04/05/2025
Ryan + Karly’s Engagement
Since Ryan wanted to surprise Karly by asking her to marry him and have photos of it, I felt a little bit like a spy trying to make sure she didn’t realize I was there to take pictures of his proposal and still get a great angle for the shot of him kneeling down to pop the question…so naturally I hid in plain sight and sat down right in the middle of the park with my boyfriend (who is also friends with Ryan, but Karly hadn’t met yet) and tried to make it look like I was just there to enjoy the fantastic weather that day…
Somehow, it worked out perfectly and as Ryan got down on one knee, I whipped my camera out of my backpack and started snapping away while giving them a good amount of distance to make sure the moment wasn’t interrupted. After they’d had a minute to themselves once she had said yes and the ring was securely in place on her finger, we went up and congratulated them and introduced ourselves and assured Karly that we weren’t just strangers taking photos of strangers in the park. 😂
Since it was a gorgeous evening we got some formal engagement session photos right afterwords as well and I’ve gotta say - love them so much! It helped that the sun made such a gorgeous appearance on that early March evening, and that Ryan and Karly are so happy and clearly in love with each other.
This is one engagement session where everything came together so well and I was incredibly honored to be a part of it! Thank you Ryan and Karly with trusting me with getting this special moment for you, and I can’t wait to capture your wedding this summer!