“Candlelight, a little white chapel and a sunset picnic for two.”

There is something about a small whitewashed chapel in the Cyclades that feels made for love stories. For Arsenis and Niki’s Santorini proposal we chose exactly that: a quiet chapel on the caldera, a heart of glowing candles on the pebbled courtyard, and the evening light slowly turning everything soft and warm.

Arsenis knelt inside the candle heart and Niki was already in tears before the ring box opened. Her answer was obvious, and the hug that followed was even better.

To celebrate, we moved to the cliffs for a sunset picnic above the Aegean with champagne, fresh strawberries and wildflowers on a linen blanket. With the volcano in front of them and the island lights starting to appear, this engagement photoshoot in Greece turned into a slow and romantic evening, exactly as it should be. As a Santorini proposal photographer, evenings like this are the reason I love what I do.

Arsenis and Niki, thank you for this beautiful evening. May your life together be as warm as that candlelight.

Photographer: Despina Kouloglou