Breck + Avery, a Surprise Winter Proposal at Ski Santa Fe

Texas cuties Breck and Avery traveled to Santa Fe for a little ski trip this winter, but little did sweet Avery know that Breck was going to pop the question. This snowy day was by far one of the most stunning surprise proposals of all.

If there’s one thing we love, its a surprise proposal and a proposal in the snow is truly a little slice of heaven. This March, we journeyed up into the Sangre de Cristo Mountains to Ski Santa Fe for Breck and Avery’s beyond beautiful new chapter together. After Breck proposed and Avery said yes (!!!!!!!), these hunnies popped champagne with their closest friends and family for one of the best après-ski moments ever. We even got to steal these cuties away for a few sweet romantics in the woods before they shredded the slopes for the first time as a newly engaged couple.

Bring on all the incredible surprise proposals in the most enchanting locations, we’re so down for all the romance and all the adventure!

Location - Ski Santa Fe
Photographers - Bri K + Lexie

Blog + Photo Curation by Jaclyn of Alicia Lucia Photography

Skylar + Hannah, a Ski Santa Fe Proposal

When sweet Skylar reached out to us about capturing his surprise proposal to his love Hannah, we knew it was going to be a breathtaking day. These high school sweethearts officially got engaged during one of their many snowboarding days at Ski Santa Fe and we were so thrilled to be a tiny part of it.

Skylar and Hannah first began dating right before their senior year of high school and have absolutely inseparable ever since. Their love endured as they tackled college, buying a house, and a whole lot of adventures together. These cuties love hiking and snowboarding as well as hanging out with their fur babies Winston and Walter. Even though they’re freshly engaged, Skylar and Hannah hope to tie the knot up in beautiful Colorado.

We’re the biggest fans of all the surprise proposal, especially when they involve the coolest locations. We can’t wait to see all the new love stories unfold this season!

Location - Ski Santa Fe
Photographers - Brianna A. + Lexi

Blog + Photo Curation by Jaclyn of Alicia Lucia Photography

Lisa + Vina, an Ethereal White Sands Proposal

When sweet angel Lisa fist reached out to us about capturing her surprise proposal to long-time partner Vina at White Sands National Park, we knew it was going to be an incredibly beautiful moment to capture. We never could have imagined how deeply we would be touched by these two or how epic their day in southern New Mexico would truly be.

Vina and Lisa first met nearly a decade in 2012 ago via Tumblr as they both worked as graphic designers. At first they were both surprised with how attracted they were to each other (neither had been in a LGBTQ relationship before), but before long these cuties knew that they were destined for one another. After several years of long distance and then finally living together, Lisa and Vina set out to move back to the Bay Area together and start their next chapter.

We knew months in advance that Lisa would be surprising Vina with a proposal, but Lisa didn’t know that Vina would propose back home in California just a short time before their journey to New Mexico! When the day of their White Sands visit finally happened, Vina instantly said yes to Lisa’s proposal. We got to catch every sweet second of it and roam around this heavenly national park with these babes. And, as if the universe didn’t already prove that Lisa and Vina’s love was written in the stars, Mother Nature sent the most stunning rainbow over White Sands just in time.

We’ll forever be so blown away by those stories of our couples who make it through it all together, it truly is the biggest highlight of our jobs. Cheers to these angels, we can’t freaking wait to capture their 2023 wedding in Los Gatos, California!!!

Location - White Sands National Park
Rings - Brilliant Earth
Photographer - Alicia

Blog + Photo Curation by Jaclyn of Alicia Lucia Photography

Cristo + Shandi, a Winter Proposal

We got to celebrate proposal season this winter this the most beautiful way, with a surprise, snowy proposal in the middle of the woods! We were so excited when Cristo reached out to us about capturing this insanely special moment.

We loved the way this sweet little couples session went from 0 to 100 when Cristo pulled out the most stunning sapphire ring (just look at that beauty of a gem) to ask Shandi for forever. Emotional & intimate evenings like this are some of our favorites to be a part of, we can’t wait for even more proposals with all the sweet couples.

Location - New Mexico
Photographer - Alicia

Blog + Photo Curation by Jaclyn of Alicia Lucia Photography

2020 - Moments with Alicia Lucia Photography

2020 was by far one of the most challenging years our team has ever faced, yet through all the difficult descisons and make-or-break moments, we still found the light on the other side of it all.

After an intense global pandemic forced our weddings and shoots to a screeching halt, we weren’t sure what to do, but somehow we found a new path and gained a better perspective on our lives, our business, and our community. We found new ways to capture weddings/elopements and support our couples as they navigated this insane year. And we also found even more opportunities to create beauty through styled shoots and portrait sessions. If one thing is sure, 2020 reminded us of why we set out to do what we do in the first place: love. Watching love win over and over and over again this year, despite all of the odds was something to behold. And we once again fell in love with with what we have the immense privilege of doing, capturing those undeniably beautiful moments of pure joy.

The biggest thank you from the bottom of our hearts goes out to every single couple, family, and individual who continually put their trust in us during a year where everything was uncertain, yet everything mattered even more. And to all of our vendor friends, thank you for riding this one out with us, we’ve never had so much faith in the wedding community as we do right here and now.

No year will ever be quite like 2020, and while we’re grateful to see beacons of hope at start of the new year, we’re forever be grateful for the year that gave us all a chance to start anew and to believe in the magic that is love.

Weddings, Elopements, Styled Shoots, and Portrait Sessions by the Alicia Lucia Photography Team
Blog + Photo Curation by Jaclyn of Alicia Lucia