Engagement Session in San Francisco

Sara and I had an absolute blast last Thursday with Chris and Phyllis in San Francisco. These two are getting married October 3rd at St. Dominics. Chris and Phyllis wanted a San Francisco theme for their engagement photos- so we pretty much toured the city on Thursday! We started off at Yerba Buena Gardens. There is SO much fun stuff to shoot there! We started at the carousel, a great way to get Chris and Phyllis loosened up for an afternoon photo session :) It didn't take much though- they are naturals with the camera and incredibly fun people.

We had originally tossed around the idea of hitting Alamo Square Park, but decided against it. Luckily there was an awesome sculpture at Yerba Buena depicting the Painted Ladies, so it all worked out!

We also walked around the perimeter of Yerba Buena for some city scenes. One of the best spots was behind St. Patrick's at the Contemporary Jewish Museum. The fabulous architecture of the new building provided some cool scenes.

Next, it was off to the Palace of Fine Arts. Chris and Phyllis wanted to incorporate some of the columns there for sentimental reasons- they got engaged in Rome! :)


Our last stop was Baker Beach/Fort Point for sunset. The bunkers at Fort Point always make the top of my list for favorite places to shoot.

Luckily we avoided a handful of nude beachgoers (at the bridge end of Baker Beach it's legal) and captured some gorgeous images at the end of the day. I am really looking forward to working with Chris and Phyllis on October 3rd! They are so much fun and absolutely in love with each other!!