Dumbarton Oaks Gardens Surprise Proposal

This was hands down the most dreamy and beautiful surprise proposal I have ever photographed to date! Usman with the help of me and his sisters ( shoutout to Sarah and Amara) planned an amazing surprise proposal at Dumbarton Oaks Garden in Georgetown neighborhood of Washington DC.

A little about the couple…. Usman met Ann back in 2017 at a mutual friend’s birthday party that he was hosting. He was instantly smitten to her but was nervous to ask for her number. After this party, he proceeded to throw more parties where she would show up until he was ready to ask her on a date. Once he mustered up the courage to do so, they quickly fell in love and became best friends.

How the proposal went down… As a cover story to this special day Usman planned to pop the question, he told Ann he was taking her to meet some of his friends from college at Dumbarton Oaks. Even though Usman’s sisters urged her to buy a dressy outfit for the day and one of her friends took her earlier in the week to get her nails done, Ann was thankfully not suspicious at all. Amara and Sara met me a little before the proposal to help set up wherein the gardens Usman was planning to pop the question. Usman brought Ann a row of cherry blossom trees, got down on one knee and popped the big question with a beautiful James Allen engagement ring and she said yes! After the proposal, we walk around the gardens and got the dreamiest portraits ever! Dumbarton Oaks Garden has SO many amazing spots for photos. My personal favorite area was the fountains.

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