This Northern Lights Proposal is the Stuff Dreams are Made Of
When two photographers get engaged, you know the photos will be nothing short of spectacular.
Apparently, this year, the Aurora Borealis, or Northern Lights, put on an incredible show – just ask Maltese photographer Rene Rossignaud, who captured some stunning scenes during a recent trip there.
But he wasn’t the only one to capture some magic.
On 6th March, Dale Sharpe popped the question to his girlfriend of seven years, Karlie Russell, under the Northern Lights in the Lofoten Islands of Norway.
The couple, both photographers, have snapped the Northern Lights plenty of times before, but Sharpe said that the night he popped the question was the most amazing display of colour he had ever seen.
He took to Instagram to explain how it all went down:
“What better way to propose than in the heart of the Arctic Circle under the Northern Lights. It's taken a few years to plan but I always had this moment in mind and it seemed fitting as we are both landscape photographers who share a passion for photographing the aurora.”
“Originally I was going to propose in Iceland last year, but unfortunately, Karlie decided to discard my secretly stashed ring (yes, that actually happened, we were trying to cut weight on a connecting flight from the Faroe Islands). Fortunately though, my plan worked and tonight, the aurora was firing in one of the most incredible displays of colour we have ever seen.”
“I tricked Karlie into believing we were shooting a selfie and used a torch to light us up for the image. Much to her shock, it wasn't any normal selfie, and much to my shock, she said yes! This is a single image that was taken during the proposal. And now we may not have any of our own images up hanging on our walls at home...we may however, make an exception for this one.”