Rohan & Nisha’s Lush Floral Backyard Proposal

This proposal wasn’t just another beautiful moment — it felt deeply personal for us. Ten years ago, we had the incredible honor of capturing the proposal of Nisha’s older sister Karishma, and over the years, we’ve witnessed their family grow, celebrate milestones, and fill their lives with love. Now, being there for Nisha felt a little like watching our own younger sibling step into an exciting new chapter of her own. [ 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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John & Kim’s Foster City Backyard Wedding

As 2020 draws to a close, I’m ever more grateful for all the couples who continue to trust me to capture their most important memories. John & Kim originally were planning on a larger wedding, but in the end chose to have a little backyard wedding at their home in Foster City. It was a really lovely and intimate wedding [ read more … ]

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Katie & Brian’s San Ramon Backyard Wedding Ceremony

Eight months into the pandemic with still no slowdown of the virus in sight, Katie and Brian still managed to have their wedding on their original wedding day — though as you might imagine, much of it had to be re-planned! Instead of a large indoor wedding, they ended up having a very small backyard ceremony. And for us, it was quite enjoyable both to photograph as well as just to witness. There’s really nothing quite so intimate and contemporary like Katie and Brian’s tiny, socially-distanced, live-streamed, backyard wedding! [ read more … ]

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Jason & Michelle’s Backyard Origami Paper Flower Proposal

On a sunny Sunday afternoon, Jason had schemed for Michelle’s friends to take her out to lunch for a few hours, while he went over to her parents’ backyard to set up an origami paper flower proposal. To prepare for this big moment, he had painstakingly folded dozens of flowers [ read more … ]

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