What if the weather does not play nice for my proposal?

One of the more significant concerns for a surprise proposal is the weather. I have had to deal with this a few times in recent weeks, and each worked out well.

If the weather looks doubtful during the week of the proposal, I will check in with the client once we are in the 24-hour weather window, at which point we will have a much better idea about what will happen. If the weather does not look good, we will check in with the client on the morning of the proposal.

In one case, we moved the proposal to an earlier time to beat the arriving weather front and for a couple of others to an earlier day.

For another, the forecast showed scattered thunderstorms all day, and on the morning of the proposal, I left it up to the client – he saw an opening in the weather. We changed the time of the proposal, and it worked out super well, but when I drove home, I hit the thunder and lightning that we had dodged.

Sometimes the solution is simple, move the proposal spot to a different location to minimize the impact of the weather. If none of the aforementioned solutions work, a large ‘white or clear’ umbrella will do the trick.

The bottom line is that I will be as flexible as my schedule permits to move the shoot around to avoid the weather, but occasionally, the weather does win.

Check out his article:  Planning for a Rainy Day Proposal