The Perfect Proposal

The New York Times featured a story recently about marriage proposals. Couples love sharing the story of how the question was popped and our society always loves a creative and romantic proposal story. We especially love the trend of photographed proposals, where a photographer is hired to secretly capture the special moment. Seeing the bride-to-be's emotional reaction and a couple in love is such a moving moment. What better way is there to have a true engagement session?

Here's a link to the article: New York Times

Leave us a comment below and let us know your favorite proposal story. How did your fiance propose? Did one of your friends get engaged at some really cool spot?

Cindy

p.s. Here's our picks of cool places to get engaged around the valley. I'm sure some of you can suggest some even better ones:

1. Yosemite of course. Overlooking Glacier Point, ice-skating at Curry Village, underneath the trees at Mariposa Grove, hiking to Yosemite Falls or dining at The Ahwahnee...the choices are endless.

2. The Tower Theatre- What would be more romantic than dinner at Veni Vidi Vici and then a proposal under the marquee at The Tower Theatre? Having "will you marry me?" on the marquee would top it all off.

3. For the sports buff, Grizzlies Stadium (aka Chukchansi Park) or Bulldog stadium. Proposals on the big-screen scoreboard would be a really big surprise.

4. The Madera wine trail. There are a number of local wineries who could provide an intimate and romantic setting for a proposal. Twice a year there are wine trail events where a limo can take you from winery to winery for wine-tasting and chocolate tasting.

5. Escape to the beach. Just a couple of hours away, the ocean is the perfect spot to pop the question. Pismo, Cambria and Carmel are great options for a romantic seaside proposal.

6. Proposal on the lake. Hire a sailboat, speedboat, party barge or canoe at either Bass Lake, Millerton or Huntington Lake and propose over a picnic on the water. If you are at Bass Lake in the summer, you can top off the evening with lakeside dinner and music at Jazz on the Lake at The Pines Resort.