Max and Nadine are in medical school and law school, respectively, so Max often plans nice outings for the two of them to unwind and explore the city together. So when they went for a walk in Gantry State Park, she thought it was another romantic date. Except this time, as they took in the sweeping views of the city, Max proposed! Max even thought to have one of our sneaky snappers there to capture it all.

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In the meantime, if you’re just looking for an incredible love story, read on the find out how these high school sweethearts reconnected in the big city!

How They Met

Max and Nadine attended the same high school, but first officially met at age 15 when they attended the same party. Even at that young age, they knew they shared a true connection.

“Since the first time we ever spoke it never felt awkward, “ said Max. “There’s never been any shortage of conversation.”

Which proved to be a bit of a dilemma during the math class they had together. They spent the majority of the time talking and writing notes, instead of paying attention. When they stopped having classes together, they chatted at every opportunity they got, in the halls and at parties.

After high school they sadly lost touch, but Max always thought of Nadine as the one that got away, he questioned if the woman of his dreams had walked right in front of his face without him taking action on it, so one night, a few years later he decided to log onto FB and give Nadine a few likes on her pictures, some long overdue ‘attention’.

Nadine reciprocated the attention and it made Max think even more than ever how much of a mistake it was to not pursue Nadine more intensely. He wondered if he would ever get a chance to tell Nadine how amazing he always thought she was.

Thankfully, and somewhat miraculously after not having spoken for almost 4 years, just a few days after exchanging a little attention towards each other on Facebook they both set out separately in the vast concrete jungle that is Manhattan. While Max was standing at the bar looking towards the door, somehow Nadine walked in and they both instantly locked eyes.

“We both immediately approached each other and were in shock and admitted that we had been thinking of each other the past few days since we contacted each other on FB,” Max revealed. “From the very moment we were reunited at that bar, it was in our mind, fate that brought us together. We had our first date a week later and have been madly in love since then, that was almost two years ago.”

How They Knew

View the moment Max dropped to one knee, and Nadine’s incredible reaction, in their proposal slideshow.

Max had a year off before medical school, and reconnected with Nadine at the beginning of it. He got to spend nine months exploring the city with her, and they fell in love with each other as they fell in love with Manhattan, and traveled the world together. By the time they closed out the year with a trip to the beaches of Tel Aviv, Max was absolutely positive Nadine was the one.

“We truly enjoyed and took advantage of the time we had, not only to enjoy the beauty life has to offer but to get to know and understand and love each other,” said Max. “I had such an amazing year it convinced that there was nobody else on this planet I would want to spend the rest of my life with enjoying all the beauty and happiness this world has to offer!”

The New York Surprise Proposal Plan

Max wanted the park where he proposed to have a stunning view of the city where they fell in love, and to be a new place they had never been before. After lots of research, he found Gantry State Park in Long Island City, and contacted Paparazzi Proposals to capture it all!

He ran his romantic New York surprise proposal plan past friends and family who were eager to pitch in and help him pull off their dream proposal in any way possible. With everyone working together, he completely surprised Nadine with a stunning engagement set against the Manhattan skyline, proposing with a completely custom engagement ring he designed to perfectly suit her style!

And after discreetly capturing their engagement, our photographer joined them for a stunning post-proposal portrait session in the park!

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Trevor and Kelsey were visiting from Vancouver, and when they were planning their NYC trip, they talked about making a wish by the Christmas tree at Rockefeller Center.  Trevor knew he wanted to propose, and this presented the perfect opportunity to pop the question!  With his idea in mind, he reached out to Paparazzi Proposals to make sure the entire engagement was beautifully photographed to share with friends and family back home. Watch their entire NYC engagement unfold in their proposal slideshow!

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We’re here to plan everything out for your engagement, but we know that behind every incredible proposal is a romantic love story!  And Trevor and Kelsey were no exception! They shared the story of how they met, fell in love, and planned the perfect New York holiday marriage proposal!

How They Met:

Kelsey and Trevor met at a music festival on August 8, 2014.  Trevor lived four hours east of Kelsey’s home city of Vancouver and was in town for the performance.  Kelsey was volunteering in the medical tent when Trevor wandered in with an injured friend.  Trevor was mesmerized by her eyes and her smile, and thought she was adorably cute.

“Once he knew his friend was okay he hit on me.  Hard!  I had never been hit on so directly.  It was cute but also intense,” said Kelsey. 

They spent time together throughout the weekend.  Initially overwhelmed by his attraction, Kelsey quickly felt herself falling for his fun-loving, honest, kind heart and his good looks.  Kelsey was intrigued and was still trying to figure him out when they attended the Sunday night headliner: Eminem.

They began to fall for each other as they rapped along in unison to all of the songs, which they both knew! After the concert, Kelsey had to drive back to Vancouver, but Trevor kept in touch via text.

How They Knew:

When Trevor had to return to Vancouver a few weeks later for a wedding, the pair met up for their first official date at a carnival!

They spent the whole weekend together.  Kelsey was able to attend the wedding with him, and it was here, on their fourth date, that they professed their love for each other.

“Even we were in awe of this blissful experience,” said Kelsey.  “People at the wedding were feeding off our love and kept asking how long we had been together.  I kept saying, ‘We just met! I don’t even know him yet!’”

But what they felt was real, and by the end of the weekend they both knew they had found The One.  By Halloween, Kelsey had moved to Trevor’s town to be closer to him!

The New York Surprise Proposal:

After Trevor decided that the Rockefeller tree was the place he wanted to propose, he reached out to Paparazzi Proposals to help him plan and discreetly capture his engagement! 

With the best New York secret proposal photography spots in mind, our proposal expert chatted with Trevor about his romantic proposal idea and helped him pick out the perfect New York Surprise engagement location, recommending the proposal photography package that would best tell their engagement story.

The couple strolled hand in hand through downtown NYC to the Rockefeller tree, where Kelsey made her wish before Trevor turned to her and said, “The tree can’t make my wish come true, but you can.”  Dropping to one knee, he pulled a sparkling People’s Jewelry engagement ring from his pocket, and asked her to be his forever!

Pretty cute, right?  And now, the couple has beautiful photos to remember their entire proposal by, and gorgeous snapshots to announce their engagement to friends and family back home in Canada!

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