Lauren & Ariel’s sweet & intimate proposal at Pulqueria in NYC all began when they met on a dating site called Coffee Meets Bagel and instantly bonded over a mutual love of 16 Handles Frozen Yogurt (I mean that stuff is good right?!) Ariel is a DJ and Lauren became his mini-entourage, showing up to all of his gigs to cheer him on with love & support.
Ariel enlisted the help of Pulqueria to plan his proposal to Lauren after the couple had the time of their lives at the restaurant, celebrating a friend’s birthday.
Hear more about Lauren & Ariel’s proposal story below!
It was September 5th, three years ago when I matched with Lauren on coffee meets bagel. The prompts was “what’s your guilty pleasure” to which I responded, “16 handles frozen yogurt”… Lauren replied “are You staking me, because I’m here now” and the rest is, as they say, history. I spent a lot of my time both personally and professionally djing and Lauren is was always my biggest fan. No matter the weather, location or set time, she was always there so I figured I’d give her a special event completely dedicated to her. Pulqueria was the ideal venue, as we went for a friends birthday and had the time of our lives, despite sitting most of the time due to a back injury. I knew right then and there, I’d fake DJ show at Pulqueria and ask her to marry me. With the help of Pulqueria and under the disguise of a “last DJ show” Lauren showed up to an empty dance floor adorned with pictures of us from our three years together. Playing her favorite song “eyes” by Kaskade, I asked the easiest question of my life on one knee and looking into her eyes, I got the answer I had hoped for. – Ariel. groom-to-be
Lauren & Ariel’s proposal story was also orchestrated with a little help from their NYC proposal photographer as well!
I met Ariel before when we worked together at an event in NYC. He was always such a nice guy so when he reached out to me to photograph his surprise proposal, I was instantly on board! When I arrived at Pulqueria, we quickly went around together and started hanging up photos that Ariel printed of him and Lauren throughout the years. He told me all about how they met and fell in love. When he explained why the proposal was taking place at the restaurant and why it was private (because she would have wanted it that way) I knew I was in for a really really sweet moment. When Lauren first walked in, I don’t think she even noticed anything was different at first haha! I actually had to point her in the direction of where Ariel was! But once he put her favorite song, and took her to the middle of the room and started dancing, I think it finally clicked. – Olivia, Olivia Christina Photography
Keep scrolling to see more of Lauren & Ariel’s proposal story, captured by NYC Wedding Photographer Olivia Christina Photography!!
