We recently had the pleasure of shooting David and Jessica’s engagement photos at Yerba Buena Island’s Hilltop Park and at Treasure Island. It was our first time exploring Yerba Buena Island (thanks D&J for the idea!), and the views did not disappoint! [ read more … ]

One of J&E’s first dates was at Mersea on Treasure Island, and now, years later, he wanted to recreate that memory in a totally new way. While supposedly far away on a trip in SoCal, J snuck over to Treasure Island and hid behind a corner as he coordinated E’s arrival with her friend who was secretly in on the plan. [ read more … ]

For months, Matthew had been planning his surprise proposal to his girlfriend Lauren. As photographers, we of course like to shoot at locations that provide good aesthetics — interesting backdrop, good light, not a lot of bystanders — but as storytellers, we like locations with meaning, ones with a special significance. Matthew decided to ask Lauren to marry him at Pier 7, the place where they ended their first date, which made it the perfect place to enter into the next stage of their relationship together and to get some great photos in the process! [ read more … ]

This photo shoot has been a loooooong time in the making! We first met with Scarlet & Anthony at the end of 2019 — back in the Before Times when it was still normal to meet people face-to-face — and together we happily talked about their May 2020 wedding day. Well, we all know what 2020 brought us 🙁 So we rescheduled to September, because surely a pandemic couldn’t possibly last an entire summer… right? [ read more … ]

It took a village to pull this one off — Aaron had envisioned a grand proposal with an elaborate setup: a floral arch, lit sign, candles, flower petals, champagne, the works — and a group of over a dozen friends joined in to assemble everything at the end of Pier 7, with a perfect view of both the Bay Bridge and the San Francisco cityscape. [ read more … ]