Proposal photographer
The photographer blends in as a tourist while you propose, photographs the whole moment from a distance, then stays for a short couple shoot once the answer is yes.
- Starting from
- $290
- Duration
- 30 min
- You receive
- 15+ edited photos
- Delivery
- Gallery in 48–72 hours
Couples, honeymoons & proposals
What’s included
- 15+ edited photos — the proposal and the couple shoot after it
- A spot scouted in advance and marked for you on a map
- A hidden photographer with a long lens
- A signal and a fallback plan agreed over WhatsApp
- Private online gallery within 48–72 hours
How it works
From the first message to the gallery
Your only job on the day is the question. The timing, the spot and the camera are handled, and if the place is crowded or you are running late, one word on WhatsApp moves everything to the back-up spot without your partner noticing.
- You plan it with us on WhatsApp — your partner never sees a booking, a message or a name.
- We choose the spot for the light at your hour, scout it in advance and send you a map pin and a photo of exactly where to stand, plus a back-up place nearby.
- The photographer arrives twenty minutes early dressed like any other visitor and waits at a distance with a long lens.
- You give the agreed signal; the whole moment is photographed — the walk up, the question, the answer.
- Once it is a yes, the photographer comes over and stays for a short couple shoot. A reel or a drone can be added if the spot allows it.
The price, in full
What $290 covers
Fixed published prices: the price on the page is the price you pay for the shoot as described. Add-ons are priced below, and the costs that are never ours to charge are named before you confirm.
Included
- 30 min of shooting with a photographer
- 15+ edited photos, colour-corrected
- Gallery in 48–72 hours
- Travel within the area you booked
- 100% money-back guarantee
Optional extras
Only if you choose them. Fixed prices in US dollars, the same in the booking form.
- Drone add-on+$150
- Reel add-on+$110
- Extra hour+$100
- Flying dress rental+$120
- Hair & make-up artist+$90
- Express 24 h delivery+$50
- Island transfer+$90
Not included / may apply
- Your entrance and boat tickets, and venue fees where a venue charges one
- Temple donations and sarong rental
- National-park and drone permits, where a place requires them
- Travel outside the area you booked: the photographer’s crossing to Nusa Penida, the Gilis or Lombok is the island-transfer add-on (+$90); further afield is quoted before you confirm
Portfolio
Proposal photographer: portfolio
Frames from recent shoots, to plan yours against.
Where to book it
Book Proposal photographer where you are staying
Available in 12 places across Bali and Indonesia. Choose the one nearest your villa or hotel — travel within it is included.
About this shoot
How a hidden proposal shoot works
- Starting from
- $290
- Duration
- 30 min
- Edited photos
- 15+
- Places
- 12
A proposal photographer in Bali is a 30-minute booking, from $290, in which the photographer stays hidden while you propose and then runs a short couple shoot straight after; you receive 15+ edited photos online within 48–72 hours. Your partner sees nothing until the moment itself. Before the day we agree the exact spot, where you will stand, which way you will face and a signal — a hand in the pocket, a phrase — so the photographer is ready when you kneel and catches the reaction, not the back of your head.
Clifftops on the Bukit Peninsula at sunset are the classic setting: Uluwatu has open viewpoints as well as villa and restaurant terraces above the ocean. Sunrise on a beach in Nusa Dua or Sanur is quieter and easier to keep private, and on the Gili Islands an empty stretch of sand is never far away. Public viewpoints fill up at sunset, so a terrace booked with the venue's permission gives you more control. Venue fees and decoration are not included. In the wet season, November to March, have a covered plan B in mind.
After the yes, the photographer comes out, congratulates you both and turns the rest of the half-hour into a relaxed couple session while the emotions are still fresh — including close-ups of the ring. If you want the moment on video too, a reel add-on films the proposal alongside the photos. The 15+ edited photos arrive within 48–72 hours; an express 24-hour delivery is available if you want to send them to family the next day.
Before you book
Frequently asked questions: Proposal photographer
How do you keep it a secret?
Everything goes through you on WhatsApp; your partner never sees a booking. You get a pinned spot and a photo of exactly where to stand. The photographer arrives twenty minutes early, dressed like a visitor, and starts shooting when you give the agreed sign — touching your cap, say. If you are running late or the spot is crowded, you send one word and we switch to the back-up place nearby.
Where is a good place to propose in Bali?
A west-facing cliff in Uluwatu at sunset, a quiet stretch of beach at sunrise, or the jungle edge in Ubud. Public places cost nothing but come with other people; cliff-top restaurants and villas can reserve a corner or a decorated set-up, which they charge for separately. Avoid temples: they are places of worship, and a proposal with a photographer inside one is not appropriate.
Next step
Plan your Proposal photographer
Reply within 2 hours. No deposit required to enquire.