Anand & Lina’s Cal Academy Surprise Proposal on the Living Roof

Having photographed hundreds of surprise proposals in the Bay Area, it’s always a special kind of joy to witness a proposal with the amount of planning, preparation, and practice that Anand put into his engagement to Lina. He had been secretly working on this for months, with an array of moving parts that all came together like clockwork, culminating in a beautiful, romantic, and touching proposal on the Living Roof at the California Academy of Sciences. [ read more … ]

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Vina & Lisa’s Baker Beach Sunset Surprise Proposal

Baker Beach during the golden hour is a beautiful place to be, and getting to capture two lovely ladies here sharing a special milestone in their lives just makes our hearts full! [ read more … ]

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Charles & Kristen’s Oakland Balcony Sunset Proposal

Over the course of several weeks, Charles had put together a very well-thought-out sunset balcony proposal plan, involving parents and family members from both sides, as well as a big group of friends… pretty much everyone knew about it except Kristen [ read more … ]

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Brett & Jessica’s Moss Beach Surprise Proposal

We love it when proposals include dogs, and Brett’s plan included theirs in the cutest way. Their pup is like a daughter to Jessica, so Brett had a dog tag custom engraved to read, “Mom, please tell Brett yes,” and carried it with him as the three of them made their way down to Moss Beach. [ read more … ]

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Audrey & Noah’s Crissy Field Reverse Proposal

Audrey and Noah were technically already engaged — he had already proposed to her a few months ago, and she of course didn’t hesitate to say yes — but Audrey wanted to make their engagement an extra special one by surprising him back. So she came up with a very romantic plan and put it into motion. After preparing some supplies for the surprise, we quietly met up after work one evening at the Crissy Field beach to set up her reverse proposal. [ read more … ]

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