Maui Proposal Photography :: John + Jennifer

Last weekend we did one of my favorite things to do, we got our paparazzi on.

You heard me. No, not the skeezy chase-down-celebrity kind, the hide and take photos while a nervous boyfriend is proposing kind. 

As I like to call them, Pop the Question Sessions, or better known as Proposal Photography.

John approached us shortly before a trip to Maui with his girlfriend Jennifer – he really wanted a photo/video package to capture his proposal (can someone say bonus points!?!). I was grinning ear to ear immediately. John (client John - not my John! Yes, confusing) had his heart set on a location that he could lead her out to lava rocks with crashing waves.
We knew this called for Ironwoods since it’s one of the best places to walk out on the jetting lava rocks and get some wave action.

Fast forward to last Sunday, there John (my John) and I are – perched atop the cliffside, gear in hands, as we finally catch glimpse of the couple way down the beach. They leisurely strolled along the beach, stopped to laugh and take photos, and made their way to the lava jetty. John was pretty sure Jennifer wouldn’t think anything of us being nearby, so we 86’d our usual model couple gameplan, and set ourselves up to appear to be casually shooting nature shots. Fast forward way too many photos of the distant horizon (because I couldn't just point the lens in that direction to sell our cover, I had to take the photo too), John got down on one knee, with the backdrop of waves crashing... and she of course said yes! Not to mention she was completely shocked (my favorite!). She had no idea we were shooting them either, and was so excited when he finally waved us over.

Did I mention how cool our job is?

Congratulations to the both of you, thank you so much for trusting us to share and capture such a once in a lifetime moment!

And of course, the photos..

Can you spy the crab? He was kind enough to let me know before scammering away.. oh, Maui. 

G'nite All,