Ryan and Clare’s Glacier Point elopement was an amazing wedding day that will stick with us for many years to come. Almost exactly one year earlier, we hid in the grass to capture Ryan’s proposal to Clare closer to home, at the Russian Ridge Open Space Preserve. To come full circle and be there as they promised forever to each other in one of the most breathtaking places on earth was truly an honor! [ read more … ]

Shooting a wedding at Yosemite has been on our bucket list for a while now, and Katherine & Chris gave us our wish earlier this month — and in the process, we got to spend a day with the coolest couple. Our day was packed with fun and adventure: after an early morning drive into the park, we met up with them at Tunnel View for a cute little first look, then headed to Cathedral Beach where about a dozen of their closest friends & family gathered for the wedding ceremony. Afterwards, we regrouped at Glacier Point and then made the hike over to Taft Point where we all braved the cold for the sunset to peek out for a brief minute — which is all we needed for some epic sunset photos. [ read more … ]

​​Last week, James surprised his girlfriend Courtney with a marriage proposal at Francisco Park overlooking Ghirardelli Square and the Bay. He had arranged for us to capture the moment both in photos and video, and as the two of them made their way down the park to a relatively quiet patch of grass, we got ready and lay in wait. At first, Courtney couldn’t believe it was happening — “oh my god, are you serious??!” [ read more … ]

Before embarking on the next journey in their lives together, Brian wanted to mark San Francisco as a special place for him and Nicole, as it’s where the two grew their relationship and spent most of their time as a couple. Through some sneaky sleuthing, he found that Nicole really wanted some cotton candy skies in the background [ read more … ]

Oneek and Christine had already started talking about marriage prior to this day… but of course, the proposal is still a special moment that can’t be overlooked! Oneek planned his surprise engagement at Ina Coolbrith Park and the subsequent dinner celebration to coincide with when some friends would be in town, making this effectively two surprises in one. [ read more … ]