Maine Engagement Photographer-Surprise Proposal

A few weeks ago, I had the honor of being present during the surprise engagement of Nate and Kat in Portland, Maine. There is a lot to think about when you are planning to ask the woman of your dreams to spend the rest of her life with you. Nate, knowing Kat would want to see photos of the event later, put having a photographer present on his planning list. I am tremendously grateful that he did.

It was a simple plan, I would wait for them to arrive and he would pop the question. They spent the day doing all the things they liked to do together on a regular basis. One of those things happened to be swinging on swings - something they had been doing since the early days of dating. The park they typically hung out in was part of a school yard. It had a garden on one side and two sets of swings, small climbing walls, and a jungle gym on the other. I spent my time waiting crouched behind a small climbing wall.

My hiding spotI hid behind a climbing wall waiting for them to arrive. Once I knew Kat was preoccupied I moved in closer.

Not long after I arrived Nate and Kat came jogging into the park, fully focused on those swings. Well, Kat was. Nate took the time to shoot me a beaming smile over his shoulder as he followed her.