Jordan & Dave live in Oakland and wanted to memorialize their home city in their engagement photos, so we picked a few locations around town for their shoot. We started with a few casual shots near downtonw Oakland at Lake Chatlet, just a few minutes from their home. [ read more … ]

Aditi & Timir’s engagement session was a two-part affair. For the first set of photos, they hopped on a rowboat and paddled around Stow Lake for some fun, relaxed photos around the park. It’s not something I do often, but I think we got some really cute photos! For the second set, they really wanted the perfect sunset. And let’s be real — with the incredible skies that San Francisco has to offer, who doesn’t? [ read more … ]

Vanessa and Gerald first met just over a year ago, and they must have known from that moment on that they were meant for each other. When we met up to talk about their wedding earlier this year, they were as sweet as lovers could be, and so excited to be planning their wedding. So it was no surprise that V&G’s engagement session at Sigmund Stern Grove was filled with love and romance, exactly what I enjoy capturing most. [ read more … ]

Tom & Emily decided to have their engagement photos taken in our beautiful coastal town of Pacifica, where they both lived. We spent some time taking photos at Grey Whale Cove Beach and at Mori Point, where they often liked to take their dog out for casual hikes. Bella, a shepherd mix, reminded me a lot of my old German Shepherd: warm, fuzzy, loving… and pretty good at posing for the camera 🙂 [ read more … ]

Brittany & Brooke’s engagement photo shoot on the Batteries to Bluffs Trail was one of the most natural, candid engagement sessions we’ve had the joy of photographing — and for very good reason! [ read more … ]