16/04/2026
Finally getting a chance to share this sweet proposal session at Ruby Beach! I’m friends with Jacob’s mom, (a brilliant photographer!), who reached out to me months ago, asking if I photographed proposals. They are actually one of my favorites to shoot as it’s such raw emotion!
After months of preparation between Lissa, Jacob, and I, it was go time. Initially, I was going to wait for the couple, then follow them down, but I decided it would be more covert to go down and pretend I was photographing the landscape near the spot I scouted out for Jacob. I set up my phone on a log to capture it all.
It worked. Ish. I was so covert, I was overt. Once they made it down and to my spot, Gracie made a beeline for me and asked if I could take a photo of her and her boyfriend, who was visiting the coast with her, because I looked like a professional who knew what I was doing. It took ALL OF MY WILLPOWER to not grin like the Cheshire Cat, you guys!
You can see the immediate aftermath in the video of them walking away, and Jacob glancing back. After she said yes, I revealed myself, and her expression was one I won’t soon forget.
Honestly, it was one of the sweetest proposals I’ve ever been a part of, and I couldn’t have been more flattered to be hired by a family of photographers. Gracie and Jacob, I truly wish you both all the best!
