A Colorful And Modern Styled Shoot Becomes A Surprise Proposal At The State House In Utah

We had a beautiful venue, a gorgeous colorful theme, and the most amazing vendors on board for this styled shoot at State House. Now, all we needed were the models. My mind immediately went to Ivana and Matt- they’re a real couple who had been dating over a year, and they’re the sweetest people ever! I had so much fun with them the last time they were in front of my camera, so I was thrilled when they agreed to model for us. When I found out Matt had ordered an engagement ring for Ivana, my suspicions began to rise. “Are you thinking of proposing to Ivana during the shoot?” I was absolutely thrilled when he said he was! For Matt, it made perfect sense. Ivana would already be all dressed up, with her nails done, and photographs galore. Plus, she would never see it coming since all of the prep was done for the shoot anyway! A perfect proposal situation! We set Ivana up in the chair in such a way that she couldn’t see Matt standing right behind her. He couldn’t help but pull a few funny poses behind her back- and she never turned and saw him once! I gave Matt the cue: “Why don’t you come to the front and tell Ivana how much you love her.” He walked around and gave a beautiful speech about Ivana, he talked about how she had been his best friend since they met, and he can never spend enough time with her. I could see the gears in Ivana’s head turning. She probably thought this was a weird time to give a heartfelt speech, at the beginning of a photo shoot! Once he knelt down on one knee and pulled out this STUNNER of a ring, her eyes got wide and she covered her mouth with her hands. Unsurprisingly, she said yes, and ran into his arms. You can see just how happy the two of them are, and I was ecstatic to be able to see such beautiful genuine emotion on both of their faces as they held each other