“…I headed over to where he was and as I approached he knelt down like he was holding the octopus in the water. When I got there, he turned around, opened his hands and where I expected to see an octopus, was a ring! He asked me to marry him, I said yes, and the rest is history.”
Talk about an eye-catching opener! This adventurous two-some introduced me to Arroyo Hondo Preserve, where we took their engagement photographs. We had fun walking around, discovered flowing water (!), and I learned a thing or two from Sam about the preserve. Everything was luscious and green, the sun came out at the right time, and there were even wildflowers beginning to bloom. Scroll below to see more of their engagement photos and to read more about the two (including their unique proposal!).
From Sara: “Sam, who is two years older, lived in Isla Vista, so his sister and I would go over to his house to party on the weekends. I lived with his sister throughout college, so Sam and I saw each other frequently, but it wasn’t until after he graduated from UCSB that we began dating. When I graduated two years later, we decided to move to Kauai in search of adventure. We spent about five months in Kauai before heading back to Santa Barbara. For the next 6 years, we lived, worked and played in the beautiful city of Santa Barbara, exploring the beaches, mountains, nightlife and adventure that Santa Barbara had to offer.”
“In July of 2015, Sam took me to one of our favorite places, the tide pools off of Sands Beach near UCSB. Sam first brought me there 9 years ago to look for octopuses and other sea creatures. Since then, it has been one of our favorite places to explore. That morning in July, the low tide was at sunrise so we were on the beach early. As usual, Sam was off ahead of me in search of an octopus. After not too long, he called “Sara,” and held up his closed hands indicating that he had caught an octopus. I headed over to where he was and as I approached he knelt down like he was holding the octopus in the water. When I got there, he turned around, opened his hands and where I expected to see an octopus, was a ring! He asked me to marry him, I said yes, and the rest is history. Sam did find a big octopus that day and it posed nicely on my hand to help me show off my ring in a photo. “
