On the evening of their third anniversary, J brought L (and their very energetic golden retriever) to one of her favorite places, the Pillar Point Bluff in Half Moon Bay, for a very special question he had in mind for her. With haze from the recent wildfires giving color to the sky above them and trees and cliffs along the shoreline behind them, the setting was absolute perfection. [ read more … ]

Anne & Steve had their first official date right here on this very harbor, and they wanted to memorialize that in their wedding day. Although the ongoing pandemic kept them from hosting the full wedding reception they had envisioned with all of their guests, they still had the beautiful small wedding ceremony on kayaks exactly as they had originally wanted, on the water in Half Moon Bay’s Pillar Point Harbor, with their friend Penni performing the ceremony. [ read more … ]

One week ago, Sahil and Neha made their way down the trail from the Half Moon Bay Ritz Carlton for a coastal cliffside proposal that really could not have been any more perfect. This day was filled to the brim with the unbridled joy and laughter of not just the happy couple (of course), but also their families and even yours truly, the photographers. Indeed, their happiness was just so contagious that I teared up a bit! (But, I quickly remembered that I needed to be able to see through the lens.) [ read more … ]

Coming from the east coast for a holiday getaway, Henry and Alina had a pretty amazing trip planned together with lots of fun in California. One of the first items on the agenda, one that she didn’t know, can be seen in the photos below — a beautiful and romantic Half Moon Bay cliffside surprise engagement! [ read more … ]

Mark and Wea Lyn’s Half Moon Bay tree tunnel proposal was a unique and very sweet one. Just before heading off for a roadtrip to LA together, they made a quick pit stop at this little landmark. He managed to catch her off guard, and her “get outta here!” reaction was so precious! It was actually Mark’s birthday that day too, so her “yes” was the best gift he could have asked for 🙂 Scroll down to see how the moment unfold!