Luke was referred to me by my friend and fellow photographer Teale (of Teale Photography, and I actually photographed her proposal) because he was planning to propose to his girlfriend on April 1st. I had a shoot later that day, so we worked out a time that fit into his elaborate plans.

Luke had a great plan set in place - Sunday brunch at the Hotel Del Coronado, then a walk on the beach at Centennial Park where he would propose, and end the day sailing.

Anyways, on to the photos.

What a beautiful day in Coronado!

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Needless to say, Cindy was surprised.

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This is the moment Luke told Cindy that he had her best friend fly out from Canada to celebrate with them.

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Cindy's beautiful new ring. If I heard correctly, Cindy's father set all of the diamonds.

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After all of the excitement, I took them away for a few minutes to do some portraits of the two of them.

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Congratulations you guys! You are both so cute together and I look forward to seeing you guys again soon!