Recently we found ourselves in New York City to photograph a surprise proposal. It was an incredible experience to be a part of and we are truly grateful for the opportunity. We figured we'd share some of the photographs with you, and briefly describe the day for you. The proposal ended up being photographed in the lounge of The W Hotel in Manhattan. This was after a previous day and a half of planning, which was originally supposed to happen in a gondola in Central Park. After scouting the location it became apparent to us, and to the nervous soon-to-be-fiance, that there were way too many variables that couldn't be controlled with this location. The location would change several more times throughout the course of the day as we tried to find a location that would allow for things to unfold the way that he envisioned it, and in an environment that we'd be able to capture everything as it was happening.
Missy, the bride-to-be, was on a girls only trip with Rocky's sisters and friends in New York. All but one sister, Sandy, were completely unaware of Rocky's presence there in the city. Sandy was the master planner behind the operation, and was secretly texting back and forth with Rocky as they tried to coordinate everything. It was really quite amazing that everything hinged upon the text messages of these two, as every detail had to be meticulously planned down to which couch they'd sit on when they arrived in the lounge. It all came down to the last text messages minutes before they arrived, and I even had to have my wife hold the seats for them and mysteriously get up and leave as they walked to to make sure that we could capture it all.
Here is Rocky minutes before they arrived, obviously trying to shake off some of the nervousness that appeared in the final minutes, and continuing to text back and forth with Sandy. Ultimately Rocky would call Missy, ask to be put on speaker phone, and ask his sisters if they thought that Missy would make a good sister-in-law as he walked around the corner from his hiding spot completely surprising them all!
And here is the proposal, and subsequent reactions!
And the future sister-in-laws look on with approval!
