Spring is prime-time for the engagement sessions and sometimes we even have a coupe on the same day. This time it was Liz and Nick’s turn and they chose to go to North Beach in SF.

We met in my favorite cafe “Puccini” on Columbus Avenue, got ourselves some yummy cappuccinos, chatted, and even got to meet Nick’s cousins from Canada! We decided it might also be a great idea to relax and get a drink so we just moved on over to the bar next door :) When the light got magical we went out exploring the streets of North Beach.

On our way we found colorful doors, dark bars, beautiful reflections, steep stairways, bright lights and an interesting mural. We love shooting outdoors soooo much; it gives us so much freedom of imagination and the whole world becomes our studio!

Eventually it got dark, but we continued shooting around Washington Square for some time:

What a fun evening this was :) Thanks so much for your company guys!!!

Natasha

Mike and I both love Santa Cruz very much, so when Hui Hui & Wing told us they wanted to go there for their E-Session we got pretty excited! We got even more excited when they asked if they can bring along their adorable puppy Isabelle. Why, yes, of course you can :)

When we first met Isabelle was just a tiny puppy with waaay too much energy; she was just running around in circles! Since then she seems to have grown and got a bit more serious :) She actually turned one on the day of the E Session. Happy Birthday Isabelle!

Isabelle also likes kissing…

We had so much fun on the beach running, jumping, hugging, digging (for some of us) and even taking a few pictures :) Hui and Wing are getting married in July and we can’t wait till their big day!

Thanks for all the fun, you guys!

Natasha

We recently had the honor of witnessing a very special engagement ceremony. This event took place at the groom’s house near Sacramento and Natasha and I were both humbled to be invited to capture it.

This Sikh ceremony is called the Shagun or Kurmai and there was prayer, gift giving, and, of course, exchanging of the rings. Congratulations to Deepa and Ash! We can’t wait to capture your upcoming wedding day.

The mango lassi was soo good:

You can view Deepa and Ash’s engagement portraits here.

Mike

A little over a week ago we had an incredible engagement shoot with Deepa and Ash. We got excited that Deepa came dressed in traditional clothes; it made the pictures all the more interesting! We spent some time photographing these guys in Menlo Park and then moved over to Stanford’s campus for the rest of our time. The couple was laughing and smiling the entire time which made our work easy!

Some great backlighting at Stanford:

Having some fun with Deepa’s scarf:

Their energy was contagious!

Thanks for a great time! Can’t wait for the big shoot next Saturday.

Mike