Clarence Harvey Photography

Last week my good friend Josh informed me that he was going to propose and that he wanted me to take pictures of whole thing. Surprised by the news, I said “Yes, I do”… haha just kidding… =P I did however say “Absolutely! I would be honored to!”

After taking the entire week off to plan and prep for it, it was time to drive down to So Cal. Josh picked me up Friday night and we spent the next 5 hours talking and catching up until we got to LA. We ghetto’d it and slept at a friend’s living room. Woke up early the next morning and headed to San Diego. When we got there, we checked out the proposal site and we walked through what was going to happen. After all that was done, we had a few hours to kill. So we checked into our hotel room and mentally prep ourselves (napped) for what was going to happen. Next we woke up, mentally refreshed, went to the proposal site, set up everything and waited for her to come and the rest was legend… wait for it… dary…. =D

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We had some time before hand so I took a macro shot of the bling… balllaaaaa

The set-up… Picnic overlooking the ocean? Epic!

The man himself! Waiting, excited, anxious!

A wider shot of the site

We were waiting a while so I took pictures of the surroundings to entertain myself

It’s GO time! Patricia calls Josh just as planned…

Run Josh Run!

There she is… Waiting for her man!

annnd here he comes!!!

Wipe them tears off her face!

YAY!

Heart!

Seriously Josh is sucha sap… That’s a handmade, hand drawn card with two cartoon turtles and a big red heart… SAP!

She finally notices the rest of us!

Laughter and smiles all around!!

This is a tribute to the stupid faces Josh makes… If you saw the ESPN article about his brother (or have seen the rest of his photos on facebook) you’ll know what I’m talking about. hahaha

The crew of the event!

What proposal in San Diego isn’t complete without a 1AM Sergio’s run for carne asada and pollo asada fries?

Ellen and Jim were a BLAST to shoot. The day started out wonderfully! They invited me over to their home to have homemade crepes for breakfast. The crepes were absolutely delicious! Wow totally blessed by Ellen’s magic in the kitchen. I couldn’t picture a better way to start the day. After a lovely meal that was full of laughs, watching soccer and bonding, we got down to business. =P hahaha!

There was this amazing vibrant red on their living room wall. It was accented by this simple white couch. Beautiful soft light was coming in from the side through sliding glass doors. I HAD to shoot in front of it. Once the camera shutter started to click, man, they were just naturals. I could see the raw emotions being displayed in the back of my camera and it was awesome. They were genuinely happy and incredibly excited and honestly that’s what made the picture.

Then we went off to Capitola. They chose Capitola because they both love the ocean. Jim really wanted to bring his surfboard (I should have bought mine too.) but there just wasn’t enough time. On the drive there it was pouring and we were a little worried about the weather. But God provided us with a bit of sunshine and some really awesome clouds! But enough with the words, it’s time for the pictures!

Didn’t I say the red wall was awesome? awesome I tell you.

“mmm sit on Jim.” – Harvey “now I wanna be on top!” – Jim haha! Totally fun loving

These next pictures may not be the “best” pictures technically. But man the emotions that shows through is just awesome!

Went to one of Jim’s favorite surf spots. I actually have surfed here before. Fun times! =) notice the AWESOME clouds in the sky. I went from rainy to awesomely sunny to sprinkle-y to sunny again. Ridiculous!

There was this small pier in downtown Capitola. There were tsunami warning signs all over the place but we braved it. Awesome location! =)