I hope you have all had a wonderful Thanksgiving week! We spent our days off at my sister’s house and literally didn’t leave except for Thanksgiving dinner at my grandparents’. The rest of the time was spent playing board games and eating. (We cycled through Seafall, Pandemic Legacy Season 2 and Terraforming Mars, in case you are curious). Wedding season is wrapping up for the year here in the Bay Area, which means it is time to start prepping for next year! My favorite part? Engagement sessions where I get to know my couples better! I am so excited to share this beautiful Russian Ridge engagement with you all.

When I was checking the forecast for this engagement session, I was a little worried because it was supposed to rain a few days before the session. It ended up pouring on Thursday, but on Saturday, we had a beautiful sunny day. We ended up with the most incredible light and a beautiful sunset. I have to say, even though it is a lot chillier, I love winter engagement sessions because the sunsets are the best! I was excited to have the chance to do another session at Russian Ridge. It started out as a favorite hiking trail and has become one of my favorite engagement session locations.

Jennifer and Santos were such good sports about the entire session. I made them hike up a hill, walk through the prickly weeds, climb up two different rocks, and brave the cold. It was worth it though, because these are some of my favorite engagement photos I have taken yet! I cannot wait until their Saratoga Springs wedding in August. It is going to be such a blast!

Contact me or email me at alice@aliceche.com to book your Russian Ridge engagement session now. If you’re planning a 2018 wedding and are looking for a photographer, get in touch soon, because I am almost completely booked for the year! If you liked this post, you’ll also like this gorgeous Sutro Baths engagement session or this beautiful Casitas Estate wedding.

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Alice Che is a San Francisco Wedding Photographer based in the Bay Area specializing in intimate, emotional wedding, engagement, couple and boudoir photography. Serving the South Bay, Peninsula, and East Bay: San Jose, Sunnyvale, Mountain View, Palo Alto, Redwood City, San Carlos, Burlingame, Los Altos, Milpitas, Union City, Fremont, Berkeley, El Cerrito, Carmel, Monterey, Santa Cruz and surrounding areas. She is available for destination weddings and engagement sessions!