Matthew May Photography — San Francisco, CA

June 15, 2010 - 11:06 am

Jeanne - Love the boots and hands along the blue railing – rocks my heart.

June 14, 2010 - 10:24 am

Jo - Complimenti, bellissime!

June 14, 2010 - 10:24 am

Tabitha - Georgous!!

June 14, 2010 - 10:23 am

Ryan - hey missy!!!your guys pics are gorgeous!!!you guys are sooo cute!cant wait til the wedding!

June 14, 2010 - 10:23 am

Jamie - I have to agree! THEY ARE AMAZING! So cute!!!!!!!!!

June 14, 2010 - 10:22 am

Shelbi - I agree!!! Soo good =)

June 14, 2010 - 10:22 am

Alexis - Love, love, love your engagement pictures, friend! Too cute.

Miriam and Matt, engaged…

Friday, June 11, 2010

Meet Miriam and Matt. For their engagement shoot, we met early in the morning at the Japanese Tea Gardens in San Francisco, where Matt told us the story of his unique proposal to Miriam. As the story goes, Matt placed a ring inside a hand puppet, with the plan for Miriam to insert her hand, and suddenly find herself sporting a ring! How cute! It obviously worked, as evidenced by the photo shoot below. Congrats Miriam and Matt! We look forward to your big day in November!

by Matt

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June 12, 2010 - 6:56 pm

Brian - Nice pics. Congratulations Matt & Miriam!

June 12, 2010 - 5:40 pm

Meiling Wong Bond - very unique pictures, all very lovely and beautiful!

Vanessa and Brad’s Olde Tyme Engagement Shoot…

Wednesday, June 2, 2010

It was a wonderfully creative plan. Step one: find an vintage photo booth. Step two: create a photo strip with the words “Will You Marry Me” on it. Step three: the next day, hide the photo strip in one pocket, a ring in the other, and bring along with the girl of your dreams in hand. Step four: “happen upon” the photo booth with the line “hey, this looks fun, let’s take our photos!” ready. And finally: steathfully place yesterdays photo strip into the machine. This amazing plan went slightly awry when Vanessa exited the photobooth, picked up the “proposal” photo strip and said, “Hey – this isn’t us! Where are our photos?” Turning around, she saw Brad on one knee, asking her to take a closer look at the photo.

From that moment on, the school teacher was engaged to the firefighter. So for their engagement shoot, a trip back to the vintage Musée Mécanique was perfectly paired with a visit to the SF Fire Department Museum (which to match, we’ll call “Musée de Caserne de Pompiers de San Francisco”). Where else could a firefighter and his lady enjoy sitting in a fire truck from 1923 and look so good doing it! Congratulations Vanessa and Brad! We’ll be rockin’ your wedding with you soon!

by Matt

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June 6, 2010 - 8:00 pm

Espy Garza - These are so amazing! Very unique!! You both look so happy and in LOVE Can’t wait to see you in a few weeks! XOXO

June 6, 2010 - 7:59 pm

Dane - Once again, an original photoshoot. Great idea, terrific shots and a very creative portfolio for the couple.

June 5, 2010 - 7:47 pm

anita villa - OMG The photos look like they were taken in the 1930s or 1940s. They’re awesome. Hope to see you soon. God Willing!

June 5, 2010 - 3:59 pm

Colleen Tate - very funny, cute, and unique! I wish we all could look that good with a 100 degree fever. love you, and can’t wait to see you two walk down that aisle:)

June 5, 2010 - 10:47 am

Steven Duran - Such a beautiful couple the two of you are.. So proud and happy to be a part of your special day. My very best goes out to the two of you. The love shines so bright between the two of you, I just know it’s ” a match made in heaven.” Rock on! Love Cousin Stevie

June 5, 2010 - 9:15 am

carmen - i love you guys! Cutiest way to ask a women to marry you. I wish your nino would of done something cute like that for me. Pictures just brought tears to my eyes, to see how happy you both are. Can hardly way to participate in the marcha. Love you nina<3

June 4, 2010 - 3:28 pm

Meghan - Absolutely adorable! Matt and Suzanne told us about your engagement during our pics. We couldn’t wait to see your photos! So creative!!! Congrats!

June 4, 2010 - 12:35 pm

Donna - Just fabulous!

June 4, 2010 - 12:34 pm

Stephen - amazing images!!!

June 4, 2010 - 12:34 pm

Brenda - Love the imagination that it took to create such a unique photo shoot,not to mention what great personalities the couple added..Love it!!!

June 4, 2010 - 12:34 pm

Elke - Awesome photo shoot!!

June 4, 2010 - 12:33 pm

Brad - This looks like a photo shoot that was just WAY TOO MUCH FUN!!! Wish I could have been there just to watch.

June 4, 2010 - 12:33 pm

Stefanie - OMG! These are amazing!

June 4, 2010 - 12:33 pm

Reinel - Matt & Suzanne make an incredible team! Love these shots.

June 4, 2010 - 12:32 pm

Stacey - Great photos you two!

June 4, 2010 - 12:32 pm

Jillian - HOW CUTE.

June 4, 2010 - 9:53 am

Brenda Morton - I Absolutely love these photos….everything blended together so well..These are Memories that will last a lifetime..Can’t wait to see the wedding pics!!!! Excellent job…

June 4, 2010 - 9:16 am

Picasso - These are some of my favorite engagement photos of all time! I look at a lot of pictures too but these just take the cake!! I am blown away by these. I just love them. They just knock my socks off!!! Beautiful Beautiful!!! Keep up the good work!!

June 4, 2010 - 8:26 am

Stephanie Orr - Great pixs!!!!! you guys take awesome photos!!! can’t wait til the wedding!!! soooo cute!!!! Thanks so much for sharing !!!

June 3, 2010 - 9:05 pm

Anna Cox - The shots are awesome! You both look so happy, always keep the fun and excitement in your relationship.

June 3, 2010 - 11:36 am

Jennifer - Amazing, I love it!

June 3, 2010 - 9:51 am

mo - Incredible photos once again! What an interesting venue, perfectly suited to the fun-loving couple.

June 3, 2010 - 9:13 am

Carla - Wow, what a cool place…never would have thought of it for an engagement photo opp, but it makes sense with the couple…very nicely done! I want to go there now!

June 2, 2010 - 9:55 pm

Matt - Hey Vanessa — There was no “putting up” at all! We didn’t even know you were fighting off the flu until half way into the shoot! You totally rallied — if you look that good while feeling icky, imagine how great you’ll be once back at 100%! Your wedding is going to rock the Casbah!

June 2, 2010 - 7:41 pm

Lorraine - OMG!!!! Vanessa – How awesome are your pictures, they ALL came out so good you could actually use those in a magazine, like the Justin wine bottle:) How fun, can’t even tell you are sick.

June 2, 2010 - 7:38 pm

Emily Salas - I love the photo shoots. So original and entertainting. And of course Vanessa and Brad make it all come together with their personalities so perfectfully potrayed. As the mother of the bride, I can’t wait to see what the Wedding Pictures will look like. Good job Matt and Suzanne.

June 2, 2010 - 7:18 pm

Vanessa - We love them Matt and Suzanne! They are great! Thanks for putting up with me being sick the whole time. You can’t even tell in the pics that I have a fever. We can’t wait till the wedding!

Meghan & John’s engagement shoot from Alcatraz Island…

Saturday, May 29, 2010

Meghan and John joke that by being partners in crime, if they had to use their “one phone call” to get out of trouble, they’d likely discover that the person they were calling was in the jail cell next to them. With that kind of bond, they decided upon a location a bit different for their engagement shoot. They wanted buildings with unique architecture, gardens, and good views of San Francisco, and there is one spot “in the city” that combines a bit of all of that… The Rock. With a lucky fog-free day, we hopped on a boat and headed over to do their engagement shoot at none other than Alcatraz Island. They are a great couple with an even greater streak of creativity, which made for fun photos. Congrats Meghan and John – we look forward to your wedding later this summer!

by Matt

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