Chris, the groom-to-be, chose a beautiful south side beach where he would have some privacy and a spectacular view of the sunset, and we were off and running.
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Chris had planned to propose but they had talked about an engagement in about a year. Emily had no idea Chris was planning and plotting all along to arrange for everything to be perfect for his engagement.
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I got the job of paparazzi for the evening which is an extremely challenging job on a beach.
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The big challenge for me was that Chris wanted to have photos of the proposal but not have Emily know anyone was taking photos of them. So, I invited one of my amazing interns to pose as a "model" for me while I shot the entire photo session proposal over her shoulder.
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I found out later that Emily works with movie stars on a regular basis and she was SURE that I was paparazzi.
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Chris vehemently denied anyone was taking photos of them walking down the beach and just laughed it off.
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Chris finally chose a spot on the beach an gave me the signal that he was about to propose. Emily said YES!! Magic was in the air for the rest of the evening.