Grace’s engagement at Ina Coolbrith Park is one of the most heartfelt and emotional proposals we’ve had the honor to witness. They’ve had a trip to Japan planned for later this year, and he guessed — correctly! — that Grace was expecting the proposal there… so of course, he had to stay one step ahead. Peter came up with a whole story about how they would be going on a dinner double date with mutual friends, when in reality, Peter had prepared a scrapbook filled with their adventures together, eager to show her and pop the question. [ read more … ]

Sanchi had always wanted to get engaged by the ocean, and Gaurang worked hard to make it happen. There was just one problem: they live in landlocked Colorado, so it would be tough… but they did have a trip planned to visit some friends in San Jose, so Gaurang started to put together the surprise. He decided on Fort Funston, which offers beautiful cliffside views and a relatively quiet, private space quite unlike a lot of the busier beaches nearby. [ read more … ]

Daniel & Arezoo are a couple not unlike us — originally from another country, together for many years before getting engaged, and we even share the first initials D&A! We moved in opposite directions though: as we left Vancouver and the PNW to make San Francisco our new home a decade ago, they journeyed the opposite direction to settle down in Vancouver. But for an anniversary trip, Daniel and Arezoo came back to where it all started. [ read more … ]

One week ago, Brad and Lori visited San Francisco on a trip to celebrate her birthday. On their first day in the city, it was unfortunately extremely foggy — and we had to postpone to the next day, which cleared up beautifully. It was then that we captured Brad and Lori’s Ina Coolbrith Park engagement [ read more … ]