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taylor + amanda – surprise proposal in central park, nyc

admin — Sat, 25 Feb 2012 18:51:47 +0000

This past December Taylor flew his girlfriend Amanda from the City of Angels to the Big Apple to pop the question in Central Park! Bow Bridge was the proposal spot and just to make it even more cool, Taylor also hired a musician to casually play as they got there and specifically “I’m Yours” by Jason Mraz once he went down on one knee. Well, little did we know that just a mere minute before Taylor and Amanda showed up, ANOTHER couple proposed! It was crazy! The musician starts playing “I’m Yours” and I’m trying to signal him that it’s the wrong couple but Taylor and Amanda were walking towards the bridge so I had to start photographing. In the end, it worked out perfectly and Amanda was so surprised! The other couple that had just gotten engaged congratulated them (I can’t help but think that the guy felt one-upped by Taylor what with a musician AND a photographer…haha! Score another one for Taylor!).

Taylor and Amanda, you are such a wonderful couple. Your laughter was contagious and love for each other SO obvious. Thank you for letting me in on this monumental day in your lives.

Here are some of my favorites from the day. As always, CLICK HERE to see their SLIDESHOW! It’s got tons o’ smiles and laughs!

See the couple on the right…he just proposed to her a minute before!

Comparing bling with the other proposal couple!

matt + christina – surprise proposal in central park, nyc

admin — Tue, 26 Apr 2011 14:55:05 +0000

Seems like I’ve been glued to the Weather Channel app on my phone non-stop lately. Rain was in the forecast all week, but Mother Nature gave us a break on this particular day. Matt and Christina flew into NYC for a vacation and took an innocent stroll through Central Park. Little did Christina know that life was about to get a little bit sweeter on this day! Matt enlisted me to photograph his proposal to Christina and, as always, I was honored to be a part of such a special, important day in their lives. They are such an awesome couple and so in love! It was a pleasure spending the afternoon with them.

Here are just a few of my favorite shots from the day. CLICK HERE to view their proposal story slideshow! Tons of great moments!

stuart + ruth – surprise proposal in central park, nyc

admin — Fri, 25 Mar 2011 16:06:15 +0000

Spring has nearly sprung here in NYC, and we had a little taste of it a couple weeks ago. All the way from Ireland, Stuart organized a beautiful surprise proposal for his girlfriend Ruth. He hired guitarist Matthew Cutillo to play a list of Ruth’s favorite songs which was really cool. He was really subtly sitting at the end of Bow Bridge playing and singing while Ruth and Stuart took in the view. I later learned that after a few songs, Ruth said to Stuart, “It’s like he’s playing my ipod list!” haha! After the proposal and introductions were made, the happy couple and I walked around Central Park getting a few more shots. Stuart and Ruth are such an amazing, fun, loving couple. I had a great time and laughed so, so much. Thank you both for letting me be a part of this monumental moment. It’s an honor!

Here are some of my favorites from the session. CLICK HERE to view their slideshow! (The song Better Together was one of the songs played while on the bridge)

natale + janine – surprise proposal in central park, nyc

admin — Tue, 01 Feb 2011 09:08:03 +0000

January has been super cold and it seems there’s a snow storm every other day here in NYC. Well, love trumps weather every time and Sunday I had the pleasure of photographing Natale’s surprise proposal to his beautiful girlfriend Janine. I got a call from my friend Julie at I Do New York and she said she had a great guy that needed a photographer to complete his proposal surprise. Natale had Julie organize a horse and carriage to pick them up at the restaurant where they were having lunch which would take them to Cherry Hill in Central Park (this is where I was waiting!) Julie also had a bouquet of lavender roses (Janine’s favorite!) along with a letter that was to be placed on Bow Bridge where he would propose! I followed them to the bridge snapping shots along the way and when they got to the bridge, Janine spotted the bouquet right away (“Of course I did, it was purple!”). After she read the letter he gave her a necklace with “Marry Me” engraved on the back. He then went down on one knee. It was just perfect.

After the initial surprise wore off a bit, we walked around Central Park and braved the snow and cold for a little “newly engaged” session. It’s always so fun to photograph people in love. Especially a couple as in love as Natale and Janine obviously are. Thank you both for letting me be a part of such an important day in your lives. I thoroughly enjoyed myself capturing all the love and laughter (so much laughter!) Here are a few of my favorites!

If you would like to view their surprise proposal slideshow, CLICK HERE