Gorgeous Northwest Maui Beach Proposal

Dillon wanted beautiful scenery for his proposal to sweetheart Emily. We talked about the pros and cons of a Haleakala proposal versus a beach proposal. In the end, Dillon loved the idea of doing a day of sightseeing followed by a walk on the beach where he could propose before a romantic dinner.

THE PLAN:

Dillon asked for beach recommendations nearby their hotel in Kaanapali and was drawn to the look of this wide-open beach. Our associate Amber would be waiting for them towards the entrance, pretending to be another beachgoer. As they passed by her, she would discreetly get into place to capture the big moment.

THE PROPOSAL:

Originally, we planned to use the left side of the beach. However when Amber arrived, that area was crowded. She quickly texted Dillon that he should go to the right instead and placed their orchid flower circle so he knew exactly where to go.

Amber’s quick thinking ensured that Dillon and Emily’s engagement happened on their own section of beach. Plus, it was a great reminder of why we love using long beaches that have ample space.

Emily was thrilled at Dillon’s beautifully planned beach proposal and was even more surprised that he had a photographer there!

THE ENGAGEMENT SESSION:

At first, it was gorgeous and sunny on the beach. A raincloud came by and the sky got dark. We had a few sprinkles and suddenly an amazing double rainbow appeared. It was the perfect time to head to our second location, where we escaped the rain and ended with a sunset dance along the shoreline.

Dillon and Emily: from sun to showers and rainbows, we had so much fun capturing your engagement! Here’s to a lasting love through any weather!

Photography by our associate photographer Amber | The Perfect Proposal

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Personal Proposal Tips

Pictures

Take a walk down memory lane with your favorite photos throughout your relationship. Or, send us a sweet collage in a memento box for her to “find” right before you pop the question.

Victor decided to paint scenes of meaningful milestones in their relationship to display along the path to the gazebo where he proposed to Mariah.

Incorporate “your song” for a personal proposal

If you have a special song together, hearing it sets the tone for the romance.

For Jack’s proposal to Christine, we planned for a ukulele player to learn their special song. Said ukulele player also “just so happened” to be playing it as he passed by them on the beach. (Wink wink!) After the proposal, the musician treated them to a mini private concert. Romantic, right?

Incorporate keepsakes or inside jokes

When Blake met Kristina, she was working at a bakery. He came in to buy chocolate-covered strawberries. She was holding hot dog buns and he said, “Hey, nice buns. How much are your chocolate covered strawberries?” To pay tribute to the way they met and also their shared love of pirates, Blake sent us a treasure chest to bury on the beach. Can you guess what it was filled with? Yep, hot dog buns and chocolate-covered strawberries.

This was a super cute idea that fit into Kristina and Blake’s story. We have had some guys inquire about doing a treasure chest or other ideas they have seen online without any connection to their relationship. The key here is to think of something that makes perfect sense for your love story!

Meaningful ring holder

We normally tell you not to keep the engagement ring in the box and put it in your pocket instead. This is because the bulky outline is pretty recognizable and will give away even the stealthiest planners. However, in some cases, it makes sense for the ring holder not to be a box at all but something else entirely.

Chris and Jamie met at a bar. Jamie had just come from a wedding and was a little tipsy. Long story short, she showed Chris a cactus she received as a gift from the wedding, told him to take her on a date to get sushi, and put her number in his phone. When Chris texted her the next day, she didn’t remember him but ultimately decided to give him a chance and was very impressed that he took her to one of the best sushi restaurants in Houston.

For the proposal, Chris created a scrapbook of their favorite pictures and memories such as a menu from their first date. He ended with a small cactus. Since Jamie actually lost the cactus from the night they met, he said he found it and something special had grown in it over time. Then, he presented the ring and asked Jamie to marry him.

For Antonio’s proposal to Harry Potter fan Daniela, he sent us the Golden Snitch which had a copy of the Unbreakable Vow page inside. Our photographer set up the Golden Snitch for the couple to find right before the proposal.

Involve loved ones

If your sweetie is super close to family and friends, she will love knowing that they were involved in the proposal from asking for her parents’ blessing to getting sisters or best friends’ input on the perfect engagement ring.

We’ve planned many proposals that involve double surprises, with the engagement being the first surprise and having loved ones join in on the photo shoot later or be there at dinner as the second surprise. The look of shock and awe when she sees her nearest and dearest there is priceless!

When loved ones can’t be there in person, that’s when technology comes in handy. For Mikey’s proposal to Caitlin, he actually called her mom right before the proposal and put his phone back in his pocket so she could hear the whole thing.

We’ve also had several ladies FaceTime their besties to tell them the great news right away, and we’re able to capture that special moment too!

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Bear reached out to us wanting help planning her proposal to Buck.  She wanted to propose to her sweetheart of many years, and she thought Maui was the perfect place to do it.  We created a really sweet set up for them the day before their engagement photos.  Bear and Buck chose to not have their proposal documented.  Which was fine because it led to this really beautiful mini engagement session in North Maui the next day!

The following day they met our associate photographer Chantelle out on the beach for the photo session.  The engagement session was a quick thirty-minute engagement session.  They brought their newly adopted dog named Whiskey.  Whiskey is a one-eyed pit bull they adopted from Maui Humane Society.  They decided that having a furry friend at their photo session would be a great way to remind them of their time on Maui.  And getting engaged, of course!

We got some really cute shots of them playing on the beach together.  And we were sure to get some shots of them playing with Whiskey, too.  At the end of their session, they decided to just throw caution to the wind and jump in the ocean.  We always love it when our couples wind up wet by the end of their photo session.

Bear + Buck: Thank you so much for choosing Engaged on Maui to set up your proposal and shoot your mini engagement session in North Maui.  You two were a dream to work with!  Thanks for bringing Whiskey to the session too, we love that you incorporated your pup!

Photographed by Associate Chantelle | Mini Engagement Session Package

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