Bonnie and Michael

Approximate Date of the Photo
September 30, 2011

Where in Balboa Park was this photo taken
Alcazar Garden

Share your Love Story
Our story is a special one. We both grew up here locally and attended the same schools. It's weird we never shared a classroom or met during those early years, but three decades later we became friends on facebook and It was love at first sight.

Allow me to set the scene; The plan was just to have dinner in the park, I dropped Bonnie off at the Plaza de Panama and asked her to wait there while I parked the car. Then I quickly grabbed my “Will You Marry Me” banner and headed to the Alcazar Garden. As I was hanging up my banner a group of tourists​ asked, who’s getting married? I said, I am, and gave them my camera as they enthusiastically took over the scene and anxiously waited for my return. Then I hurried​ to get Bonnie and told her I wanted to show her something, but she had to wear a blindfold first. I guided Bonnie into the Alcazar Garden where my banner was hanging, which was directly behind me. As Bonnie removed ​her blindfold she wondered why all the park visitors were looking at us. Then she saw the banner and that's when I proposed!​ This photo is Bonnie's reaction.

I chose the Alcazar Garden in Balboa Park, because Bonnie's g​reat uncle was the garden's caretaker many years ago. It’s a beautiful garden and I knew it was a special place in her heart.

Name of the Photographer
Unknown tourist/park visitor