It's "Dee" for short. We had a little pep talk while Nephthalie was getting her make up done. Vallery, stylist extraordinaire and Nephthalie's brother, did a walk through of how the proposal would go down. Dee was nervous that he would laugh uncontrollably. I assured him that whatever happened would be fine.

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So we had Nephthalie face the "window" while Vallery passed Dee the ring. Mad slick. Dee got down on his knee and I told Nephthalie to turn around and look at her boo.

Nephthalie & Duckensy's Surprise ProposalTide & True Studios, Norwalk, CT

"My legs almost gave up on me lol. I got to live one of my dreams come true. I dreamed of that day, how I would feel, would I be crying? Happy? Surprised? Well I was happy, surprised but I tried hard not to cry, lol couldn’t ruin my make up before taking our beautiful pictures."
-Neph

She cried. Don't let her fool you hahaha. Nephthalie & Duckensy's Surprise ProposalTide & True Studios, Norwalk, CT

Outfit change! Did I mention that Vallery did the styling? Yes, he's wonderful. He puts the most interesting pieces together and makes them look fabulous.

Dee is hilarious, by the way. He got all excited when certain songs on my playlist would play. Neph, he's definitely a keeper! Nephthalie & Duckensy's Surprise ProposalTide & True Studios, Norwalk, CT

"There’s a lot of things that I love about him but I love the way he makes me feel. Like I’m the only one in the world. I love the fact that he’s a very good listener and he always do his best to give me the best of everything. He’s the type of man that will put his needs second to make sure mines come first. He accepts me for who I am. He loves me from the inside out. With him I don’t need to pretend and I love love love that about him. And lastly I love the fact that  he understands how IMPORTANT MY RELATIONSHIP WITH GOD IS."
-Neph

Yeah, definitely a keeper!
Nephthalie & Duckensy's Surprise ProposalTide & True Studios, Norwalk, CT

For a second, I almost forgot that this was supposed to be a Birthday Shoot haha. So we took some solo photos. Nephthalie made Dee take a photo, too. Nephthalie & Duckensy's Surprise ProposalTide & True Studios, Norwalk, CT These two are the absolute cutest. I could feel that their connection was genuine, and that's always the thing I look out for during these kinds of sessions. Here's what Nephthalie looks forward to with her future with Dee:

"To get to know him more. Love him unconditionally. Growing old together. Travel the world together. Becoming his wife/ mother to our future babies."
-Neph

Nephthalie & Duckensy's Surprise ProposalTide & True Studios, Norwalk, CT

I hope you enjoyed your birthday surprise, Nephthalie! And great job with the proposal, Dee. You didn't mess you :)