Tekapo Surprise Proposal Photography
Surprise Proposals in New Zealand
Capture your surprise proposal in Tekapo
Planning to pop the question in Lake Tekapo? Known for its turquoise water, wild lupins, wide open skies, and iconic lakeside scenery, it’s one of New Zealand’s most romantic proposal destinations. We offer Tekapo surprise proposal photography, working with you to plan the moment, find the ideal spot, and capture it all naturally through both photography and video.
We’re Andy and Lisa, South Island locals based in Wanaka. Andy has been working as a professional photographer since 2008, and has a 100% ‘yes’ rate with planning and documenting surprise proposals. This can either be achieved as a complete surprise, being in the right place at the right time, or can be secretly integrated into a couples photo session.
Our Process
Set the scene
Together, we‘ll narrow down your surprise proposal date and the ideal location based on your preference and travel plans.
Pre shoot guidance
When planning a photoshoot like this, we’ll work through everything we can control so you can be confident on the day.
Go time
I’ll be at the location, on time and ready to go. Let your nerves relax and know you’re in good hands for this special moment.
Enjoy and reflect
We’ll continue our photo session to follow, and I’ll curate, edit and deliver your photos and video for you to enjoy and share.
Delivered with every Tekapo proposal
PHOTOGRAPHY
We’ll be there to capture your proposal, the tears, the hugs and the emotions without getting in the way. You’ll also enjoy an hour of location photography to follow. Your photos will be carefully curated, edited and delivered as high res images for you to print and share as you like.
CAMERA VIEW VIDEO
While photos capture those exact moments, a video captures a lot more. I mount an action camera to the top of my main camera, and have it rolling for your proposal, so everything I see is recorded as a video. You can then enjoy that special minute or two back in real time.
Optional Extras
Hybrid Video
More than just the behind the scenes video. This is series of thoughtfully shot video clips of your entire session. Shot from Andy’s camera and drone where applicable. We’ll allow a little extra time on the day, capturing the movement and emotions. Delivered as a highlight film edited to licensed music.
From $1000 NZD
Wild Picnic
The perfect way to wrap up your photo session and roll out another surprise. We’ll have a picnic for 2 set up somewhere scenic and quiet. Included will be a grazing box along with non-alcoholic NZ bubbles. We’ll grab a few photos as you settle in, then leave you to it and soak in the views.
From $800 NZD
Flowers
Flowers make everything special. We work with an incredible local florist to create a bouquet that will set the scene. We will also arrange getting your flowers to your location, whether its hidden away as a second surprise, or set on the ground as the perfect marker for where to do your proposal.
From $300 NZD
Helicopter Flight
We work with helicopter companies across Wānaka, Queenstown, Mt Cook, Tekapo and beyond to get you to some of New Zealand’s most epic views. We’ll arrange the flight on your behalf, and set it up as a private ‘scenic flight’ where Andy is simply onboard as another traveller.
From $1850 NZD
Andy was amazing
He went above and beyond for our proposal photography! He scoped out our location for me, provided example shots, and came up with a plan for getting to the location. The photos were amazing, I would highly recommend using Andy for proposal photos!
He is more than worth it!
Andy was soo amazing for my proposal. Everyone spoke about how beautiful the photos were and asked how I found him! He was super easy to work with, gave great ideas, and did an amazing job pretending to be a tourist so my partner had zero suspicions!
Tekapo
surprise proposal Package
$1990 NZD
Includes the following:
– Pre shoot guidance
– Photography of your proposal in Tekapo
– Camera view video of your proposal
– Photo session to follow (up to 1 hour)
– Sneak peeks within 2 days
– Curation, editing and delivery of your photos as high res files.
