Ahem. May I have your attention please... I have an announcement to make. Karen and Zach are engaged! Oh yeah, that's right. I get to make the official announcement here on the blog. Woohoo!
So, here's the scoop for all you wondering eyes. You might remember that I announced the winners to my Shoot Me For FREE!! contest last month. I had two winners who got their photos and stories up and another winner who was nameless, faceless and story-less. Well, turns out that Zach has been preparing to propose to Karen for a while (got the ring in September), so I had the pleasure of helping him plan a small part of it. I usually don't type much so you can just see photos, but here's a bit of narration for all you inquiring minds...
Once Zach won, we started to plan. Zach knew he wanted to do it soon, that ring had been burning a hole through him for long enough. He decided to do it at Valley Forge, somewhere that Karen spends lots of time running and where he could get her without too much lying. We scouted and found a pretty cool spot near the train station. Amy and I arrived early in our best camoflouge....
Ok, so Amy didn't get any pictures of me, but that one's close enough.
We were sneaky, tip-toeing around the building as Zach got Karen into place. Zach, looking much like a ninja, checked to make sure the photographers were in place and waited for some folks to clear out (If you look closely, behind the guy in the red jacket, you'll see Amy's little green hood popping out. We were both convinced Karen saw us)...
Then once the time was right (and a few Boy Scouts and Park Rangers were looking on nearby), Zach popped the question...
She said yes of course. Who wouldn't? It's Zach after all. Karen even acted surprised, even though she was really hoping it would happen that day. Later I decided that it was good Zach asked when he did, otherwise Karen would have started to wonder why he was waiting so long...
Amy's angle...
Zach eventually told Karen that we were there, and off we headed for our first official immediate-engagment session. Here's some photos...
Amy's shot...
Amy's shot...
Right one is Amy's...
What engagement would be complete without some quick phone calls?...
Amy's shot...
Now that I am crying…
This was touching. Love, love, LOVE the captured phone call pic! Fantastic!
What a great way to capture the day! Congratulations to them both. Tony/Amy—great job as always! I love the field pictures!
Congratulations Karen & Zach — what a beautiful and touching way to document and share this very special moment in time with your family and friends. Beautiful on every level!!!! Much love to you both as you set out on your big adventure ;-)
Looks like it was a blast to be part of. Great job!
Very nice! Excellent captures.
In the second shot, is Amy holding a 135 or 200?
I get this sense that this will start a trend…just like everything else you do :-)
Excellent work. Brilliant idea. I love it :-)
Wonderful!!
Congratulations Karen and Zach! Your love for each other shines in every photograph!
Awesome job Amy and Tony! These are fantastic!! And Congrats to Karen and Zach :)
It’s great that you get to take part in so many awesome opportunities like this!
Super fun! Did you feel like a spy? I can see it now – The Spy Who Shot Me.
“Hoffer. Tony Hoffer.”
You two crack me up! I am sad that Rick and I didn’t get to meet Amy she seems like she is so much fun. This is a great idea! We were contacted about shooting a proposal and until then I really didn’t think about the magnitude of photographing something so important. I think you guys did a fantastic job!
What a blast. It’s such a cool honor to be able to be a part of a proposal. Great job with these shots!