{17th Nov 2012}
The National Gallery London Surprise Proposal
Today has been amazing! I started with assisting the lovely Antonina Mamzenko on a shoot; Antonina was wonderful to work for and alongside. Her clients were so lovely. Then I met up with the hilarious Carla Thomas, a fellow wedding photographer, at the National Gallery in London. We had a great catch up over tea and cakes and it was as we were leaving the National Gallery that we heard a loud cheer from a nearby crowd in front of the Gallery.
They cheered because Yaw had just started his surprise proposal to Ekaete. He’d planned for their friends & family to hold up massive letters that spelt “MARRY ME”, had commissioned a videographer and a singer who played the guitar who all did their thing as he got down on his knees and produced the ring.
Ekaete was so overwhelmed with joy & love that she exclaimed: “YEEEEESSSSS!”
I showed the newly engaged couple these images and they loved them.
Ekaete & Yaw, congratulations on your oh-so-romantic proposal and now, start of your engagement! Carla & I are so chuffed that we got to witness it.
Right, off to e-mail these images to you.
18 responses to “The National Gallery London Surprise Proposal | Ekaete & Yaw”
Fantastic photos, what a great moment to capture. Ekaete was one very happy lady! Congratulations to you both. I am sure you are still celebebrating! xx
Oh Wow, what an incredible moment to happen upon, and to have your camera with you to capture it too – perfect timing!!! Gorgeous images of a very special moment – Well done you!
These are such beautiful pictures! Thank you for capturing my special moment! I had no idea he was going to do it you know? He truly got me! God bless!
Eka mama!! Congratulations beautiful! So hppy for you. God bless you guys and bless your journey. Amen. Love you
O Ekaete, thank you for lovely feedback! Adrian & I are ecstatic that you & Yaw love the images. It was an absolute pleasure and privilege to have witnessed it.
Thanks everyone for your comments!
Awwwwww! These pics beautiful! Truly honored to have been a witness and a participant! Yaw, what a top guy! The unfolding of your beautiful story is just the start of many more to come!
Wohooooo. Congratulations my lovelies!!! I’m so happy for you both. Xxxxxxx
AAAAHHHHHHH!!!!! Congratulations!!! This is such lovely news. I am so excited for you both 😀
…so romantic. Thanks for sharing
This is so romantic!
So beautiful!
Congratulations Eka! so excited for you both…
I’m a hopeless romantic, so you would forgive me if I ask for more photos….. Especially the photos of the family holding the placards…
Love surprises! How gorgeous is this!? So lovely that you managed to capture this for them…such an amazing moment. x
Absolutely Breathtaking – EkaYaw Congratulations to both of you, two hearts beating as one.
God Bless your new journey together IJN
Even though I wasn’t there, the pictures authenticate what a magical moment this was! Congratulations to you both! May you have a blissful journey together
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[…] I felt so blessed – not only that I have a fiancé that would go into that much effort, but that our friends were all involved. Even when I called my dad in Nigeria to let him know I found out he knew too! Yaw had asked him for his permission when he was last in town the month before. In fact, my baby is so good, that even the stuff that wasn’t planned fell into place. While he had a videographer sorted (yes, Jide was indeed filming me for my reaction – the final video is still being edited and I will post that up soon), he didn’t have a photographer. As luck would have it, Funmi and Carla were at The National Gallery and managed to catch my extra special moment (see their blog post here). […]
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