Anita and Saajan | Oakland Engagement Session

I think of one adjective when I look at these pictures…can you guess which one? I won’t make you wait…it’s JOY! I typically write a few notes after I meet with a couple for the first time. Wanna know what my notes read for these two? “They are so HAPPY!” 🙂 Anita and Saajan are […]

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Will and Chriseli | Lake Merritt Engagement Session

When Will opened up his laptop at work, he found a note that said “it’s now or never!”…when Will’s boss walked in and saw the note, he just said “yeah…I’ll let you deal with that.” Although it took 8 months, Will asked Chriseli out and the rest is history! I’ll start with saying that I […]

Bright and Airy Wedding Photographer Oakland

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David and Emily | San Francisco Engagement Session

David and Emily put the sweet in high school sweethearts! David contacted me before he even proposed to schedule engagement pictures…such a thoughtful groom!! I had been watching Facebook to see when it would happen…and I think Facebook blew up a little when they announced their engagement 🙂   Earlier this month David and Emily […]

Light and Airy Photographer San Francisco

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Roger and Queena | San Francisco Engagement Sesison

They were driving in Taiwan with his family when the van stopped in front of a ferris wheel. They were on their first international trip together and had hit 5 cities that day….needless to say, Queena was exhausted. She told Roger she’d rather go to dinner with his family than go to the mall and […]

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Cody and Melissa | Hayward Engagement Session

Her sister, knowing the proposal was coming, had to get Melissa the day off of work. Cody was a firefighter at the time and told her he wanted to show her his territory up on China Peak. When they got up there, he popped the question that forever changed their lives! And the best part […]

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