Filoli Gardens Surprise Proposal // Filoli Gardens Photographer // Bay Area Engagement Photographer

Given that Nirali and Ron live in different cities, we always talked about doing a photoshoot in each of the cities we live in. Ron is originally from Toronto, Canada but had been living in Vancouver, Canada shortly after Nirali and Ron started dating. They had originally planned several trips in 2020, but shortly after the COVID-19 pandemic hit, their plans completely changed as all of their travels plans were put on hold, and the Canada-US border was ultimately closed. Ron was back in Toronto after the pandemic hit, and almost 4 months of not being able to see each other, Ron was finally able to get a flight from Toronto to San Francisco. He knew that this was going to be his chance to finally make the proposal come true. He had been planning to do the proposal earlier in the yer but because of the pandemic, he could not travel to see Nirali. Once Nirali and Ron knew that he could travel to spend a few weeks with her, he told her that we would be planning a photoshoot during his visit to San Francisco. He told her to get a dress and the rest of the plans would be done by him. Nirali mentioned to Ron that Filoli Gardens had always been one of the places she wanted to visit so he thought what better place to plan the proposal than at Filoli. Ron reach out to me and we planned a beautiful photo shoot at the botanical garden and popped the question! It truly felt like a magical moment and day to witness, one that they will remember forever!

Photography: Sarahi Hadden Photography

Film Lab: PhotoVision Prints

Venue: Filoli Gardens

Florals: Le Bloomerie

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