natale + janine – surprise proposal in central park, nyc

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

April 14, 2011 - 10:27 am

Angela Pelc - You and Julie make a great team! They look (and are) sooooo happy!

February 1, 2011 - 1:37 pm

Sharon - It is so nice to see such happy people, and I even like all of the snow in the background.

February 1, 2011 - 12:23 pm

MICHELE DACOSTA - WOW THAT WAS DONE WITH SUCH CLASS,BEST WISHES TO YOU BOTH XO

February 1, 2011 - 12:22 pm

Kristina Hill - As always, beautiful work, Sharon. And I’m loving the blog :)

new year, new blog!

Hi everyone and welcome to my new blog!  I’ve been meaning to do this for SO LONG.  This is where you’ll be able to see all of my recent work and maybe I’ll sneak in a few personal posts as well.

Blog posts aren’t very fun without photos, so here are a couple shots of downtown Manhattan as seen from our apartment.  We will be moving at the end of March and I want to always remember that time when I had a “view”.

January 29, 2011 - 11:22 pm

Sharon - I like the gray color on your blog,it sets everything off perfectly. I look forward to all your updates.

January 29, 2011 - 3:08 pm

Kathy Monnier - It’s as beautiful as I remembered- talk about a room with a view!

January 27, 2011 - 6:53 pm

Sharon - I like your new blog, and will look forward to seeing new posts.
I remember the view from your apartment window, so cool to be able to see the Manhattan skyline from your living room window.

January 27, 2011 - 6:09 pm

Linda - What a view it is!!
I especially love the night-time photo.