East End Beach Proposal in Portland, Maine | Tristan & Alex!

This East End Beach proposal was so incredibly sweet — Tristan did such an amazing job surprising Alex! Tristan got in touch and let me know that he was visiting Portland with his girlfriend Alex and, well, he wanted to end the trip with a fiancé instead! We chatted a ton and came up with an awesome plan to get his proposal on camera. While I often “hide” and capture proposals more covertly, Tristan knew it would be best to tell Alex he had booked a photoshoot with a local photographer for fun photos during their visit. That way, Alex was prepped and ready to have her photo taken. Tristan and I had already chosen a few preferred spots for the actual question popping, so I photographed them in a couple other areas first and then, when we approached the agreed upon beach, I knew it was coming. They were snuggling together and then BOOM, Tristan’s down on his knee! Alex was totally shocked and I think Tristan was a little relieved to finally have it over. 😉 We then continued taking some portraits around East End Beach and I swear, the excitement was palpable!