Surprise Engagement Seattle Session

Proposal stories get me every.single.time. To say I am a sucker for them would be the understatement of the year. So when Katie Parra sent over this surprise prosoal, I knew I was a goner. A "family portrait" turned into a moment this couple will never forget, and you can see it all unfold right here.

From Katie Parra Photography...My friend Melanie Duerkopp (who is a photographer in San Francisco) comes home to Seattle for the holidays to see her family and her Grandmother who flies in every year from Germany. Melanie and I are longtime friends from college and we have made it a tradition that I take a big family portrait of her entire family every December. The last few years she has brought along her boyfriend Chris to join in the fun. This year we shot at the Sculpture Garden on the waterfront of downtown Seattle. I always pull each couple aside to get a few shots of just them during our session. So while waiting for Grandma to make it up the hill I pulled Melanie and Chris aside for a few quick photos. Well, what was a quick sweet moment all of a sudden became very serious when Chris got down on one knee and pulled out a ring!!! I had no idea he was going to propose, and either did Melanie!!! The whole family erupted in cheers and her parents, who knew this was going to happen, had champagne waiting back at the car for a toast. Needless to say it was an incredible morning and the pure joy on Melanie and Chris's face is just contagious! I couldn't be happier for my dear friend, congratulations Chris and Melanie!