Mike and Amber’s Golden Gate Bridge Proposal

A few weeks ago I was contacted by an excited boyfriend who was planning on taking a trip to San Francisco and proposing to his girlfriend in our beautiful foggy city. I loved how Mike said he had grown up near the water in Michigan and specifically wanted to be by the bay for the proposal. This was also a first trip for either of them to San Francisco so he really wanted to incorporate the bridge into it too, as a reminder of the special place SF will certainly hold in their hearts. So naturally I surmised that Torpedo Wharf was going to provide the perfect backdrop.

I stood at one end of the wharf with nothing to hide behind except my camera, and I just hoped that Amber wouldn’t notice the random person “taking photos of seagulls” on a chilly Friday morning. Sure enough all of her attention was on Mike as he got down on one knee, and yes, she most certainly said yes. Congratulations Mike and Amber!

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So freaking excited for these two! They kept it sweet and simple with a private elopement in San Francisco's golden gate park and they also had an enormous amount of luck when they planned to get married on Wednesday when we had a break in the rain here in the SF Bay Area. It was such a joy to capture this moment ❤️
Just going to put this here... my first attempt at putting myself in front of the camera! Everyone else is doing it so I'm giving it a shot now too. ⁠
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This is from Christy & Dory's gorgeous wedding at Straus Home Ranch, in Marshall, CA. It is one of my favorite venues and this was a very special wedding. Even though this is a more serious moment there is tons of laughter that happens between these two. Christy has the most contagious laugh. I'm sure you'll be smiling when you take a peek. Check out the link in bio.⁠
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📍 Wedding Venue: Straus Home Ranch @straushomeranch⁠
💐 Florals + Planning: Three Summer Days Events, Ashley Babin @threesummerdaysevents⁠
🧀 Catering: The Girl and the Fig @figcaters⁠
🎵 Band: Lucky Devils @luckydevilsband⁠
💄 Hair + Makeup: Lea B Gorgeous @lea_bgorgeous⁠
Enjoy fleet week San Francisco. Hope you enjoy it as much as this mother of the bride!⁠
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The most memorable moments are the unexpected ones. We were getting lined up for family photos when we could hear the blue angels starting up (very loudly) and flying overhead. Emily & Will got so lucky they didn't fly over while they were exchanging their vows and only started up just minutes after they said "I do."⁠
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Also when taking this photo I was disappointed for a split second that I didn't have a long close up lens on me so I could get a better photo of the planes, but then I realized my wide angle lens was perfect for allowing me to get everyone's reaction to the planes just before they zoomed out of frame.