The pandemic doesn’t stop love; it merely changes the way we celebrate it. Nasim and Justin had a private civil ceremony last week with their family in attendance over Zoom, and the next morning, the three of us went out for some elopement portraits. We started at San Francisco City Hall [ read more … ]

We were so excited to meet up with Emily & Steve at Mussel Rock Park for some winter holiday photos. We photographed them at their wedding a couple of years ago, and they’ve since added a dog to their family and moved to a new house just a couple of miles from us in Pacifica. [ read more … ]

I had been wondering when Daniel would propose to his girlfriend Michelle, and as it turns out, that day finally came last weekend. I was really excited in the days leading up to it… until the apocalyptic smoke hit the Bay Area. If you’re reading this from the future when those memories are (hopefully) a long-distant past, there was a week in 2020 when much of the west coast was engulfed in flames, and the resulting smoke covered the skies, turning everything orange. So Daniel had to reschedule, and luckily, yesterday (one week later) ended up being perfect for his horseback proposal on the beach. [ read more … ]

Roberto wanted to propose to his girlfriend Corrina near the sea with a view of the coastline… and I knew just the spot for him. A few days before the big day, he took some time to drive out to Mussel Rock Park to scope out the place, and decided that the high cliffs with the shoreline, Pacifica pier, and crashing waves in the background would indeed be the perfect spot for his Pacifica oceanside surprise proposal. [ read more … ]

Dylan surprised Christina with a stunning ring on his “business trip” last weekend! Earlier that day, Annie and I had been checking the hourly weather forecast every 15 minutes because there was an up-to-90% chance of showers at 5pm when Dylan was supposed to drop down on his knee. By the time we arrived at the cliffs at around 4, it was already pouring and the wind was crazy.

If there ever was a time for me to have been thankful for the awful Bay Area traffic, this was it. [ read more … ]