I am going a little out of order for blogging but I was so excited to post about what happened today! My little cousin popped the question to his wonderful girlfriend today and I got to be in on the surprise! And boy was she surprised!!! This all went down at Disneyland!
When Mark and Katie walked by, the rose and poem were already on the ground waiting for them…but Mark didn’t see it! Oops! He somehow convinced Katie to walk back by the Matterhorn and luckily saw it this time!
He opened the poem and started reading it to Katie. Notice his empty hand behind his back…
…and magically there is a ring box in his hand now! Okay, not magic. My good friend Lindsay was near by with the ring and did a little stealth hand off. The best part – Katie didn’t even notice it!
I’m a little surprised these came out as well as they did…I was bawling like a baby at this point! haha
Still in disbelief…she was not expecting this at all!
Then off to a mini engagement shoot at the castle!
And that wasn’t the end of it! Mark had Katie’s parents waiting at the Blue Bayou! When Katie saw them, she cried again and said that having them there made everything so perfect! Mark put so much hard work in to this! After dinner, they headed back to San Diego where a party of their friends and family were waiting to celebrate with them!
Awesome job Mark! I am so happy for you two and feel so blessed to be able to be a part of this!
And a special shout out to my besties, Yvette and Lindsay for helping with the logistics of the proposal! You girls rock!
XOXO, M
That is the best ever…girls are starting to rule once again in the Harlan family!!! Yeah!!!
and once again you amazed me with your beautiful art Melissa…
Melissa, beautiful!!!Thank you for capturing just the right emotions of the day!! It was great hearing the story last night from Katie.
I got all emotional reading this one! This was ABSOLUTELY beautiful!
Great family you have there! They are so lucky to have a cousin as a great photographer!
I got all emotional reading this one! This was ABSOLUTELY beautiful!
Great family you have there! They are so lucky to have a cousin as a great phot
SO beautiful, Melissa! I know they are going to treasure these photos. You really captured true, raw emotion. Gorgeous!
These pics are so emotional. I die! I seriously started tearing up! Phenomenal! Love them.
xoxoxo!!!!!
Sooooooooo amazing that you were able to capture it all while bawling….you seriously rock Melissa!!!!!!!
Oh wow. Those are so beautiful and it was a perfect setup. I’m so excited that Katie is joining us to be one of the Harlan girls!! You are the best, Melissa.
That is so special! What a way to propose! How lucky are they that you were there to capture it all 😉
Melissa, every time I look at these photos it makes me cry. You did an incredible job capturing it all… you are very special to Mark and I. Thanks SOOOO much for everything. Your friends were great too to be there helping, it made it all truly perfect. Thanks again. Love, Katie
That is AWESOME~ I love it when a proposal is well thought out, and planned to the “T”…just really shows how much the other cares…..and now Disneyland will have that much more meaning to their family legacy!!
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