Proposals (and photo shoots in general) with dogs have always been super exciting and fun for me. And I think Cooper, the cute pup you’ll see below, felt the same way! As soon as he walked onto the beach, it was like he had found freedom, and he ran around enjoying the expansive stretch of sand at Baker Beach. Trent, for his part, had been planning this surprise for months — not just the proposal moment itself, but also memorable events for the rest of the day — and his girlfriend Jeryn and their dog Cooper were unknowingly along for an amazing ride. [ read more … ]

Nathan had worried for weeks about catching a nice sunny day to take his girlfriend Lily to Marin for a surprise proposal at Kirby Cove Beach. After multiple reschedules involving quietly changing restaurant plans and friend surprises, much to our joy, last weekend gave us the most amazing weather, and he went for it! When Nathan and Lily arrived on the beach, they slowly strolled along the shoreline while happily combing through the sand for seashells. When they reached about the halfway point, Nathan popped out the ring he’d been hiding, got down on one knee, and asked the question. [ read more … ]

Traveling and hiking are a couple of Xander and Andrea’s favorite activities together, and it was quite appropriate that they got engaged at the top of Slackers Hill. And a few months later, they introduced us to two new (to us) locations for their engagement photos: Henry Cowell Redwoods State Park and Davenport Beach. [ read more … ]

When Patrick and Hannah first started dating several years ago, one of their first trips was to San Francisco, where they visited (among other things) Baker Beach and loved it. Fast-forward to present day, and Baker Beach would again be the perfect place to make a new memory, this time circling back to those early memories and tying it all back together. [ read more … ]

Hansen and Sherlyn first met during the pandemic, and now they’re taking a tour around the USA for their first international trip together. First stop: the Bay Area, where we met up by the oceanside for their sunset pre-wedding photo shoot. It just so happens that it’s that time of year again when the fog is (mostly) gone, the sun is out, and my primary residence is Sutro Baths [ read more … ]