



Ellwood Bluffs Proposal
Matt reached out with a beautiful plan already in place to pop the question to his beautiful partner, Maddy. While Maddy was in school, they both lived in Santa Barbara and would frequent this exact location with their dog . It had become their happy place, holding such special memories for them. Since moving away from Santa Barbara, it had been awhile since they had been here. They both were eager to spend a day at all their favorite places , and so Matt planned the most perfect day for them. The morning began at a new breakfast spot as they were gearing up to head to Santa Barbara from Ventura. While the two of them were at breakfast, I drove up to Ellwood Bluffs and scooped out the location meanwhile communicating with Matt to know when exactly to be expecting them. While they arrived, I placed some shells on the ground as a marker for him to know where to stop and pop the question. I then hid behind a tree and waited. Thankfully the area was pretty quiet that morning. The moment I saw them walk towards the cliff, I began taking photos. At one point, the dog saw me and I had to go deeper into the tree branches so that I didn't give away the surprise. As they both were looking into the ocean, Matt stepped back and got on his knee. It took Maddy a few seconds to look back and see what was actually going on! It was the sweetest , most genuine moment and I was so honored to be able to capture it for them!
The day did not end here... from this beautiful moment, they celebrated their love by wine tasting, dining at their favorite spot in Downtown Sb and taking in the beauty that Santa Barbara has to offer.
Congratulations Matt & Maddy!







