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Have you noticed a certain something in the air lately? That’s right! It’s engagement/proposal season. Engagement season is defined as the period between Thanksgiving and Valentine’s Day. Research shows that over 50 percent of couples get engaged during this time. But what does this have to do with you if you’re already engaged and planning your wedding? A lot actually.

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With the popularity of Pinterest and Instagram, many brides begin planning their wedding before they are actually engaged which means often times they already know what venue, photographer, wedding planner, etc. they want to work with.

They are simply waiting on the ring so they can set a date and book each vendor.

This new approach to planning is why wedding vendors are receiving a record increase in inquiries during engagement season for wedding dates within 6 to 12 months. A wedding date that may be yours as well.

So do you have a vendor you have been eyeing for a while but haven’t met yet or booked? Well, if you wait any longer, they may not be available for your wedding date. Especially if your wedding is during peak wedding season, which is April through August as well as October.

Many vendors only have the capacity to take on one couple per day so I urge you to start meeting with vendors and booking them soon before another couple scoops up your dream vendor.

 

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Hello There! Surprise proposals never get old. In fact I truly love being part of them. This surprise proposal  was coordinated internationally! lol. Robin lives in the UK so planning for this surprise proposal was not exactly easy. Luckily, Robin had two future sister-in-laws to help him in making it all possible. They reached out to me and we got the ball rolling. The weather cooperated and the proposal was a success! Jenny was completely surprised. Congrats guys on your engagement. I wish you both the best!! Check out some images from the day. Enjoy!

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Congrats Jenny & Robin!!!

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Seasons greeting folks!  Tomorrow is Christmas which make this post perfect. It’s a proposal done at the amazing Garden Lights Holiday Nights at the Atlanta Botanical Garden! Dhaval successfully surprised Neepa with the best Christmas gift she could have ever hoped for. Congrats guys. I wish you both the very best. I wish you all a Merry Chrismas and a wonderful New Year! Enjoy! Thank you soo much for all you comments and support this year. God bless you all!!!!!

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A few shots of the couple before the proposal with me pretending to be the event photographer 🙂

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I handed one of my camera’s to the couple to check out the picture i just took.

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Hello Friends! Thanks for dropping by. Today i have a surprise proposal to share!

Kam is a fellow wedding photographer and has assisted me in the past so i was excited when she contacted me about doing a shoot for her. I know you are probably wondering why she would contact me to cover a surprise proposal that she is not supposed to know about?…lol. Well, as with all proposals there is always a behind the scenes story. Kam and Dion have always wanted to take proffesional pictures together which worked to Dion’s advantage in his plan to surprise Kam. Kam’s birthday was coming up so they decided they would like to do a shoot just for fun and to celebrate Kam’s birthday. Dion contacted me shortly after to explain his grand plan. His plan was for her to just believe they would do a shoot and go to dinner after the shoot. However the real plan was after the shoot he would make a pit stop at her parents house to pick something up (cover up ) but all her close friends and family would be there waiting to surprise her for her birthday party. The second part of the surprise was to propose to her and offcourse she had absolutely no idea this was going to happen. At the end of the day everything worked out perfectly! I had so much fun with them on the shoot and glad i could capture the big surprise. Congrats guys! Check out some of the pictures from the day!

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Surprise birthday up next!

She was also shocked and surprised that her dad flew in from out of town!

 Nervous before the big moment 🙂

Congrats Kam & Dion!

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Raymond contacted me about a month before his proposal date and at the time he was not even sure which day it would be. Kenyatta works out of town so he had to perfectly coordinate the surprise proposal without giving any hints. By the time he figured out the date it happened to be the same weekend i was planning to travel out of state for a wedding. Determined to still have me shoot this surprise proposal (extremely honored 🙂 ) he moved the date 3 days earlier than his original plan. So officially the date was set. Next thing up was the weather. There was a severe weather alert that day so i was worried it would affect the shoot but through the strong winds and heavy clouds we still got some amazing pictures.

Raymond and Kenyatta’s relationship is a true love story. When they told me they met each other for the first time in elementary school i was like WOW! If you are meant to be with someone no matter how much life separates you somehow and some way you’ll cross paths again. That was the case for them. Raymond’s plan for the proposal was to tell Kenyatta he wants them to do a photo shoot at Piedmont Park so she would not suspect anything (1st proposal i’ve done that did not require me to hide lol) and midway through the shoot pop the big question. Everything worked out perfectly and she said YES! She also had no clue it was coming :). Thank you Raymond for allowing me to capture such a special moment. Wish you guys the best! Check out a few pics from the day. Enjoy!

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Down to crunch time. Raymond twirls Kenyatta around to warm her up for the big moment coming up.

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Here it goes. Please say yes…

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This shot says it all. Kenyatta had no idea which makes this moment priceless!

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First walk for the newly engaged. Kenyatta is still in shock.

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Raymond: Yes, mission accomplished!

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The story of LeVar and Salethia’s relationship is a classic example of  “if it’s meant to be”. Destiny brought them together after several years on their separate paths. At the end, they not only found each other but found true love. I had a wonderful time documenting the strong love between both of them. We started out at Inman Middle school where they first met then we went down to Piedmont Park for some more shots.  Congrats guys.. I am really looking forward to your wedding! Below is short story on how they met.  I also included the proposal story (a good one!) further down so make sure you read that as well. Enjoy!

HOW WE MET

Salethia and I went to Inman Middle School together, and though we knew of each other, we didn’t really know one another. Fast forward 13 years, in the winter of 2009 and I’m browsing on facebook and I happen to run across her profile. Of course she looked gorgeous so I sent her a friend request and a message saying hello. She replied back and I mentioned we should get together and she left me her number but I never called. Then in the spring, we had an Inman Class of ’96 reunion at the Spaghett Factory and I saw her again! We both played it cool and went our separate ways. And still nothing happened until that summer, when I finally called her and set up our first date on June 19th. We went to Two Urban Licks for dinner and saw “The Hangover”. I think at that point with our silly personalities, we realized that we may have stumbled on to something great! Two years later we’re engaged and tying the knot on October 1. As we sit back and look at our relationship, we wonder, “Who knew??”. And I think we both understand that only GOD did!!!

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LeVar is a Videographer for a local news station in Atlanta. So he brought his big equipment to record some scenes of where he met his future wife.

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THE PROPOSAL

I went with Salethia and her family on a weekend trip to Orlando. Her mom and brother already knew I planned to propose but of course, she didn’t. After we spent the day at Universal Studios, we came back to the hotel and I was able to take her away for a few hours. Initially I had made dinner reservations at a restaurant downtown. But we got back so late, and we promised to take her daughter Jayla to Magic Kingdom. So we ended up at Lake Eola and walked around their beautiful park. I then proceeded to recite a poem that I wrote to her on Valentines Day title, “There’s no you without no me.” After the poem I let her know how much she meant to me, got down on one knee and asked if she would do me the honor of being my wife?? After several minutes of excitement, smiling, and crying, she still hadn’t said yes and I was still on one knee, and I told her, “You know, you still have to say yes,” and she did!!!

Here is our attempt at a mini reenactment..lol

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LeVar said Salethia jumped in the air after he proposed to her. So i was curious what the jump was like and she happily showed me!

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Recently i shot a surprise proposal at Piedmont Park Atlanta. I really enjoy capturing these types moments because you always get a once in a lifetime reaction. You always hear about the master proposal plan but sometimes it might just have to be tweaked because things don’t turn out exactly as planned. This was the case with this proposal. Keith had the vision of it happening at Atlanta Botanical Gardens but Tatiana’s flight arrival time was extended and by the time they arrived at the location it was closed. Now on to plan B.  Keith made a quick decision to propose at the near by Piedmont Park.  I got to do some stealth mission photography since my goal was not to be seen until the proposal begins. At the end of the day everything worked out and Tatiana said YES! Check out the pictures below and also a short story on Keith’s plan from the start.  Enjoy!

Tatiana and I met in 2007 at the University of Illinois. I was in my last year of law school and she was in her last year of graduate school. After graduation we both became employed in Georgia.  However last year she moved to Jonesboro, Arkansas to work for Nestle. Since that time she flies to Georgia every weekend to visit. I don’t fly out there much because there is nothing to do in Arkansas.

When I decided to propose I knew I initially wanted to do it outside. Nature has always been sacred to the both of us. So my plan was to propose at Atlanta’s Botanical Garden on Valentine Day weekend. I chose V-Day weekend because she would never expect I would propose during that time. Since I have made numerous comments about how commercialized it is. I told Afolabi I would be at the Gardens at 2pm.  However due to some unforeseen circumstances by the time we arrived it was 5pm, and they had just closed.  By this time I was panicking a little and called Afolabi on the phone (he was hiding nearby), advised him of the situation and told him I would do it at nearby Piedmont Park. He suggested I do it by the water, and it was perfect. She never saw him and she had no clue what was going on. She thought we were going on a horse and carriage ride through the park.

Harry contacted me a few weeks before his grand plan to ask if a could capture the special moment. I was really excited about the opportunity and also the fact that i’ve worked with them before . I was very happy for Harry as his plan worked to perfection and off course Geetha said “YES”!! The proposal was done on the rooftop of the W hotel Downtown. . This is my second roof top proposal coverage (Aziz and Dion) so i was very prepared :). Below is a short story from the bride-to-be’s perspective and a few shots from the day. Enjoy

Meeting Harry was nothing short of “by Divine design.”   Of all the billions of people and places in the world that my perfect other half could have been….he lived just five floors below me in our condo building!  There is no way that our meeting could be chalked up to mere serendipity.  We have shared the most memorable, blessed, and magical sixteen months of our lives.  Harry possesses a true gift in turning what might otherwise be considered mundane into something absolutely extraordinary and magical.,,or something that would be memorable into something unforgettable.  The day that Harry proposed, he told me we would be celebrating a huge milestone in my life… the 5-year anniversary of beating cancer (I am a breast cancer survivor).  He told me he would pick me up at 6:30, but when I left my office building that Friday, Harry was no where to be found, but instead he had sent a black towncar with a driver!  The driver took me to the W Hotel Downtown, where Harry stood beaming and dangerously handsome in his suit.  He handed me a single rose and said that he wanted to share more milestones with me.  After champagne, and strawberries and chocolates, the W’s manager said “we’re ready for you.”  I thought we were going to have dinner at the steakhouse in the hotel, but instead, the manager led us to a set of hidden elevators, and pressed the top floor labelled “H.”  I had no idea what it stood for.  When we got to the top, we stepped out…and were literally outside atop the W Hotel and….there was a helicopter waiting for us!  My jaw dropped.  After a breakthtaking tour of Atlanta by helicopter where we saw the sun go down and the sky radiate pink and purple hues, we landed on top of the Helipad and Harry walked me to one side of the helicopter, and asked me if I was happy.  No words could begin to express the sheer joy I have experienced with Harry these last sixteen months.  He said he wanted to spend the rest of his life with me and then on bent knee proposed against a  backdrop of the Atlanta skyline ensconsced by the cotton candy sky.  The tears of joy kept coming and coming…and when I thought nothing could get better than this…Harry turned me around, only for me to find my parents, Harry’s parents, and his sister standing there on the helipad!  Being able to share the most joyous moment of our lives with our families meant more than the world to both of us. So….just like that, Harry turned the anniversary of the hardest period of my life, into the happiest moment of my life.  As surreal as this fairytale proposal was…the best part is that every day I get to be loved by Harry feels like this.  Truth be told, I could not have conjured a man as amazing as Harry even in my wildest dreams, where imagination knows no bounds!