Chad and Taylor’s romantic engagement session at the Montalvo Arts Center was an absolute dream. The lush foliage and blooming flowers provided a dreamy atmosphere for the shoot. The historic buildings added even more charm to the session. The ivy-covered walls, romantic archways, and grand staircases gave the couple a regal presence in the pictures. […]

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lift pose at engagement session

Chad and Taylor’s romantic engagement session at the Montalvo Arts Center was an absolute dream. The lush foliage and blooming flowers provided a dreamy atmosphere for the shoot. The historic buildings added even more charm to the session. The ivy-covered walls, romantic archways, and grand staircases gave the couple a regal presence in the pictures. […]

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Montalvo Arts Center Engagement | Taylor + Chad

couple kissin at carmel beach with feet in water

Carmel is just one of those places I will never get tired of photographing at. The town is beautiful, with fairytale style cottages, the cutest boutiques, delicious food, and the beach! Anytime my couples want Carmel engagement photos, I am so ecstatic. For Marissa and Matt’s engagement session, we started in the heart of downtown […]

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Carmel Engagement Photos | Marissa + Matt

couple dancing in the redwoods of joaquin miller park

One of the most amazing things about where we live is that you have so much beauty all around us. The beach, the redwoods, the mountains, the dessert, I mean wow! Dan and Leeann had their engagement photos at Joaquin Miller Park and it was a gorgeous day. We had blue skies, the sun was […]

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Joaquin Miller Park Engagement Photos | Leeann + Dan

epic beach pose at engagement session

Brittany and Daniel love exploring Marin County, so Marin Headlands engagement photos were a must. I actually had my engagement photos here 6 years ago and it brought back so many great memories! It was a beautiful day with blue skies. We started by walking the trails along the cliff before we headed down to […]

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Marin Headlands Engagement Photos | Brittany + Daniel

walking pose at UOP stockton engagement photos

Gabby and Keoni had their Stockton engagement photos at the place where they met, University of the Pacific (UOP). Keoni grew up in Hawaii but came to California to attend Pharmacy school at UOP. There he met Gabby who was an undergraduate for Pharmacy school. They were both in the same Pharmacy fraternity, spent a […]

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Stockton Engagement Photos | Keoni + Gabby

girl hugging guys arm pose

Engagement photos are so much fun and there are so many different places to take them at! Living in Northern California there are so many beautiful places and I love not only capturing my couples but capturing them in gorgeous locations. The Botanical Gardens in Berkeley is an amazing place! I actually had my engagement […]

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Botanical Gardens in Berkeley Engagement Photos | Karina & Ryan

Couple walking pose during engagement session

Some locations are filled with so much beauty and that is exactly what San Francisco Botanical Gardens consisted of. For Karissa and Caseys engagement session we explored through the botanical gardens and got some amazing photos. The day was beautiful, blue skies, the weather was perfect, and it was an overall great day. Karissa and […]

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San Francisco Botanical Gardens Engagement Photos | Karissa + Casey

Stanford Cactus Garden Engagement Session

I love photographing at new places and I was so excited when Keoni and Eunice wanted to have their engagement session at the Stanford Cactus Garden. I just love cactuses and this was an entire garden full of them. Keoni and Eunice also wanted to include their cute pup and of course I said yes! […]

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Stanford Cactus Garden Engagement Session | Eunice + Keoni

couple walking by a lake and holding hands

When planning your engagement session picking the perfect location isn’t always easy. Theres beaches, redwoods, historical landmarks, the options are endless. The best location isn’t always a known place, it can be somewhere that means something to you and your significant other. Gabrielle and Mike wanted their fall engagement photos in a place that held […]

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Fall Engagement Photos | Gabrielle + Michael

Walking pose at engagement sesison

I absolutely love engagement sessions and all the beautiful places I get to photograph at. I had been wanting to photograph at the Legion of Honor in SF, so when Gabi and Josh chose to have their engagement session there, I was over the moon! Its beautiful pillars and building structure makes you feel like […]

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Legion of Honor in SF Engagement Session | Josh + Gabi

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