For us at IHNY, the moment that we truly feel that Christmas is fast approaching is when we get to capture a couple’s engagement in The Rink at Rockefeller Center. The giant, colorful, and brightly lit Christmas tree provides a perfectly festive backdrop to every romantic proposal that takes place there.

Xavier and Delphine just so happened to be our first Ice Skating Proposal couple for Winter 2018! We were extremely excited to get to photograph, not only the moment where he gets down on one knee, but also their post-proposal portraits in front of the Prometheus Statue, where they also enjoyed a couple of glasses of champagne to celebrate!

This unsurprisingly successful and beautiful proposal was planned by The Heart Bandits team.

Tracy and Jon’s surprise proposal was a fairy tale come to life! Having known Tracy for almost a decade, Jon decided to pop the question on a romance-filled Saturday. Following a helicopter tour over Manhattan, he took her to a rooftop overlooking the city. On a terrace filled with rose petals, Jon got down on one knee and asked Tracy to marry him; her “yes” was so beautiful and moving! A violinist was also there to add to the mood, playing songs like “Time of My Life” and “I Swear.” After the proposal, the lovely couple took some stunning engagement photos and shared a private dinner together. This event was magical from start to finish!

Proposal planners: The Heart Bandits

Marlon proposed to Julie on the lush green grass in DUMBO on this summer night, a bouquet of flowers at the ready. The Heart Bandits team set up a little area for their proposal with some candles and a violinist to set the mood for one of the most important nights of their lives together.

Jonathan and Rosalie have been going out for two-and-a-half years now. They met in California, where they both live and grew up. This trip was meant to celebrate her finishing grad school in Occupational Therapy. She has been “subtly hinting” for him to propose for months now. (She even elbowed him a couple times as: “When are you proposing, bud?” He gave me some smiles.)

They went and picked out the ring together – so she knew it was coming soon. But he had made it seem like it wasn’t going to happen in Hawaii because he had a friend who proposed in Hawaii and he didn’t want to copy him. All of that was just to throw Rosalie off his tracks.

She was genuinely surprised. All 40-somewhat people at the waterfall saw and some clapped. She kept saying, “No, no, no, you’re kidding!” And the guy behind us kept saying, “Yes, yes, yes, girl!”

They leave Saturday and have a bunch of plans until then. They were going to head to Haleiwa Bowls for an acai bowl right after the proposal. This is Jonathan’s first time in Hawaii and Rosalie’s 2nd time. They plan to go ziplining, touring the Jurassic Park set at Kualoa, and watching the fireworks at the Hilton on Friday night. They kept mentioning how the hike there almost felt like they were in the Jurassic Park movie.

See more of their gorgeous photos under the cut.

Proposal Planners: The Heart Bandits

Another gorgeous The Heart Bandits proposal in Central Park! They set up a carpet of petals for Richard to get down on one knee on and propose to Juliette while their family watches, hidden behind some plants to add to the surprise!