We got a warm day worth packing sunscreen for and the romantic sweep of the Golden Gate Bridge reclining in the distance to gaze upon: the perfect setting for an engagement photo session with love birds, Sabrina and Joel. Cue their favorite song: "sitting on the dock of the bay, watching the tide roll away...." Their session had all the best and most enchanting elements San Francisco has to offer, including a drive across the Golden Gate Bridge in their convertible, top down, hair tussling in the wind. Talk about romantic!

Leave it to a a guy from Jersey and a girl from Queens to show us what San Francisco is all about. When a city brings two people together, it also forms its biggest fans.

When Sabrina first came to San Francisco from NYC a few years ago, our 7x7 was unfamiliar to her. Enter Joel, who had been living here for some time, and met her for the first time at the San Francisco Centre. Soon after he volunteered to show her the City. Sabrina, excited to learn more about her new home, took him up on the offer. And he did a great job playing tour guide. As she developed a crush on the city, their friendship also soon turned to romance.

These photos, taken around SF, not only commemorate their recent engagement, but the story of how they met and fell in love. And it was a pleasure cruising through the city with them - their sense of humor had us laughing uproariously - and we couldn't be happier for this playful, kind, and charming couple. A perfect match!

A kiss along the pier at Crissy Field. © Bowerbird Photography 2013; San Francisco Engagement Photo.

So in love! © Bowerbird Photography 2013; San Francisco Engagement Photo.

Sitting on the dock by the Golden Gate Bridge. © Bowerbird Photography 2013; San Francisco Engagement Photo.

Dreamy! © Bowerbird Photography 2013; San Francisco Engagement Photo.

Love those palm trees! © Bowerbird Photography 2013; San Francisco Engagement Photo.

Totally adorable! © Bowerbird Photography 2013; San Francisco Engagement Photo.

Bling bling! © Bowerbird Photography 2013; San Francisco Engagement Photo.

Lovers on the Golden Gate Bridge. © Bowerbird Photography 2013; San Francisco Engagement Photo.

Congratulations Sabrina + Joel! We are so happy for you :)

xoxo,

Ariel + Sam