Proposal are such magical things. Time and space all seem to stop during them and it’s always such an honor to document them. 

Adam contacted me to photograph his proposal to his girlfriend, Julianna. The dog beach in Ocean Beach, San Diego has always been a favorite spot of theirs. While they live out of state, they come to visit all the time and bring their amazing dog Jasper.

Adam planned the proposal under the guise of one of their frequent weekend trips to San Diego. As they walked to the beach to let Jasper run around in the morning, he would head out to the jetty first and get down on one knee. I headed to the beach the day before to scope out the situation and agreed it would be the perfect spot to pop the question. 

The next day it was a foggy morning in Ocean Beach, which ended up being perfect! Foggy mornings at the beach have soft, dreamy light and are perfect for unpredictable situations like proposals.  Adam did the dang thing and Julianna said yes! As soon as Adam stood back up, their family, who he had secretly invited, ran up to bear hug and congratulate them. It was so cool to have their families there, as well as facetiming with some folks who couldn’t make it.

We took some photos with the whole fam (with and with out masks!), and then headed down to the water for some portraits. Julianna met Adam while they were dancing, and uh yeah, they have got MOVES! They danced in the water a bit while Jasper ran around. These two clearly have so so much fun together. It was a joy to be around them and I hope to be able to run into them at Disneyland soon!!!