With a little bit of help from us, Rushabh set up the perfect proposal for his girlfriend Siddhi. On the afternoon of the big day, we assembled a small setup for this Ritz-Carlton picnic surprise proposal, with a blanket, roses, “marry me” letters, and some personal items. [ read more … ]

One month ago, Masashi and Jessica visited the spot here by the Ritz-Carlton in Half Moon Bay, but they didn’t get to take a photo together… a struggle that we understand all too well as photographers, since one of us is always on the wrong side of the camera! (Or is it the right side? I digress…) After that, Masashi quietly got to work to plan the perfect surprise for Jessica, and of course, this time they’d have plenty of photos together. [ read more … ]

Adrian did a lot of homework before his proposal, poring over photos of different locations to find the perfect one before settling on Half Moon Bay. To celebrate their four-year anniversary, he and Amelia spent a short getaway by the oceanside, and the two took a sunset walk together along the cliffs. And boy was this a beautiful sunset, like it was meant just for them! [ read more … ]

After originally planning to have a tiny backyard wedding, M&T realized they wanted to include far more friends & family than their backyard would accommodate — and they quickly put together new plans for a full-sized wedding at Oceano Hotel in the span of just a few short months. One of our favorite parts of their wedding day was the bride and groom’s private vow exchange [ read more … ]

Ray isn’t a huge fan of the beach. He really doesn’t like sand. “But,” you say, “why do all of these photos show the proposal happening on a sandy beach?” Because that, my friends, is how you know that Ray wanted their surprise proposal to be all about Nicole, not about him. [ read more … ]