I had always wanted to do this!!! Eric contacted me about 2 months ago to see if I would be interested in photographing his proposal to Elissa. Ummmm…. duh! I can’t think of anything I would rather photograph. The emotional element to a shoot like this is a once in a lifetime thing—for them too! Hee hee. But really, I cried more than Elissa! And I think I might have been more nervous than Eric. What if I opened my big mouth and blew the surprise, or sneezed and missed the moment, or what if I couldn’t focus my camera, or worse—what if she said no? Of course she said Yes. And from the moment he “popped the question”, Elissa was ecstatic.  Her eyes stayed wide and her mouth was curled up for at least an hour!  It was one of my favorite shoots of the year.

And I have to give Eric major props…  It’s only once that a girl gets proposed to—and if she is proposed to more than once, she is only proposed to for the first time, once in her life.  You catch my drift—it’s a big moment in a girl’s life!  And Eric was so thoughtful.  He planned everything out so perfectly.  It showed how important the proposal was to him as well.  Even the ring was perfect.

So, without further ado, I’ll let you check out the pics.  These images need no commentary.  They say more than a thousand words.