Man surprises his girlfriend by proposing during their maternity photo shoot

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Coming up with the perfect marriage proposal can be difficult, but luckily things seemed to fall right into place for Louis Bruno.

Bruno decided that in order to successfully achieve the key element of surprise and capture the amazing moment on camera, he would propose to his girlfriend Lorenza Pardo during their maternity photo shoot.


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Pardo's best friend set up the maternity photo shoot for the Florida-based couple with her brother-in-law, professional photographer Kevin Cucci.

"Louis and I have been dating for about five years," Pardo tells Mashable. "In regards to the proposal, I was so excited about the maternity shoot and spending the weekend with our friends, that I wasn't thinking about much else."

"When I saw the ring, I truly couldn't believe it" Pardo admitted. "Louis and I have talked about marriage plenty of times over the years, and we've known that we wanted to spend our futures together, but in that moment, I couldn't believe it was happening."

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Pardo told Mashable she was especially grateful for the surprise because she loves pictures and documenting important moments in her life. 

"He truly gave me the most perfect proposal and beautiful memories to always be able to share, especially with our little man, LJ!"

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Nicole is a Senior Editor at Mashable. She primarily covers entertainment and digital culture trends, and in her free time she can be found watching TV, sending voice notes, or going viral on Twitter for admiring knitwear. You can follow her on Twitter @nicolemichele5.

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