Matt & Jenn’s Surprise Proposal Video at Bill Graham Civic Auditorium

It’s not often that we are hired solely for video — usually we offer it as an add-on to photos — but I’m so happy we got to witness and capture Matt & Jenn’s surprise proposal video at the Bill Graham Civic Auditorium. Jenn’s reaction throughout the proposal was everything, and it’s moments like these that I’m really glad are captured on video. [ read more … ]

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Anand & Lina’s Cal Academy Surprise Proposal on the Living Roof

Having photographed hundreds of surprise proposals in the Bay Area, it’s always a special kind of joy to witness a proposal with the amount of planning, preparation, and practice that Anand put into his engagement to Lina. He had been secretly working on this for months, with an array of moving parts that all came together like clockwork, culminating in a beautiful, romantic, and touching proposal on the Living Roof at the California Academy of Sciences. [ read more … ]

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Charles & Kristen’s Oakland Balcony Sunset Proposal

Over the course of several weeks, Charles had put together a very well-thought-out sunset balcony proposal plan, involving parents and family members from both sides, as well as a big group of friends… pretty much everyone knew about it except Kristen [ read more … ]

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Brandon & Anna’s SF Surprise Proposal at Crane Cove Park

Brandon and Anna’s surprise proposal at Crane Cove Park was a unique one, to say the least. The spot he had chosen for this special moment is a quiet little cove right next to their apartment, and it’s one they had been to many, many times before, so she didn’t suspect a thing. When they arrived, it was like they had the entire space to themselves, and we got some lovely photos of the exciting moment as Brandon asked the question and Anna responded with “yes, of course!” [ read more … ]

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Chen & Liz’s Legion of Honor Surprise Proposal

Most of the time, planning a proposal requires making up a believable, sometimes elaborate excuse to go out to a picturesque spot before popping the question. But not for Chen… Chen is two steps ahead of everyone else. It was his girlfriend Liz’s idea to go out for a girls’ photo shoot with her friends, and this gave him the perfect opportunity to set up a very special, very unique proposal for her. Here’s the story of Chen & Liz’s Legion of Honor surprise proposal. [ read more … ]

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