Yue & Darren | The French Laundry Proposal Photography
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Yue & Darren | The French Laundry Proposal Photography

Yes or Yes! This was such a sweet surprise proposal. Darren knew that Yue would suspect that a proposal was coming, because they had already gone ring shopping together. Plus, she knew they had a reservation for The French Laundry where they had dined once before. But he still had some surprises up his sleeve….

My Sapphire Ring
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My Sapphire Ring

Yes! We’re engaged! In case you missed my very subtle announcement, you’ll probably want to go back to the previous post to see where it happened. The engagement wasn’t just in that one moment though; after we had agreed to get engaged, it still took seven months for us to make the ring of my…

Christine & Malcolm | SF Botanical Garden Proposal
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Christine & Malcolm | SF Botanical Garden Proposal

Such a wonderful proposal in the San Francisco Botanical Gardens! Malcolm pulled out all of the stops for his girlfriend Christine’s birthday. The couple is long-distance, with Malcolm living in Michigan and Christine here in California. He surprised her by flying in for her birthday, and not only that, but celebrating with her by involving…

Sharon & Andrew | SF Botanical Garden Proposal
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Sharon & Andrew | SF Botanical Garden Proposal

I was absolutely thrilled to be a part of this proposal surprise for my friend Andrew, whom I’ve known for decades, and whose sister’s proposal I also photographed years ago. On a beautiful day, underneath a gorgeous magnolia tree full of white blooms, Andrew asked his girlfriend Sharon to marry him. And of course she…

Jasmine & David | Destination Surprise Proposal in Moss Beach
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Jasmine & David | Destination Surprise Proposal in Moss Beach

What a delight to capture this beautiful proposal for Jasmine and David. They met through a Taiwanese summer camp that I also attended for a very long time, so I was delighted to be a part of this surprise. The premise: a roommates’ trip for the group of five from Chicago to visit the San…

Aparna & Shiv | The French Laundry Double Proposal
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Aparna & Shiv | The French Laundry Double Proposal

This was such a sweet double proposal. Aparna reached out to me to let me know that she and Shiv were planning their proposals together, and they would both be proposing, not as a surprise, but as something they wanted to do together. They had designed matching rings together, and each wrote a card that…

Jayleen & Kailer | Golden Gate Bridge Double Surprise Proposal
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Jayleen & Kailer | Golden Gate Bridge Double Surprise Proposal

Jayleen is a Puerto Rican, queer, non-binary badass. Kailer is a proud trans man and a veteran. And in a small, rural area of Pennsylvania that doesn’t really embrace queer folks, the universe conspired to bring them together. I was honored when Jayleen and Kailer came to me with the idea of a “just because”…

Nigel & Ritchie | Golden Gate Bridge Proposal Photography
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Nigel & Ritchie | Golden Gate Bridge Proposal Photography

This was such a fun little proposal, complete with a musical performance by the two grooms-to-be, backgrounded by the golden gate bridge. Nigel’s plan was to tell Ritchie they would dress up and meet their friends in the park to play some music. Of course, this being a pandemic and the whole premise being completely…

Pre & Nav | Pigeon Point Lighthouse Engagement
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Pre & Nav | Pigeon Point Lighthouse Engagement

It was so fun to photograph this engagement-turned-surprise-proposal for Pre and Nav. Earlier this year, Nav asked Pre to marry him, and she joyfully said yes. It was a beautiful, if low-key proposal, given the circumstances of the pandemic. As they planned for their engagement portraits with me, Nav decided that he would love to…