Archive for the “Engagement Sessions” Category

We had the pleasure of meeting Gemmy and Karen when they were referred to us by their friends Megan and Albert. It’s definitely flattering when couples appreciate our work enough to recommend us to their friends and family.

For Gemmy and Karen’s engagement session we had a lot of fun roaming around UC Berkeley. Both of them graduated from there a few years back and it was nice to be there with people who really know the area and can point out all the interesting parts. Perhaps we were there right in between the semesters but i’ve never seen the campus so quiet.

Gemmy and Karen are going to be wed at Auberge Du Soleil in Napa and we are so excited to document their big day! Here are some of the engagement session favorites:

For Julia and Ivan’s engagement session we went to the place where it all began for this couple – the place where Ivan proposed! We always love hearing our couples’ proposal stories – it allows us to connect and understand them much better. Ivan and Julia’s story sounded absolutely incredible and involved many, many lit candles on the shores of the Central Lake in Foster City.

Here are a few of our favorites:

We love to photograph friends of our couples! It’s always fun to see people switch roles – last years’s bride becomes the bridesmaid and a bridesmaid becomes queen of the day! It’s always humbling when you see that people love your work so much that they recomend you to their closest friends. We first met Barbara a few years ago when she was a bridesmaid at Gina and Jason’s Cinnabar Hills wedding and we were absolutely thrilled when she contacted us to say that she just got engaged!

Barbara and Carlos went all out for their engagement session and no detail was spared – from her gloves to his hat – they were the epithomy of the past:

Those suitcases were to die for!

The guys were awesome to photograph and sooo in their characters:

I know Barbara is busy planning an absolutely stunning, very special wedding, and I just cannot wait till August to see everything she’ll come up with!!!

PS: We were happy to see Barbara and Carlos’ beautiful themed Engagement Session featured on Engagement 101 blog in October 2011. Click here to read the super cute and romantic story of their engagement!