Golden hour in San Francisco, especially in the autumn and winter months, is always a dream to shoot in. This time more than any, I really love shooting in open spaces that let me fully take advantage of the golden light. I had a great time hitting a few different spots with Angela and Rafferty for their golden hour engagement shoot, and the long grass and sand dunes at Ocean Beach are especially perfect under the warm sunset glow! [ read more … ]

This might have been one of the cutest proposals in recent memory. Not only did we witness a happy, loving couple get engaged, but we also watched as their dog joined in. Dexter the golden-doodle sensed his dads’ excitement, and when the moment came, he jumped and barked in joy! [ read more … ]

Take a peek at this picture-perfect family of four who walked right out of a magazine: Lauren, Brendan, and their beautiful husky and malamute. I have an especially soft spot for big fluffy dogs and wish I could have spent another hour on the beach just rubbing both of their fuzzy heads 😍 Also, is it just me or do those gigantic footprints look more like bear tracks than dog prints?

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 … ]

Back at the end of 2019 when the world was still going about business as usual, we met Zoe and Alex in Half Moon Bay for their engagement photos, which remain some of our absolute favorites. As fate would have it, the pandemic shut the entire country down shortly afterwards… but unlike many of our other couples, Zoe & Alex managed to plan their Oceano Hotel wedding around the pandemic [ read more … ]