Surprise Proposal on the Ravenel Bridge, Charleston

The Ravenel Bridge was already their place. Every Saturday morning, same walk, same view from the top where the Cooper River stretches out in both directions and the Charleston peninsula sits in the distance. She had no reason to think this one would be different. He had been planning for weeks. We worked out every detail in advance. Which side she would be standing on, which knee to take, exactly where to position so the light and the view were both working. I was already there when they arrived. When he stopped at the top and she turned around, I had the shot.

After she said yes, they kept walking. All the way across to Mount Pleasant and back to Charleston, just the two of them. What she didn't know was that he had arranged a brunch for friends and family at Mercantile and Mash on East Bay Street, just minutes from the base of the bridge. The proposal was the beginning of the whole day.