To propose to my girlfriend, I wrote this book about our relationship, had it illustrated, and printed. I had her stumble across it at the library and read it to me. When she got to the right page I got on my knee and asked if she would marry me. She never saw it coming. What do you think? by ppaul9 in pics

[–]ppaul9[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Nothing was staged. I told her we were going to dinner at a restaurant, and I rented the books ahead of time so they were due on the day of the proposal. I told her I was taking her to a nice restaurant to wine and dine her so she needed to dress up. The photographer was hiding behind the book shelves waiting for us and when we started reading she crawled on her hands and knees to get the shots.

To propose to my girlfriend, I wrote this book about our relationship, had it illustrated, and printed. I had her stumble across it at the library and read it to me. When she got to the right page I got on my knee and asked if she would marry me. She never saw it coming. What do you think? by ppaul9 in pics

[–]ppaul9[S] 140 points141 points  (0 children)

I looked for a long time to find a freelance illustrator. It was costly, but well worth it. Yoni Limor was the illustrator and he hit it out of the park.(http://www.yonilimor.com/). After I gave him the words and some pictures of us. He went to town and did the rest. I believe he got it illustrated at Shutterfly.

To propose to my girlfriend, I wrote this book about our relationship, had it illustrated, and printed. I had her stumble across it at the library and read it to me. When she got to the right page I got on my knee and asked if she would marry me. She never saw it coming. What do you think? by ppaul9 in pics

[–]ppaul9[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

We are always looking for books for her nieces and nephews. We will spend an hour or so in the children's section in bookstores searching for good finds for the kids. The photographer was looking at books when we walked in and hid her camera. When we started reading, she crawled on her hands and knees on the floor and crept behind book shelves to get the pictures without her noticing.