Surprise proposal photoshoot in Alfama

Anatoly & Julia, photographers in LisbonJulia & Anatoly Motoryha Updated

An August proposal at an Alfama viewpoint at sunrise, followed by a walk down to the river as a couple session.

  • Proposal on one knee at an Alfama viewpoint above the rooftops
  • Couple hugging right after the proposal at the viewpoint
  • Proposal moment at the Portas do Sol viewpoint above Alfama
  • The moment of the proposal at a Lisbon viewpoint
  • Engagement ring close up
  • Couple kissing after the proposal, the ring on her hand, black and white
  • Couple kissing after the proposal
  • Newly engaged couple under bougainvillea
  • Couple by a red door under bougainvillea in Alfama
  • Newly engaged couple on an azulejo bench above Alfama
  • Couple walking beside a tram on a Lisbon street
  • Woman spinning under the Rua Augusta Arch
  • Woman showing her engagement ring at Praça do Comércio after the proposal
  • Engaged couple walking on the Cais das Colunas steps
  • Engaged couple embracing by the Tagus

The route

The viewpoint

The question, the answer and the ring, with the rooftops and the river behind.

Right after

A red door under bougainvillea and the tiled pergola at Santa Luzia.

Baixa

A tram street and the Rua Augusta Arch.

The river

Praça do Comércio and the Cais das Colunas steps into the Tagus.

Light and timing

Proposals work best in the first light: the viewpoint is almost empty, so the moment belongs to the two of you and nobody walks into the frame.

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Anatoly & Julia, photographers in Lisbon
Julia & Anatoly Motoryha

Julia and Anatoly Motoryha are a husband-and-wife photography team. For seven years they have photographed couples, families and travellers, more than 3,000 couples in all, and they have lived in Lisbon since 2025. They write these guides from the mornings they spend on the viewpoints and beaches. More about us · Instagram