I love it when couples get engaged at a personally meaningful spot… and doubly so if it’s at a beautiful location, like Kyle and Rachel’s Panther Beach surprise proposal! This is a special place that they used to frequent as a couple, and so it was the perfect choice for the location to mark that next phase in their lives together. And it was so quiet and empty on their big day too — they had the beach nearly entirely to themselves (and their two very cute dogs)! [ read more … ]

One of the things we love most about taking photos of happy couples is capturing the feeling in each photo. Whether we’re editing the photos, putting them together on a blog post like this, or just looking through them months or years later, we’re always taken back to the moment the photos were snapped. The afternoon sun’s warm light, Maddy and Josh’s playful smiles and laughter, the ocean’s soft spray, it’s all there once again every time we look at these engagement photos. [ read more … ]

It’s the little details that really make a proposal special. Yes, Slackers Hill is a beautiful location (and perhaps my favorite view in the Bay Area), but personally, my favorite part of Ishan’s proposal to Sweety was the scrapbook and the meaning behind it. Originally a gift from her, they had filled it with memories over the years, and as a surprise to Sweety, Ishan put the big question on the last page for her to find on this special afternoon. [ 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 … ]

This was our last photo shoot of 2021 before taking off for a much-needed vacation, and what a perfect way to end the year! We couldn’t have asked for a more lovely couple or a better backdrop for this sunset surprise engagement [ read more … ]