Category Archives: 02. Engagements

Engagement photography by San Francisco wedding photographer Shang Chen Photography. Wedding photos for San Francisco, Bay Area, Silicon Valley, and destination weddings

Stephanie and Amman, Engaged! | Chicago Engagement Session at Lightology

Under the guise of pretending that he was still in India, Amman surprised my friend and classmate Stephanie last month in New York City with an extravagant proposal. She thought she was grabbing lunch with her brother, but Amman showed up with flowers instead! Stephanie wasn’t aware that it was a proposal, because Amman likes...

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Jennifer and JP, Engaged! | A Chicago Engagement Session in the Snow

Jennifer and JP’s story came to me last year when I conducted my first in(SCP)ire me contest for couples who have really unique love stories who would like to be considered for wedding photography from me. While Jen and JP did not win, they were the only couple who lived in Chicago. Naturally, when it...

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Love just kind of happens

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“When [love] happens, it just kind of happens… All the notions and stories from rom-coms and fairytales kind of fly out of the window and all the everyday, what would be considered mundane activities suddenly take on a new light” – Lisa Do you live in the San Francisco Bay Area? Do you have an...

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2011 Best of Engagements

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This post is part 1 of 5 posts highlighting some of my favorite images from my 2011 season. Keep updated with this blog from now until Christmas for more posts with photojournalistic highlights, gorgeous portraiture, all in honor of the best clients in the whole world – mine. As always, click on the individual images...

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Your friends got engaged: the Do’s and Don’ts

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It’s holiday season, and engagement announcements are pouring in! (This photo is from Amy and Frank’s proposal that I shot earlier this year) Did you know there’s some etiquette when it comes to engagements and weddings? As a neutral bystander observing all the fun that happens during this time, here are some tips for making...

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