B&T’s Marriage Proposal at the SF War Memorial Opera House

B&T’s surprise proposal at San Francisco’s War Memorial Opera House was so perfect — sneakily schemed, elegantly executed, and all captured on camera.

His story to her was simple: they were heading out for an evening performance of the SF Ballet’s Nutcracker. But instead of the usual bustle of a crowd going to watch a show, he had actually secretly reserved the space just for the two of them. [ read more … ]

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Gayle & Angela’s Nighttime San Francisco Surprise Proposal at Pier 7

San Francisco is a special place for Gayle and Angela, so it made perfect sense for Gayle to pop the question there. Pier 7, with its stunning views of the downtown city lights and Bay Bridge, was the perfect spot for this nighttime proposal. Gayle wanted Angela’s best friend to be part of the moment, and since she could only join at night, it added a little extra magic to the whole plan. [ read more … ]

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Hamilton & Raquel’s Surprise Proposal at the Letterman Digital Arts Center

More than three months before the big day, Hamilton reached out to me about his proposal plans. He already had it all planned out: he would bring his girlfriend Raquel to the Letterman Digital Arts Center where the arches light up at night, and under the string lights, he would ask her to marry him. When the day finally came, it was a little rainy — but that didn’t stop them! [ read more … ]

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Jonathan & Kate’s Toyosu Sushi Restaurant Surprise Proposal

Back to where it all started: Jonathan brought Kate on a special date one week ago to Toyosu, where they had originally shared their first date together as boyfriend & girlfriend — and now, their last date as boyfriend & girlfriend before taking the next step to become fiancé and fiancée. Just after being seated at their table, Jonathan got up to say his short speech to Kate, and the restaurant grew silent in cheerful anticipation before collectively erupting in applause. [ read more … ]

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Jacquelyn & Alyssa’s Presidio Nighttime Surprise Proposal

Rarely does a last-minute change in plans followed by a last-last-minute change in plans end up creating an even more magical result than originally envisioned… but here’s an example of just that! Jacquelyn had planned to propose to Alyssa in the morning in the woods, but the forecast called for rain, so we changed plans to be under the dome of the Palace of Fine Arts… but then we had to do it half a day earlier, and at night [ read more … ]

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