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 … ]

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 … ]

This was a very unique proposal for a very special duo. Gurbaksh and Rubina — quite the power couple, each very well-known in their respective realms — were visiting from abroad, and he had secretly planned on proposing to his love during that trip. [ read more … ]

For his birthday, Michael told his girlfriend Teresa that he had made plans for brunch (but not really) at the Ritz-Carlton at Half Moon Bay. After a brief walk, the high school sweethearts reached a cliffside spot with a great view of the beach and ocean bluffs, but instead of Teresa giving Michael a gift for his birthday, he had one for her. He dropped to one knee and opened up a velvety purple box with a massive (I’m talking like grape-sized), sparkly, oval-cut diamond for Teresa, who, of course, responded with a yes! [ read more … ]