Jonathon + Michele | The Proposal

Yesterday I got to be the part of something very special. Earlier in the week I received a message from Jonathon asking if I would be interested in photographing his proposal to his girlfriend of five years, Michele. I was pretty excited all week for this. Yesterday morning I made the trip from MI. to Chicago to meet with Jonathon during his lunch break at Millennium Park to figure out the details. I have to be honest here, I think I was more nervous than he was. I wanted to be sure we had a good fail proof plan. We spent the hour wondering the park and nailing down the plan. Jonathon went back to work for a couple hours and I paced the park, praying I wouldn't miss them later in the day. At about 4:45 I get the text the he was on his way over to meet Michele at work and that they should be arriving soon. A little after 5pm I see them making their way across Michigan Ave. and heading towards Millennium Park. I started shooting photos as they made their way past the ice rink and up the path to "the bean". It was so cute, Michele had some tourist take their photo in front of "the bean", and I continued to shoot away trying to figure out their next move. Before I knew it Jonathon and Michele were heading right towards me, to one of the two spots he chose earlier in the day. Not wanting to look like some creepy guy shooting photos of them, I tried to be pretty discrete, it worked.

Jonathon went down on his knee and Michele bursted into tears.

Jonathon and Michele's mothers were best friends in high school. It wasn't until seven years ago when Jonathon's sister Amy invited Michele on a vacation with the family that the become friends. After five years together, this proposal was a amazing addition to their life story.

Thank you Jonathon and Michele for allowing me to be a part of this amazing experience.