Jessica and Charles are two of a kind. They began as friends who quickly became inseparable and built a life together, making sure their pup Satchmo lives his best possible life alongside them. When Charles decided he wanted to propose to Jessica, he wanted to keep it low-key, and he wanted to keep it a…
She said yes! After she swatted at him with the garden map, haha. What a fun proposal, filled with genuine surprise, love, joy, and so many giggles. Evan originally had a very different proposal planned, for a completely different week down in Santa Cruz at their first date spot. But after accidentally tipping her off…
Land and sea. That was Jennifer’s request for their proposal location, and what a spectacular combination of land and sea they had for this beautiful moment. Jacob was making every effort to keep the proposal a surprise for Jennifer, but he inadvertently tipped her off, and then decided to just tell her everything. So, perhaps…
A warm and wonderful congratulations to Raquel and Ben! I absolutely love surprise proposals, and this one was an incredibly sweet one, complete with lots of tears and laughter. Ben reached out with his ideas for this Stanford proposal, and despite a last-minute pivot on the exact location due to some poorly placed construction fencing,…
Angela reached out to me months in advance to schedule a couple’s session for her and her boyfriend to commemorate their time in San Francisco, as they were on the verge of moving to a different city together. Great! I thought, Why only celebrate engagements and weddings? I would love it if everyone did more…
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….
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…
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…
I absolutely loved capturing this surprise proposal for Nick and his girlfriend Delia. It was incredibly meaningful and personal, and it was also a total surprise to Delia. What a delight to be able to help make this happen! The story is best told by Nick and Delia themselves. From Nick: Delia and I have…
I love a good secret mission, and this was one of the all-time best! Months ago, before he had a date, a ring, or a solid plan, Ryan asked if I might be willing to fly to New York to surprise my friend Whitney and capture his proposal to her. He had told her ever…
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…
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…