No matter how many proposals I shoot, I still get so nervous!! Is she going to see me? Am I going to miss the moment? Ah! Jeff is a friend of Branden’s from school. After four years of dating his beautiful girlfriend (now fiancee), Brittany, he was ready to pop the question! He reached out to me back in December about photographing the proposal. I LOVE when guys think to get a photographer to capture their proposal! Believe me, the girl is always SO happy they did!! He said he planned to do it on the bridge that goes over the Hague in Ghent. This bridge is special to a lot of people because it is full of locks that people have put on there over the years. One of my couples from last year actually got engaged on this bridge and they put a lock on the bridge on their wedding day! Jeff planned a date night where they would walk to dinner, but made a stop at this bridge along the way. He surprised her with a lock for them to add to the bridge. When he handed the custom red lock to her, she turned it over to see that it read ‘Will You Marry Me?’ on the back! So sweet!! She was so surprised and said yes, of course!! I’m so glad that I was able to capture this special moment for them! And I actually had Branden with me too, so we got it from both sides of the bridge! I may or may not have been hiding in between a dumpster and a porta potty on my side of the bridge… whatever works! So happy for these two and wishing them all the best as they start wedding planning!! :)
My zoom lens also served as binoculars, so I could keep an eye out for when they were walking up. Here they come!
Handing her the lock!!
So sweet!
Adding the lock to the bridge! Now they’ll always be able to come back and remember this special moment!
Sneaking up on the newly engaged couple!
Future Mr. and Mrs. Goodwin!! Or should I say DOCTOR and Mrs. Goodwin! ;)
LOVE! These two were just on cloud 9!!
Brittany, you are killing it! I can only imagine how beautiful you will be as a bride!
Tossing the key into the river!