“Hair and makeup artist Jen Martens and her partner of seven years, Amanda Avila, had an ongoing bit. “When we’d go to places that are special to us, we’d make a little joke: ‘If I had a ring, I’d totally be proposing right now,’ ” Martens shares.
Her actual proposal in September 2023 wasn’t that spontaneous, but it came close. When photographer Christina Frary of Matthew David Studio asked Martens if she and Avila were open to modeling for a styled wedding photo shoot with her and fellow shooter Louis Willard Photo, Martens realized it’d be the perfect scenario to pop the question. The only problem? She had one week to put it together…”
