Shanelle & Jacob’s Golden San Francisco Engagement Portraits
A lot of times, the first thing we notice when looking at photos is the color, the light, and the surroundings. And don’t get me wrong: the sunset hour in San Francisco is unforgettable, and that golden light shining on Jacob & Shanelle as the ocean breeze kicks up her dress is some real eye candy [ read more … ]
Matt & Ronica’s Beautiful Sutro Baths Surprise Proposal
Matt had been thinking of proposing since February — nine months ago — and after lots of careful planning, it finally happened a week ago! To set an excuse to get dressed up (and to throw her off a bit!), they had scheduled a family photo shoot in the afternoon, before the planned proposal. Of course, that wasn’t the main event! As the sun glowed golden over the ocean, Matt brought Ronica down the weathered steps to the Sutro Baths ruins [ read more … ]
Jim & Shelly’s Lands End Surprise Proposal with Seagulls
Flying in from the east coast, Jim had a big goal for their trip to San Francisco: this was going to be when he and Shelly would officially get engaged. After doing his homework on where to pop the question, he found that he absolutely loved Sutro Baths and knew that she would too. Over the following weeks, we worked with him on how to set up a picture-perfect Lands End surprise proposal. [ read more … ]
Hansen & Sherlyn’s San Francisco Sunset Pre-Wedding Photo Shoot
Hansen and Sherlyn first met during the pandemic, and now they’re taking a tour around the USA for their first international trip together. First stop: the Bay Area, where we met up by the oceanside for their sunset pre-wedding photo shoot. It just so happens that it’s that time of year again when the fog is (mostly) gone, the sun is out, and my primary residence is Sutro Baths [ read more … ]
Ali & Syeda’s Ocean Sunset Surprise Proposal
Before reaching out to us, Ali had done a bunch of research on locations for photos in San Francisco, and he really liked Sutro Baths. It’s a tough spot for surprise proposals (it’s tough to navigate + is usually very crowded), so despite my best efforts to steer him elsewhere, he knew this had to be the spot. After all, it’s absolutely one-of-a-kind, and there’s just no other place like it for such a beautiful ocean sunset surprise proposal. And of course, I totally understand — anything for the shot! [ read more … ]