Back Where Their Story Began | Carson & Kylie’s Del Mar Beach Surprise Proposal

After nearly six years together, Carson wanted to propose to Kylie on a stretch of Del Mar Beach where they shared one of their first dates. He reached out in late July for a September 5 surprise proposal, and we got to work weeks before the big day. During another trip to San Diego, we stopped in Del Mar to scout his exact location near 29th Street and the San Dieguito River channel, planned the approach and recommended flowers as a discreet marker for where he should propose. On September 5, we arrived early, placed the flowers and blended into the beach crowd as Carson and Kylie approached. We captured the entire proposal, including one unforgettable moment when Carson had to run back for the ring, before spending the next hour photographing their engagement along the Del Mar coastline.