A Surprise Proposal at the Pineapple Fountain

One of my all-time favorite proposals took place in the romantic and charming Charleston, South Carolina. Sollo had originally come up with the idea to propose by the boardwalk in Jersey where he and Julia vacation for summers. Julia loves jean jackets, so he had one customized for her in a style very much her own. The arms, back and inside of the jacket were spray painted with different personal jokes, their names, and cool designs. The idea was to take her to a strip of the boardwalk with upscale shops. Inside one shop the jean jacket would be hanging on a rack where she would stumble upon it.

Meanwhile, though, Julia and I had been planning a destination photo shoot. We were throwing out ideas like flying to New Mexico for a hot air balloon festival in the fall. While we were discussing different options for dates, Sollo and I discussed on the side the idea to combine the destination session and the jean jacket into a grand destination proposal.

The plan was then to call Julia with a romantic southern city and an available date for the following week. We set it all up so Julia would have to then call and convince Sollo to do it so last second, to which he “reluctantly” agreed, and we flew to Charleston the next week. We started shooting and exploring the romantic streets of the southern city when we reached the Pineapple Fountain along the waterfront.

We then told Julia to wear the jean jacket under the premise a brand had given it to us to shoot. Sollo took the jacket, held it open to Julia and got down on one knee. She was so surprised! After all the excitement Julia and Sollo were then able to spend the next few hours of newly engaged bliss wandering Charleston together for the first time before catching our flight home to greet excited family and friends for a night of celebration. It was the perfect balance of an intimate moment, and a grand gesture!