Sometimes, we’re dealt a combination that is just too good to be true: the sweetest couple, in the most scenic location, with unbelievable weather. Tim & Kim love to hike, and they know all the good spots in the Bay Area… which is great for us as we love to explore new places for photos! They ended up choosing a mountaintop engagement photo shoot in Portola Valley, at a beautiful, quiet expanse of nature nestled in the Santa Cruz Mountains. It’s a wonderful spot for engagement photos, and even more so for Tim & Kim since the outdoors is something they enjoy together as a couple. [ read more … ]

Jo-Anne and Dhruv did a ton of homework for their engagement photo shoot and were very hand-on in planning the perfect session. To get just the right kind of photos that they were envisioning, the pair visited a lot of potential locations ahead of time and we also talked extensively about what to wear that would look good there. We eventually decided on the Palace of Fine Arts + Slackers Hill [ read more … ]

Lebo & Ben are a super bubbly, giggly pair who are so very much in love — the kind you can just imagine growing old together while the world changes around them. [ read more … ]

This was a special 2-in-1 photo shoot: not only are Cathy & PJ recently engaged, but they’re also newly expecting! For this engagement photo session + baby announcement combo, we visited two of my favorite San Francisco locations: Potrero Hill and Sutro Baths. They had picked out a metallic golden “baby” balloon which I thought was perfect, but actually my favorite “prop” (if he can be called that 😛) was their little dog Mochi [ read more … ]

A few months after Noveen said yes to Arpan’s perfectly-planned proposal, we met up again for a set of engagement photos. They chose the San Francisco International Airport for their save-the-dates and wedding announcements — definitely quite different from our usual style of engagement photos, and perhaps even a little out of our comfort zone — but we were super excited that they chose such a unique venue for their engagement photos. [ read more … ]