Surprise Proposal Kapalua Bay

Greg and Chelsea have a romance movie kind of storyline with first meeting in Paris, France to living in New York City together and finally becoming engaged here in Maui, Hawaii.

These two compliment each other so well with their kindness and fun personalities. Greg had reached out months in advance to make sure that every detail was carefully thought out for proposing to Chelsea during their multiple island trip here in Hawaii. He had booked a romantic dinner up at Merriman’s restaurant in Kapalua to celebrate after planning to pop the big question beforehand at Kapalua Bay during sunset. One aspect though that no matter what wonderful planning happens is the weather here in the tropics. While waiting for Greg to reach the meeting point he and I had agreed on for me to capture the moment a giant radiant rainbow appeared above the couple on the beach. However, with that spectacular sight comes one not so fun thing - heavy rain. About a minute away from reaching the lookout above the ocean the sky unleashed a very heavy downpour. I watched as Greg and Chelsea found shelter under a large tree and I under an archway made from trees. Though tropical weather is oh so funny and after about a minute and a half the rain passed where the pair was able to continue to the lookout where they then joyfully agreed to spend the rest of their lives together. Though we did not have sunshine for the majority of the session once the proposal happened the next 40 minutes were spent with us hiding under trees and quite literally dancing in the rain. Even though I do prefer that myself and my couples stay a bit dry for shoots not aimed to be in the water it was such a perfect evening and these two were filled with so much love and happiness. Truly a pair with so many incredible adventures together in store ! Congratulations Greg + Chelsea x