El Matador State Beach engagement session | real proposal in Malibu

Tasha and Dennis

OMG, look how cute this Malibu proposal is! The moment Dennis reached out to me and shared his plan I knew it was going to be amazing.

Dennis had never been to Santa Monica/Malibu before the proposal (the couple is from New York), and he wanted to propose at Santa Monica Pier. I explained that Pier is a pretty crowded place for such an intimate moment, so I suggested El Matador State Beach in Malibu instead. That day the couple was driving Highway 1 from San Francisco, enjoying views of seaside cliffs and the often-misty coastline of Big Sur. And the last stop of their road trip was ….El Matador State Beach :)

I met the couple on the beach and pretended I was just taking photos of people, the beach, nature…I asked Tasha and Dennis if they could pose for a few pictures for my portfolio (that was Dennis’ plan), and they agreed to help. Once I posed them the way we planned, Dennis asked his question. What a magical moment!

After emotions cooled down a little bit, we had Tasha and Dennis’ first photo session as an engaged couple. Photos of the proposal are below.

Also check out behind the scene video of this magical evening.

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