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Surprise proposal with a young couple on the beach - Huntington Beach State Park - Pawleys Island

Featured surprise proposals and engagement photography from 2024 in Myrtle Beach

May 28, 2025 by Ryan Smith

I just realized I never made my usual yearly post, looking back on some of my favorite surprise marriage proposals, engagement sessions, couples’ portraits, and anniversary pictures from 2024. If you would like to check out last year’s post, please click here. It was another great year with many happy …

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Lift into the air in front of the sunset - Huntington Beach State Park

My favorite engagement pictures and surprise proposals of 2023

March 19, 2024 by Ryan Smith

As I said last year, I can’t believe another year is already over, and I’m about to hit the busy season of 2024. Before things get too busy, I like to look back at some of my favorite pictures from the previous year. So today, I’m making a quick post …

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Jumping for joy during the surprise proposal - Huntington Beach State Park - Myrtle Beach

Favorite engagement pictures of 2022 in Myrtle Beach

January 21, 2023 by Ryan Smith

I can’t believe another year is already over. 2022 was one of my busiest yet, with hundreds of wedding, engagement, and family portrait sessions in the Myrtle Beach area. If you follow me on Instagram or Facebook, I always post a few pictures from my recent sessions, but I don’t …

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Three Surprise Proposals in Myrtle Beach

So many surprise marriage proposals in November in Myrtle Beach

February 7, 2023December 15, 2021 by Ryan Smith

It seems like there is something special about this November in Myrtle Beach. I’ve had so many couples doing engagement portraits and surprise proposals recently. After coming out of Covid, everyone is now making their big plans for the future. I’ve never had a year so booked up with weddings …

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Categories Brookgreen Gardens, Engagements and Proposals
Kids holding up Will You Mary Me signs - Huntington Beach State Park

Surprise proposal during family and maternity portraits

March 23, 2023June 2, 2021 by Ryan Smith

This was such a fun recent family photography session that I wanted to make a quick blog post about it. I’ve done many surprise marriage proposal over the years in Myrtle Beach. However, I’ve never done one, that combined maternity portraits and family pictures at the same time! I was …

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Categories Engagements and Proposals, Family & Senior Portraits
Kiss after private horseback ride on the beach - Inlet Point Plantation - Little River

Horseback ride surprise proposal at Inlet Point Plantation Stables in North Myrtle Beach

March 28, 2023May 6, 2021 by Ryan Smith

This was such a fun idea for a surprise marriage proposal in Myrtle Beach. Geoff contacted me a few weeks before his proposal. He wanted to surprise his girlfriend but he wanted to do it during a horseback ride down the beach. He got in touch with Inlet Point Plantation …

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Touching noses backlit by the sunset in front of the dunes - Huntington Beach State Park

How to do an unforgettable surprise marriage proposal in Myrtle Beach

March 30, 2023December 26, 2020 by Ryan Smith

I photograph many surprise marriage proposals yearly in the Myrtle Beach area, and so far, everyone has said yes to the proposal! From proposals in the pouring rain, sunset rides on horseback, the couple’s kids holding “will you marry me signs in the background” to literally jumping for joy, I’ve …

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Engagement pictures with the dogs - Myrtle Beach State Park

2020 romance in Myrtle Beach – Favorite engagement pictures of the year

March 17, 2023December 14, 2020 by Ryan Smith

Covid-19 has messed up a lot of plans this year. But it didn’t stop many determined couples from getting engaged in Myrtle Beach during 2020. As things get busy during the summer, I don’t have as much time for posting to my blog. So I thought I would make a …

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Kiss by the flowers in the Palmetto Garden - Brookgreen Gardens

Surprise marriage proposal in Brookgreen Gardens

October 3, 2019May 2, 2017 by Ryan Smith

I had a lot of fun photographing a recent surprise marriage proposal in Brookgreen Gardens in Murrells Inlet. April is a great time of the year for taking pictures in Brookgreen. The springtime flowers are blooming and they also have extended hours until 8pm. Normally the gardens close at 5pm …

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Categories Brookgreen Gardens, Engagements and Proposals
She said yes - Myrtle Beach State Park

Surprise engagement proposal on a beautiful winter evening in Myrtle Beach

April 15, 2023February 27, 2017 by Ryan Smith

I always love the Myrtle Beach State Park at sunset in the winter. This time of the year the sky just seems clearer and the water is more blue. I don’t know if it’s perhaps the lower humidity or just the difference in the angle of the sunset. We had …

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