One of my favorite things about summer is that I get a lot of inquiries from gentlemen that are planning to pop the question while on vacation with their girlfriend at the shore. Many times they do this because either Point Pleasant Beach, Lavallette or Seaside Park are destinations that they have visited together before or they are visiting family and want to make it an event to celebrate while visiting with their loved ones.

This summer surprise proposal took place on the beach in Lavallette, NJ. Albino really wanted to surprise Lisa and he sure did a good job! It just happened to be an evening that there were not a lot of people on the beach prior to the sunset so I figured I would be sticking out like a sore thumb. I did my best to stay close to the people fishing and trying to keep my attention near the ocean so I could pretend I was photographing birds or surfers.

Once the surprise took place, Albino could relax a little and enjoy Lisa’s reaction. Once Lisa’s initial shock settled, we went for a walk on the beach, sat for some champagne and took another quick stroll on the boardwalk before they scurried to the family beach house to tell everyone to fabulous news.