Alex reached out to me late last week, asking if I would help with his proposal. After reading his email I realized that his proposal was…
Tomorrow
But, that’s the beautiful thing about love. When you know, you know. And he knew.
Alex and I talked on the phone for awhile, and after hearing their amazing story about meeting in beautiful Charleston while they were both visiting and realizing that they had both happened to be living in Raleigh, I knew I wanted in on this special day. Even better, Alex had planned an evening revisiting all of the beautiful parts of their relationship, their favorite things, and places in Raleigh that were special to them. Alex and I planned on the spot that he was going to get down on one knee, and I hung up excited (so, so excited) to secretly photograph the proposal.
Having never met in person, Alex and I made sure that we were aligned on the exact spot to meet. We didn’t want to miss anything!
He even visited the exact spot the evening before! This is an iPhone picture that Alex sent me to indicate where I should set up. He was very organized and thoughtful! 🥰
Proposal Day
Fast forward to the day of the proposal, and here we go! Naturally, we had to get a selfie. 🤷♀️Living near downtown, we always love when sessions afford us the ability to walk downtown instead of drive.
When we got downtown, Schuyler and I quickly got organized, got our cameras adjusted and began taking a few snaps in order to make sure that our cameras had the correct settings. There’s a reason we don’t deliver every. photo. we take. In a typical session, several look like this. That’s my husband, everyone!
As we waited, Alex gave me lots of updates on his and Laura’s whereabouts.
Naturally, as soon as I spotted Laura and Alex walking down the street…
A gentleman began standing in the EXACT SPOT in which Alex was intending to propose. A photographer, proposal planner, and unobserving pedestrian all in one, I casually walked over to the gentleman and explained the situation to him. The kindness of humanity, as it usually does, prevailed, and he moved around the corner and got his own iPhone camera ready to capture the sweet moment himself.
The proposal went perfectly, and Laura was so surprised!
She said yes!
…Like I knew she would! After a short engagement session, we sent these two love birds on their way to dinner.
