Stow Lake Engagement: Barton & Nelly

Posted February 23, 2016 at 8:00 am in Golden Gate Park engagement photography, Stow Lake engagement

One cold day in March last year, Nelly and Barton braved the classic SF freezing winds for this Stow Lake engagement session in Golden Gate Park. I love these two! I met them towards the tail end of Lovesick Expo 2015. Pro-tip: do you want to have an extended conversation with the vendors? Show up after the initial 2 hour rush. You won’t get as many yummy food-related freebies, but because there aren’t people constantly walking by, you don’t have to fight as much for attention.

Relatedly, Lovesick Expo 2016 is coming up THIS SATURDAY everyone!!! BEST and totally not lame wedding show/tour IN THE WORLD. Want tickets? I can bring 5 couples for free, get in touch! First come, first serve!

Uh, right, so more about the happy couple… THEY ARE ADORABLE! I was so upset when, after this session, they moved their wedding from November up to a date I was already booked. I get it, some deals are just too good to pass up! But just check out all their summery cuteness, you’d never guess that we were shivering and walking up the giant hill that is Stow Lake’s area just to keep warm. That’s always my motto – hey, you want to wear short sleeves in San Francisco? Just gotta keep moving!

Starting out, we have what I consider one of my most impressive panoramas from the last year. Check out that sexy depth of field!

Here’s actually where we started – I made us climb all the way to the top first thing, just because it’s always easier to go downhill after I’ve exhausted you!

I have a huge love for the bottom right photo here. I don’t know, I love when people get goofy in front of my camera. It’s not all about perfect beauty, it’s about being yourself, you know?


Perfect Sun! 😎 ☀️ 😎



To honor their artistic and architecture backgrounds, at the end, we moved over to the main court/Music Concourse area of Golden Gate Park.

Congratulations, both on your engagement, your SHORT engagement, and your wedding, Nelly and Barton! Let’s hang out like I said we would 6 months ago at dinner!!! 😓