There’s something undeniably special about Venice, and when you pair it with a surprise proposal during a stunning sunset on San Giorgio Island, the magic truly unfolds.
Recently, I had the pleasure of capturing a beautiful proposal session that took place on this quiet yet iconic island. The couple wanted an intimate experience, away from the busy streets of Venice, and San Giorgio Island was the perfect choice for this heartwarming moment.
The Setting
The island of San Giorgio offers the most breathtaking views of Venice’s skyline, with St. Mark’s Square just across the water. As the sun set, the scene became even more magical. The soft glow of the sun reflecting off the Venetian buildings and water created a perfect backdrop, setting the tone for an unforgettable proposal.
As you can see from the images, we caught the couple’s tender moments at the water’s edge, with the iconic Venetian architecture softly illuminated in the background. The soon-to-be groom chose the perfect spot, and as the sun began to sink below the horizon, he asked the love of his life to spend forever with him.
Capturing the Emotion
I believe that every proposal is unique, and this one was filled with genuine emotion. You can see it in their smiles, the way they looked at each other, and their body language. The moments before the proposal were filled with excitement, and when he finally went down on one knee, it was pure magic.
The images speak for themselves—the excitement, the nervous anticipation, and the overwhelming joy after she said “yes” are moments they’ll cherish forever. Some of my favorite shots are from when the couple just took a quiet moment to soak in their happiness, with the glow of the golden hour around them.
Post-Proposal Glow
After the proposal, we took advantage of the beautiful soft light from the sunset to capture more intimate and relaxed portraits. The couple’s energy was incredible, and I loved guiding them through the streets of Venice to continue the shoot, capturing candid moments full of laughter and love.
From gondolas on the shore to timeless walks by Venetian architecture, every frame captured their post-proposal glow. The setting, the light, and their genuine affection made for stunning images that tell their love story beautifully.
Why San Giorgio Island?
As a Venice proposal photographer this is my favorite location: while Venice offers many popular locations for photography, San Giorgio Island is a hidden gem that provides a serene, intimate space for couples who want a more private moment. Away from the bustling crowds, it offers iconic Venetian views, particularly at sunset, making it the perfect place for proposals or romantic photo sessions.
Here can se the other images from this Venice proposal at sunset.
Your Venice Proposal
Are you planning a surprise proposal in Venice? Let me help you create and capture these special moments in a way that is meaningful to you. Whether you’re drawn to the quiet romance of San Giorgio or the bustling beauty of St. Mark’s Square, I’ll work with you to ensure your love story is told through stunning, authentic images.
]]>A romantic proposal in Venice on Valentine's Day is the stuff of dreams. It's a magical place, full of incredible sights and experiences. But if you want to make sure your proposal goes without a hitch, you need to plan ahead. As a photographer specialized in surprise proposals in Venice I'm happy to help planning and capturing memories of this special day.
Pre-Proposal Preparation
Pre-proposal preparation is an essential step.. It sets the stage for an effective and successful proposal. For s.valentine, this involves a thorough discovery process that allows us to better understand your specific proposal idea, we'll need to consider that Carnival is attracting many tourists so we'll need to devote extra care to the search of a quiet yet scenic spot. Usually I find that a zoom video call is the best way to talk about the ideas and the plan but email or messages caa be effective too. Follow this link to contact me.
Venetian Romance Destinations
When looking for a romantic getaway, travelers should consider the unique experience of the Venetian lagoon and its many islands, from the famous Murano glassworks to hidden bays in Burano and Torcello. Or (my favorite proposal place) the island of San Giorgio: it is quiet yet literally 2 minutes away from the Doge Palace with a spectacular view on Venice.
With its historic canals, winding streets, and picturesque architecture, Venice provides endless opportunities for a couple to explore together while creating beautiful memories they’ll cherish forever, a perfect engagement session.
Conclusion
When you're planning the perfect proposal in Venice for Valentine's Day, remember that it's not just about the grand gesture and the big moment. It's about the moments leading up to your big moment, too – and all of the little details in between leading to a "yes" and memorable pictures to cherish for a lifetime. From planning a romantic gondola ride to organizing a private dinner for two, each of these small touches can bring your proposal to life and make it truly unforgettable. So don't forget to plan the perfect proposal in Venice for Valentine's Day - it will be worth it!
This is a collection of surprise proposals galleries.
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The plan for this proposal was to recognize clients at the exit of their hotel and to follow them to the agreed place (planned with the guy in advance).
Then after capturing the candid reactions and the "Yes" moment we would have done a more traditional engagement session that would have ended with some images with the couple enjoying a gondola ride.
Clicking on any image will open the gallery from that session.
The couple is walking with her unaware that he is leading to a lovely area where he will propose.
a moment pretending to knee to take a picture and here it is a ring and a big question:
preparing to propose in Venicetaking a picture before offering the ring
she said yesmaybe not yet but her eyes definitely anticipate that she will say yes!
After the moment I prefer to let the couple recenter and adjust to their new reality of an engaged couple, often even if staying away these moment are perfect for very intimate images. Once they are ready we walk around Venice for more posed but still natural engagement portraits.
With this couple we decided to say goodbye while they were on a gondola:
engagement sessionnewly engaged couple on a romantic gondola ride in Venice
In this page there is a collection of galleries with photographs of surprise proposal in Venice
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Contact me or read more at the webpage with details on how to book a photosession and on how to pay with bitcoin or other cryptocurrencies.
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We met in San Zaccaria and started the photo walk in the island of San Giorgio (one of my favorite places for surprise engagements) then thanks to the magic of Venice we managed to have a good variety of images by just walking a bit in sestieri Castello and San Marco.
All the love story photoshooting took around 3 hours.
I particularly like being chosen as a photographer for honeymoons because of the very happy emotions that I'm asked to convey in imaged, often these assignements are very refreshing.
I write about it now beacuse the weather conditions are very similar to what we coudl expect in the end of March and April.
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We had a walk from San Toma to Dorsoduro before taking a gondola across Canal Grande and then reached San Marco square where a party in masks was waiting for them.
Full gallery of their honeymoon photosession.
Efi has been very attentive to the selection of all the details and very smart in finding out that the MAC shop in Venice would have provided free make up if she bought 3 products, since it is a brand she loves that has been an extra present.
Gallery with the reportage of the wedding
The make up artist was Stefania Bon from stefymakeup
At this link there is a selection from the photographic reportage of a russian wedding.
And below some images of the celebration and of a walk from the church to San Marco square, in total we spent togheter just 3 hours, the bride seemed to enjoy a lot a local ice cream.
This couple has spent their honeymoon in Italy travelling from Rome to Venice and visiting Siena and Rapallo.
Choosing the destination for the photographic session should have been quite difficult.
Below a few images from Rapallo with the wedding dress and with ordinary one.
This is the link to a broader selection of images.
The few hours in Venice were intense, a typical breakfast a not so common barefoot walk and walzer in high waters and a gondola tour among Canal Grande.
We met in the old ghetto and walked towards Dorsoduro through Rialto Bridge. We finished in the evening at ponte delle Guglie having images of people passing by.
It has been so nice that next morning we indulged in an extra shooting with different lighting conditions.
The comment of the groom made me very happy:
"Luca, its great job! Thank You for beautiful pics. Venice forever with us now, thanks to You"
We met at their hotel in San Marco Square, walked till Dorsoduro and Accademia to have a a typical glass of wine and a gondola trip in order then to finish with the evening light in San Marco square as I always prefer to bring back couples to their hotel not to have them wandering around Venice looking for the way home...
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It was delightful to be appointed by a couple from London to shoot the man’s proposal to the future bride in Venice (gallery).
We only had the possibility to talk by skype to suggest an ideal location for the event: the San Giorgio Island in the Venice Lagoon, ant to agree timing to let the shot beat sunset, but during that day we could not meet before or this would have spoilt the surprise for the future bride (she accepted :-).
I was getting my cameras ready one hour earlier than agreed when I saw the couple arriving …Gosh, they were early! I said to myself “Don’t Panic!” let's fine tune focus and, in the twinkling of an eye, the guy fell down on his knees and took the ring out of his pocket if I wouldn't have them in the frame for the test there would have been no way to catch the moment, It turned out to be a stroke of luck: everything that really matters was in the picture: the excited man, the amazed lady, the ring, the sunset and the lagoon…done! In the following minutes we had a short video of them expressing their emotions (my "under cover" part of the assignment ended) and a relaxing photo walk in Venice to be continued on the next day's morning.
Anyone who has already been there, would agree that Venice is as an ideal setting for any kind of story. Shakespeare had two of his most famous plays: Otello and The Merchant of Venice, set there; Thomas Mann had the main character of his Death in Venice spending his last days in the city; movies like Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade, Casino Royale and Everyone Says I love You feature shot in Venice; and Hugo Pratt had most of his Corto Maltese cartoon saga taking place here.
At the same time, venice is no common setting at all. The city is likely to take the stage itself and act as the main character: in movies like “Bread & Tulips”, for instance, the plot is almost a pretext to show the narrow alleys, squares, ancient palaces, channels, smalls hops, walking-by citizens, and boats, so typical of this unique city.
If you are planning to travel to Venice, planning a photo shooting session might be a good idea. If you are going to spend there a weekend, your holidays or engagement proposal, pre-wedding, wedding or honeymoon a photographic session will ensure you high-quality pictures to remember some magical moments.
Nevertheless, be careful…you might have to fight hard against the exhibitionist personality of this city! Well, just let Venice be the co-protagonist of your photo-story …it’s the best you can do
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I discover that babymoon is a short holiday that a couple enjoys some time before the lady gives birth to the child.
It is something like a present the parents-to-be make to each other before starting the exciting, yet exhausting, full-time job of child-bearing.
In most cases this means that the couple spends a weekend or a few days in a charming resort, perhaps surrounded by nature or in a famous historical city, entertaining themselves with tourism, strolls, thermal baths, nice restaurants, or just lazy relax.
This special occasions an excellent moment for hiring a lifestyle portrait photographer to get nice pictures as souvenir of sweets moments to be cherished for years to come.
Since I am familiar with shooting in exclusive spots such as Venice, Milan and Portofino expecially in the field pregnancy portraits, I thought this might be a nice opportunity to offer my services and created a specific page on: babymoon portraits.
I would be delighted if you wanted to share with me your ideas on how would you imagine the best portraits for couples during pregnancy.
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The photographic session was in Milan with a couple that in a week would have met their first son after nine months of waiting.
I've been particularly happy since during most assignments I'm the one in charge of photography and it would be mine to have at least an image to present myself in action, this time I got two of them:
The your husband and wife were travelling across Italy (Rome, Florence, Venice) and decided to ask for a photographic service creating some memories and portraits in Venice.
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Near "Basilica della Salute" I couldn't help noticing how everything was in the right place for a portrait at a young lady drawing a nicely lit building.
I thought twice if it was a good idea to interrupt her concentration for asking permission and this was one of the resulting images. The umbrella shape and colour the blue of shoes and clothings light was all fine even the reflection from the paper on the face was needed and all there by its own.
Reality can be really inspiring on its own.
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Month after month the sun will always be in a different location so there will be different places where to be.
new pages and images will be online in the coming days and weeks
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