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Williamsburg Inn Proposal | Williamsburg Wedding Photographer | Steven + Rachel

Williamsburg Inn Proposal | Williamsburg Wedding Photographer | Steven + Rachel

I will forever remember the moment when Nathan asked me to marry him. He was down on one knee in front of the fountains at City Center in Newport News and I bawled my eyes out. I knew at the time I would never forget that life-changing gesture, but when a photographer popped out of the bushes (before that was a common thing!) I was filled with joy knowing that I could visually relive the moment over and again for the rest of my life. I'm still SO thankful we have those pictures, and when I get to photograph a proposal for someone else I get extra excited because of it!

Steven and Rachel decided to go on vacation from Pennsylvania with his son and her daughter. All she knew was that they were spending the weekend in Williamsburg - and she was pretty sure he wasn't going to propose this trip. All he knew was that he wanted to spend the rest of his life with this woman, and he would ask her on the last day of their vacation before they headed back home. He contacted me, planned a fancy dinner at the Williamsburg Inn, and showed up early to walk around with the kids…

Norfolk Pagoda Garden Proposal | Norfolk Engagement Photographer | Carson + Grace

Norfolk Pagoda Garden Proposal | Norfolk Engagement Photographer | Carson + Grace

It is absolutely THE most amazing thing in the world to me that I get to share in the most special moments of our friends' lives because I am a photographer! This moment is something both Nathan and I had been anticipating for a long time. Nathan knows Carson through his former band, Fox Hole Kingdom, and we have gotten to know these two since before they even became a couple.

I could tell that Carson wanted to make everything perfect for his proposal to Grace. Of course he wanted the moment documented, and we were more than happy to be there! He and I had secretly been texting for weeks, and the all of us (minus Grace, of course!) even drove down to the Norfolk Pagoda Garden just to scout it out. Carson set a date for the proposal, made reservations at Voila just down the street, and mapped out what would be a perfect day...