Daniel & Lola’s Incredible Heart Skywriting over Golden Gate Bridge Surprise Proposal
What an absolutely incredible surprise proposal! The amount of effort Daniel went through to put together this dream proposal for his now-fiancée Lola was nothing short of amazing. The abbreviated version is that he had chartered the Diamond Seas Yacht for a cruise around the SF Bay, and as an even grander gesture, had hired Skytypers to write out a giant D🤍L in the skies above them as he proposed. The skywriting over the Golden Gate Bridge worked out beautifully, as you’ll see in the photos below!
Now, for the long version. In the afternoon, a group of Daniel & Lola’s friends and family boarded the yacht early and hid below deck with me, the photographer. After the couple themselves boarded, the yacht left port and headed towards the Golden Gate Bridge. I had chosen the location and orientation of both the yacht and the skywriting based on what would work best for photos, given the sun’s direction and the weather at that time of day, but there was still so much suspense while I quietly waited for the big moment — any number of things could have caused the yacht, skywriting, and Daniel’s proposal to go out of sync!
Of course, everything fell into place beautifully, and you can see the absolutely epic result in the photos below. We actually saw a lot of photos (on Facebook, Nextdoor, even in messages from friends) of the heart as seen from San Francisco, all wondering who D&L are. Everyone knows about the newly-engaged couple without ever having seen them!
After Lola said yes, the next surprise came up: everyone who was hiding down below came up to congratulate them! She was, as you might imagine, both surprised and overjoyed. The cruise lasted into the evening, and everyone enjoyed some beautiful sunset views before returning to port.
This whole proposal was so incredibly thoughtful, and I’m very lucky to have gotten to play a part in it!
![Surprise proposal at the bow of the Diamond Seas Yacht](https://d21qxd5qkegi1o.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/dl_2020_10-san-francisco-yacht-heart-skywriting-surprise-proposal-06.jpg)
![yacht surprise proposal in foggy weather](https://d21qxd5qkegi1o.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/dl_2020_10-san-francisco-yacht-heart-skywriting-surprise-proposal-05.jpg)
![Diamond Seas Yacht surprise proposal in the San Francisco Bay](https://d21qxd5qkegi1o.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/dl_2020_10-san-francisco-yacht-heart-skywriting-surprise-proposal-07.jpg)
![standing and kissing on the bow of a yacht in the San Francisco bay](https://d21qxd5qkegi1o.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/dl_2020_10-san-francisco-yacht-heart-skywriting-surprise-proposal-08.jpg)
![a hug on the bow of a yacht](https://d21qxd5qkegi1o.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/dl_2020_10-san-francisco-yacht-heart-skywriting-surprise-proposal-01.jpg)
![hug after she said yes](https://d21qxd5qkegi1o.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/dl_2020_10-san-francisco-yacht-heart-skywriting-surprise-proposal-02.jpg)
![engagement photo on a yacht with heart skywriting over the Golden Gate Bridge](https://d21qxd5qkegi1o.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/dl_2020_10-san-francisco-yacht-heart-skywriting-surprise-proposal-12.jpg)
![surprised by friends and family after proposal](https://d21qxd5qkegi1o.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/dl_2020_10-san-francisco-yacht-heart-skywriting-surprise-proposal-09.jpg)
![second surprise from friends and family after proposal](https://d21qxd5qkegi1o.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/dl_2020_10-san-francisco-yacht-heart-skywriting-surprise-proposal-10.jpg)
![group photo at the front of a yacht](https://d21qxd5qkegi1o.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/dl_2020_10-san-francisco-yacht-heart-skywriting-surprise-proposal-11.jpg)
![engagement photo on a boat in the San Francisco Bay with Golden Gate Bridge background](https://d21qxd5qkegi1o.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/dl_2020_10-san-francisco-yacht-heart-skywriting-surprise-proposal-13.jpg)
![couple on a boat](https://d21qxd5qkegi1o.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/dl_2020_10-san-francisco-yacht-heart-skywriting-surprise-proposal-14.jpg)
![reflection of an engaged couple inside a spoon](https://d21qxd5qkegi1o.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/dl_2020_10-san-francisco-yacht-heart-skywriting-surprise-proposal-15.jpg)
![sunset engagement photo on a yacht](https://d21qxd5qkegi1o.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/dl_2020_10-san-francisco-yacht-heart-skywriting-surprise-proposal-03.jpg)
![sunset engagement photo in the SF Bay](https://d21qxd5qkegi1o.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/dl_2020_10-san-francisco-yacht-heart-skywriting-surprise-proposal-04.jpg)