Aspen proposal photographer.

PHOTOGRAPHING ASPEN SINCE 2004 · PORTRAITS SINCE 2014

You handle the ring. I handle everything else, the location, the timing, the hiding spot, and the long-lens shot from fifty yards out. She'll have no idea I was there until after she says yes.

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⭐ 5.0 on Google · Based in Aspen since 2014 · 200+ couples & families photographed

Man kneeling to propose to a woman at a mountain overlook surrounded by autumn foliage.

  • Here's the playbook: We pick the location together — a quiet spot at Maroon Bells before the crowds, an aspen grove in Ashcroft, the overlook at Independence Pass. I arrive 15 minutes early, scout the light, and set up far enough back to pass as a tourist taking landscapes. You approach me to take an photo on your phone. You drop to one knee. I'm already shooting. After the yes, I walk over, introduce myself, and we spend the next thirty minutes on portraits while the adrenaline is still in the air. Those are usually the best frames of the day.

  • Maroon Bells

    The most iconic spot in the valley,  and the trickiest to pull off. Shuttle-only from mid-June through October. I know the first-run timing, the right turnout, and how to stay invisible in a crowd.

    Ashcroft Ghost Town

    Ten miles up Castle Creek Road, past the end of the tourists. Cottonwoods and aspens go gold in mid-September. Quiet on weekday mornings, empty the rest of the year.

    Independence Pass

    Open Memorial Day through early November. At 11,000 feet, it's wildflowers in July and first snow by mid-October, and the view in either direction is hard to beat.

    Downtown Aspen

    The Wheeler façade, the brick alleys off Galena, Paepcke Park in the snow. Downtown works beautifully in winter when the mountains are socked in, and it photographs just as well.

    Aspen Mountain & the Sundeck

    The gondola ride up is part of the moment. Sundeck proposals work best on the last run of the afternoon, when the light goes gold and the mountain empties out.

    Your Rental/Home

    Some of the most emotional proposals I've shot happened on a deck with a glass of wine, or by the fire in a rental house. Not every story needs a mountain backdrop — just the right moment.

    • How do you stay hidden? I arrive 15 minutes early and set up like a tourist shooting landscapes. You approach me and hand me your cell phone and ask me to take some pics.

    • Can you help me pick the spot? Yes. I suggest locations based on the season, the light and how private you want it.

    • Can we do Maroon Bells? Yes. It's shuttle-only from 8am-5pm from mid-June through October, so we plan to drive up after 5pm, and will need to book in advance.

    • What if the weather turns? We pick a backup spot during planning. If the day is a washout, we move or reschedule.

    • What happens after the yes? I walk over, introduce myself, and we take about 30 - 120 minutes of couple portraits depending on the package.

    • How much does it cost? Packages start at $850.

    • When do we get the photos? 10 edited images will be delivered the evening of your special day to share to the world, your full edited gallery arrives within 10-14 days.

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Man kneeling to propose to a woman at a mountain lake surrounded by autumn foliage and rugged peaks.