Proposal Photography at Coronado Island | David + Megan

We were given the opportunity to capture this proposal out at Centennial Park in Coronado a couple of weeks ago. David planned to drop down to one knee right in front of the beautiful San Diego skyline. 

The plan was to walk out at the park and caricature artist was going to ask them if they would like a drawing made of them. The drawing that he would show to them would be of David dropped down to one knee asking for Megan to be his bride. 

Check out some of the beautiful images from their amazing day: 

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San Diego Wedding Photographers: Ernie & Fiona Photography
Location: Centennial Park | Coronado Island | San Diego

Do you need a wedding photographer?

Vogue just put out an article that said that wedding photographers are no longer needed in the world today. It was listed in their Top 10 Rules to Break for weddings. Do you need a wedding photographer? We are wedding photographers and we should be telling you yes, but it really is up to you and what you want to invest in for the future.

If you are just thinking about facebook and social media, you will get a ton of photos from your friends taking photos off of their phone. The photos could be good or they could be a terrible mess. Even the casual hobby photographer can come away with a terrible mess on a wedding day with their camera.

A wedding photographer is skilled at their position and they know what to expect going into a wedding. They are prepared for any situation and will be able to capture it with their gear. If the lighting is not right for a cell phone to take the photo, the photographer will have the proper gear to capture the moment.

When you book a photographer, they are their to piece together the whole event as an art form. It won't be a couple of snap shots off of a phone, but it will be beautiful work put together from throughout the day.

Your wedding is only going to happen once and it goes by so fast that you will want someone to be able to capture every single piece of it. All the planning that has been done for that day and it is over in an instant.

Wedding Photographers: Be Still Photog | Ernie Padaon | Fiona Padaon Blog post of wedding shown above: Beautiful wedding at White House Event Center

Should you have a first look on your wedding?

Have you thought about having a first look on your wedding day? More and more brides have jumped on the idea of having a first look on their wedding day.  It is another magical moment to add on the wedding day and photographers love it because they are able to do bride and groom portraits done early.

A first look is when the bride and groom see each other for the first time all dressed up looking fabulous and it would take place before the wedding ceremony. Instead of the tradition first time meeting at the aisle, the two meet each other at a different location.

For our most recent first look, the groom met his bride in her room as she was waiting for him. After all the anticipation, the first moment that they get to meet is amazing.

Check out some of the photos from our recent first look:

 

There are many different ways that it can be done as well. You can let the photographer set it up or if you have an idea for how you would like to roll out, then you can just let the photographers know how you want it all to play out.

Another version of the first look could also work well with the father of the bride. His baby daughter is getting married and he has as much anticipation in seeing her as well.

First looks bring some amazing moments that you can always cherish and it always looks beautiful in the photos.