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Proposals & Engagement

How to propose to your boyfriend, alternative engagement ideas, engagement stories, unique engagement rings, and more!

I proposed to my boyfriend and here's why it was perfect for us...

I proposed to my boyfriend and here’s why it was perfect for us…

It was so difficult for me to propose to my fiancé. I grew up with a ton of stories about how men are supposed to propose to women, how they should create the perfect, amazing story. I watched tons of flash mob proposals with internet videos. I watched opera proposals. And movie proposals. And same sex hardware store proposals. Then I met my now fiancé and realized that none of those things worked for us, and that we needed to rewrite the story…

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A surprise proposal engagement in Philadelphia

Jill proposed to her partner Duby (in that hat!) a few months prior to their engagement session. But here’s the twist: Duby decided to propose back to Jill during their shoot when they arrived at the Race Street Pier in Philly for some more photos. Jill didn’t expect to get a ring until the wedding day, so this was a total surprise to her, as you can see! It was quite a surprise proposal.

Ready yourself for a glorious engagement shoot with vivid colors

Ready yourself for a carnal engagement shoot with vivid colors

Christina and Travis had a sexy carnal engagement shoot in Michigan with seriously rich colors (including Christine’s hair!). Plus that golden hour lake backdrop is like being in Ferngully.

The mermaid ink, that dress, the beard porn, the loveliness of these two… this is serious engagement goodness. Let’s bask in them, shall we?

The Force is strong with this Star Wars cosplay engagement session

The Force is strong with this Star Wars cosplay engagement session

Kevin and Katie met while LARPing, so cosplay and fantasy are all a huge part of who they are. When they got engaged and were starting to plan an engagement shoot with their photographer, Jason, he suggested a Star Wars cosplay engagement session. It was the robots idea they were looking for.