When Christiana and Mike told me that they were newly engaged, they really meant it! They got engaged on Dec 27th and we went out to a few beautiful locations in San Francisco for their engagement photos only three weeks later. They wanted this photo session to be romantic and fun, so we started out with a rowboat at Stow Lake. We definitely wouldn’t forget their two puppies (they are sooooooo cute), and I think the save-the-date photo with the puppies in this blog post is for sure one of my favs. The tide was crazy that day at the beach but C&M, running towards the water and getting totally soaked, didn’t mind at all. I got some really adorable photos! [ read more … ]

Vivian and Bin were here in San Francisco for their Christmas vacation and wanted some wedding portraits done in the city. You probably wouldn’t believe me if I tell you it was drizzling the whole time during our photo shoot, but their photos turned out gorgeous! The clouds made a perfect backdrop for their outdoor portraits, and of course, San Francisco City Hall is always beautiful no matter the weather. Despite the number of tourists there we got a lot of quiet, intimate photos! [ read more … ]

We shot Lauren & Rob’s engagement photos on New Year’s Day 2016, and what a great coincidence — New Year’s Day is when they had first started dating! We went to Muir Woods, which is such a gorgeous wooded grove, and even though it was packed, we managed to avoid the crowd and got some beautiful photos on our hike along the trail. I love how happy they looked even though it was quite a chilly day! [ read more … ]

Despite Sean working an out-of-town job and the two only seeing each other on weekends, he and Rochelle spent a precious day scouting out locations for their engagement photos to make this an extra-special shoot. Thanks to their effort, they found this lovely wooded spot in the Presidio that was so perfect for some romantic portraits! [ read more … ]

I had SUCH a fun session with Christian and Sonia! We met at the Bi-Rite Creamery and got some ice cream to kick off the fun. We then walked to Dolores Park where there must have been a thousand people crowded under the warm sunlight. We took a detour (ahem!) across a fence, and found a perfect spot in a quiet section with just the three of us. Perfect time for some champagne! Then… how about a confetti fight in front of the colorful graffiti wall to end the session? [ read more … ]