Proposals: They are meant to be photographed!
A while back I was wandering the forums of one of the many sites for wedding photographer and happened to stumbled across a proposal shoot done by a very talented photographer. I was absolutely blown away with the emotion that was captured. From that point on I have been on a quest to shoot one of these myself.
If you think about it, the wedding day is full of tears, but I really don’t think it comes close to the emotion that is displayed after that ring makes it’s very first appearance. Better yet, there are the mixed emotions playing across the face of the would be groom as the given time gets closer and closer. Will she yes? Will she say no? Ladies you may think that you are making it obvious and you may have been together for years and years, but the possibility that you will say no is still there, that wee little chance is enough to make us guys very nervous.
I remember when I proposed to my wife Carrie, right in the middle of the frozen foods section of our local grocery store…I know, I’m a huge romantic! But the point is, I was extremely nervous and if I had thought of hiring a photographer before hand, that guy or gal would have gotten some pretty great shots of my face alone!
One of the biggest problems with hoping to get hired to cover a proposal is that it’s up the guy to hire you. I’m all for being PC and I know the wedding day is as much about the Groom as it is about the Bride, but lets face it, us guys figure that the only thing we have to do is buy the ring and ask the question, that’s about as far as we plan. So that leaves the ball in the hands of all the female readers out there. All you sisters, mothers and friends need to push your would be groom into taking things just a little further and hire me (or another talented photographer) to hide in the bushes or at the other table across the room so I’m ready to capture that moment when she opens up that little box and screams the words “OH MY GOD!!! YESSSS!”
So if you know someone about to pop the big question, or you happen to be shopping for a ring as you read this, just think how great it would be to not only have this great event frozen in time, but also have one less thing to cross off your list when you are planning your wedding day…What? I would hope you would hire me for the wedding as well!
About the image:
The excited couple you see in the above image is Brad and Lori Lynn. Lori has posed for me a couple of times back when I was building a fashion/life style portfolio. If you head over to my Flickr stream and check out the modeling set you will get to see more great images of the lovely Lori Lynn. This image was from my very first shoot with Lori and Brad tagged along to help us out. Ok, actually Brad was play the protective boyfriend, but as he soon learned there was nothing to be afraid of with little ol’ me and we got along great! At the end of the shot I did a couples shoot for Lori and Brad, turned out great!
Tags: Photography, Proposals, Weddings