Matt May Photography — San Francisco, CA — The Blog

I’ve been very lucky recently in getting to work with such great couples. On Sunday, we got the honor of meeting Laura, Scott and their puppy Nala for some engagement photos at Crissy Field here in San Francisco. For this shoot, there were no prior referrals or connections - Laura found me purely thru Google. And am I lucky she did, since they are a couple that have that special “it” - that strong bond between each other that is so wonderful to see. We aimed for the evening “magic hour” and spent the last few minutes of the weekend not only throwing the ball around for Nala, but capturing some great shots and watching the sun set behind the Golden Gate Bridge. Their summer ‘09 wedding stands to be just as beautiful! Congrats you two! (and Nala too!)

It’s Anjuli’s big photo shoot! What a cutie! With that rock-star hair, huge brown eyes and amazing eyelashes, she melts your heart and/or a photographers shutter! We met up in Washington Park in Burlingame, and went from there. Mom and Dad were some of the most photo-prepared parents you could ask for, bringing all sorts of outfit changes and props. Anjuli was loving it… all the attention, costume and scene changes… she was an incredible trooper and was fascinated by the camera and all the action. She couldn’t have been a better mini-model, content as could be just about anywhere we went. Thank you Miss Anjuli!

The lovely Gianna and Bobby are engaged! The actual proposal was on the beach, so it was only fitting that they also requested their engagement photos at a beach. As I understand it, the proposal was on some warm southern California beach, so we tried to replicate as closely as possible, but with the romantic and just slightly cooler San Francisco fog. They make quite a cute couple - together, they are planning their wedding up in the vineyards of Napa for later this year. It shall be grand!

And so the adventure begins for SuSu and Dan… finally, after all the planning, they are off to China for their wedding! One last state-side dinner, and then off to the airport. And what perfect wedding gifts… personalized luggage tags! Totally cool. We’ll see ya in China in a week!