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Dan and I knew each other in high school, we were part of a close group of friends, at the time I never knew he liked me, I always assumed we were just friends. After high school we lost touch, in 2005 we saw each other for the first time in years (at our kid’s daycare), at the time he was married, we didn’t see each other again until 2007, again at the daycare. At that time he was separated and we decided to meet up sometime to catch up. Our first official date was May 12, 2007 at which time he reveled that he always had a big crush on me.
Fast forward to May 14, 2010, it was our 3rd anniversary, this year I was suppose to plan our weekend (as the previous year he planned a surprise trip to Montreal). So I planned our surprised trip to Kingston. The Saturday morning we left, at which time he handed me a box of mint chocolates and a white rose then we headed to our first stop; a flying school, he always had a dream of being a pilot so I booked him an hour “Learn to Fly” session were he got the chance to fly a little cessna. After we left, I took him to Dairy Queen (as he loves ice cream), then we headed to Kingston (all the while he had no idea what was next). When we checked into our hotel (Kingston Best Western Fireside), I had reserved a suite that included a king sized bed, fireplace, hot tob, and a welcome basket of champange and chocolate covered strawberries. We spent the afternoon touring Kingston, had a really nice dinner. The next day, I took him down to the harbour where I had booked us a 3 hour sailing excusion (again another thing he has always wanted to do). After we were done we were getting ready to leave when he said he had something for me. He went to his suitcase and handed me a CD and said, you know our first Valentine together I brought you roses, chocolates and I made you a CD, so for our 3 years together I made you another CD, he told me to read all the songs before opening the case, they were all the songs that meant something to us throughout the years, but when I opened the case there was no CD but a ring. At which time, he got down on one knee and proposed, I was so happy. After I said yes he told me to look at the songs again, when I did the first letter of every song spelled ‘WILL YOU MARRY ME?”.
Now I cannot wait to marry my soul mate on August 20, 2011.
Jason always told me he would never propose when I expected it, when we went to Boston after Christmas to see my favorite Football Team I thought ok it is going to happen here, but nothing, then we drove over to NYC for New Years, again I thought for sure, but nothing!
A month or so later, the day before Valentine’s Day I woke up to a morning coffee, a box of chocolates and a lovely Valentine’s card, next to it were five envelopes that I couldn’t open until he left.
I was to open one per hour, each had sent me on the hunt for something from one of our past dates.
I was told to be dressed pretty and ready for 7pm.
I got all dressed up and the door bell rang at 7pm sharp, and a limo driver was at my door, I was smiling from ear to ear.
The driver took me to a coffee shop where we had our very first date, and there he was in a suit and tie with a red rose in his hand, he looked so handsome.
Jason got in and we kept driving, we ended up at Langdon Hall, an amazing resort where we had the most delicious dinner, our table was the only table with rose petals spread across it.
After dinner we took a walk into the ‘red room’ where there, was my final envelope, and I opened it and it said “Will you be my…….. ” I looked over at Jason and he was on one knee with the most amazing ring I had ever seen in his hand. I didn’t really pay attention to the ring, I jumped up and started to cry and hugged him for which seemed like an hour. He finally asked if it was a yes, he was soooo nervous.
I said “yes of course!” and finally put the ring on.
The drive home we had a bottle of champagne in the limo, and I felt so in love.
It was the most memorable night of my life.
I can’t wait to be his Wifey, hurry up April 2011
We were taking pictures of us all dressed up ready to go to my LAST Rec Gala (formal for my program). The first one we took was terrible, so I went back reset the timer and we took a good one. He said to me lets take one more just to be sure, so I went back to the camera and set the timer one more time. I went back to stand with him in the picture and like 2 seconds later he got down on his knee and asked me to marry him. Its awesome that we have a picture of the exact time it happened.
Well, it was the night when we celebrated David’s 24th birthday. We went to a bar and sang karaoke to one another. We had a lot of fun. Then we came home and as I went to the bathroom, he got the ring, in this case, I didn’t know!It was on May 16th at 12:25 am!
He told me to come to him in the living room. Now in our living room, when you look outside you can see Toronto on the horizon and you can see the whole city.A very beautiful sight especially in the night time! He got down on one knee and asked me! It felt like he was proposing in front of the whole world!And he made me feel very special!! I can’t wait to take his last name!
Les took me to the restaurant he took me to on prom night- the first year we went out (over 8 years ago) we have not been back since! we had a very nice dinner and he was playing with my promise ring (as he always does). i didn’t realize he had taken it off and went to the washroom with it. when he came back i asked for it back and he started freaking out that he couldn’t find it. he went back to the washroom to look and came back distressed and upset that he lost it and ruined a perfect night. we both left the restaurant a little bit down! on the way to the car he started digging around in his pocket, got all excited and said-I think i found the ring! he pulled it out of his pocket and it was the engagement ring-he then asked me to marry him and of course i said yes!
Aaron and I have been living together for almost 4 years now.We had met when I worked at this little Gift Store in Calgary and he was and is Head of Security at the building where the Gift Store is. Every now and then he would come in to see how things were going and we would chat a bit. I really enjoyed him coming in and I couldn’t wait for him to come by. As the days went by I kept wondering if he was ever going to ask me out. To make a long story short, I ended up asking him out. We started dating Jan 10,2007 and ended up moving into together Aug 15,2007. Things were going great until oneday we started talking about getting married. We had both been married before so I knew that this was going to be a big step for the both of us, wondering if we should take the plunge again. As the Months went by, the marriage thing kept popping up. We even looked at rings together. Then Christmas time came up and we didn’t have a proper tree. So I told him, ‘pick me up after work and we will go tree hunting.’ We didn’t want to get a real one because we live in a small apartment, and there isn’t much room for one. So we went to the local Mall were a Walmart is and found a nice artifical tree and purchased it. As we were leaving Walmart, Aaron said, ‘lets look around the mall a bit.’ We walked up one side of the mall, and at one point he tried to stir me into Peoples Jewelers. I had no idea what he was up to. I never thought he was going to do that. He likes surprising me. So we kept walking down the one side of the Mall and came back to Peoples and he took me inside. He said,’lets look around.’ As we were looking around, he took me over to the beautiful engagement rings, and we started looking at them. We came upone these two beautiful rings, and the gentleman there started helping us. Aaron asked me out of the two engament rings I was looking at, which one did I like. One of them was a Heart shaped ring that caught my eye. I wear a heart shaped necklace that Aaron gave me on our second Valentines together. Even some of the earing that Aaron gave me are heart shaped. When I told him that is the one I liked, he looked at the Guy and said’ We will take it.’ I did not know what to do…I just had this stunned look on my face and said, are you kidding me, did you just do what I think you did?’ All he did was smile and walked to the cashier and paid for it. I couldn’t believe it….I was in such shock. I couldn’t take it with me that night, because they had to size it. I have very small fingers. But on Dec 22,2009 we went back to Peoples and picked up my beautiful Heart Shape Engagement ring.Aaron did not get down on his one knee, but I knew this was it and it felt so special to the both of us. As I put the ring on my finger to make sure it fit, and of course it was a perfect fit, all I could see was Aaron watching me and smiling. That felt so right that night and I started crying. Everyone in the store watch and smiled too. The first thing we did, his idea, was call my parents and go over to their place and show them the ring. We all started crying…my Mom and me…Dad just shook Aaron’s hand and congradulated us.
We will be getting married on May 28,2011 and I am so excited!!! I am marrying the man of my dreams. I feel so lucky to have Aaron in my life. The best thing I did was ask him out….
On bended knee, in the moonlight – just like a fairy tale.
June
Well…this takes the cake! He nailed it!!!
Jeff and I have been dating for three years. We met at a volleyball tournament and it literally was, “love at first sight!”
Every year we sign up to play in this annual volleyball tournament because it is a very meaningful one…its where we met.
Jeff wanted to do something different and unique for a proposal. He thought where better to propose than at the place we first met. His plan was to have all of our friends and family show up to the tournament, and at 12 noon, he was going to propose! Awesome!!!
Unfortunately, about two weeks before the tournament, Jeff was diagnosed with a rare inner ear, viral infection call Labyrinthitis. This causes chronic dizziness, visual problems, nausea, weight loss and balance problems. We had no idea why he got it and no idea how long it would last. This really blind sided us both…and I had no idea he was trying to plan a proposal.
The plan now was, I was going to play, and he was going to watch, but still propose as planned.
About three days before the tournament, we got confirmation that it was cancelled due to the unfortunate loss of one of the players wifes. This was truley a sad circumstance and made us both appreciated each other even more.
Jeff’s condition was slightly worse and he didn’t know if he could go on with this proposal. However, he knew that this day was important and he wanted to continue with the plans.
Dispite his dizziness, nausea, vertigo, and shakes, he struggled to phone, email, text and invite 50 of our closes friends and family to come to our house to join us for this proposal. This was all planned in two and a half days. I was none the wiser.
The Saturday of the proposal, I went for a walk with my dad and dog Wilson (named after the volleyball!). When we came back, I opened to door and was shocked!!!! I saw a room full of people so very close to me and Jeff. I immediately started to cry. Jeff came over and said, “I have a question for you.” He got down on one knee (after a very emotional proposal) and asked, “will you marry me?” Of course I said YES without any hesitation!!! The rest of the day was spent visiting with great friends, remembering the last three years with each other, and eating fantastic food my mom and Jeff’s mom prepared.
This proposal was everything I could have imagined. It was emotional, exciting, and most of all, a complete surprise! Just how I wanted! This has really showed me the lentghs Jeff would go for me. Through sickness and health is what they say…thats for sure!!!
I am extremely greatful to have met Jeff!
We had talked about wanting to get married for a while but I didn’t have any idea of how or when. On a random evening in November Adam picked me up from my night class at the university. I was having a really bad day and was very tired because I had spent all day doing my student teaching in grade one class then went straight to my night class after. Adam told me got me a little something from “Staples” and it was at his apartment. When we got there he told me to sit on the couch and he left the room. He came back in with a giant gift bag. He told me to open it and inside I found a card and a story book that he had made about us. He told me to read it outloud. He wrote it like a fairy tale and had lots of pictures of us. I thought it was sweet but since he always does sweet things I didnt think anything of it. I contiued reading and it said “all things were going great and the coulple couldnt be happier but there was one thing missing. That all changed on November 9th 2009 when…” and when I turned the page to continue reading Adam got down on one knew and proposed! The last page read “adam asked shannon will you marry me?” It surpised me so much that I threw the book and shouted “yes!”
My name is Abigail and I recently got engaged to the man of my dreams. His name is Eric and we have had a long distance love affair for the past year and 4 months. He is American and lives in Florida. I am Canadian and live in Toronto. We fell for each other when I was in a work assignment in Florida.
We have been able to see each other every month since we got together. In February of this year, we met in Fort Lauderdale before departing for Costa Rica for vacation. I had flown in and realized that my baggage didn’t arrive; it was sent to Miami instead. Needless to say, I was very upset because it was the start of my vacation. Eric, as usual comforted me and told me everything would be ok.
He took me to an area of Fort Lauderdale that he used to hang out at. It was a beautiful part of the city, along the river where there were streets that had cobblestone bricks that were engraved. People could personalize them for a nominal fee. We were looking at the different sayings on the bricks and it made me feel a little better. At one point, I had noticed a pair of green parrots on a tree close by so I was taking some pictures. Then, Eric said, “Hey, come over here, there’s this cool brick that you should check out!”. So I went over to see this brick that was close to the water. I looked at it and on the brick, it read, “Abi, a lifetime with you is a dream come true. Marry Me Eric!”
I couldn’t believe what I was seeing. Then, I turned around and Eric was down on one knee with a ring in his hand, asking me to marry him. I was so shocked and surprised but elated with the most joy I had ever felt! So much so, that I forgot to say Yes. After coming down off my cloud, I did say Yes and jumped into his arms. It was my dream come true! I eventually found my suitcase and we celebrated our engagement in Costa Rica!
Doug asked Chelsea to marry him on Valentine’s day and it was the most Canadian proposal ever!
Chelsea was visiting Doug in Ottawa, and for Valentine’s day they went on a fancy date to the Empire restaurant. After a delicious and romantic dinner, Doug asked Chelsea if she would like to take a walk in the park near the National Gallery right across the Rideau Canal from Parliament. Once they had reached the top of hill Doug got down on one knee and proposed to Chelsea. She immediately accepted with an excited “Yes! Of course, yes!”
What made this proposal super Canadian is that in addition to taking place in our great nation’s capital, it was freezing outside! It was a sweet and romantic proposal but the only things missing were toques.
Oh, and earlier that day Doug and I watched Canada win our first ever gold medal on Canadian soil at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver. See? Super Canadian!
So, Kevin and I started hanging out in Jan 2005 and officially dating in March. He had become my best friend and we had expressed our feelings toward each other soon after. I knew I was in love with him, and he was hesitant to use the L word for so many people don’t actually mean it. August 19 2005 we walked down by the river and sat on a bench under the stars. This is when he told me how much I mean to him, and loves me so deeply.
We had been talking about marriage after that, but due to him wanting to get finances together, the tentative plan was for a 2007 wedding. He secretly had bought me a ring beginning of September and planned to propose on our upcoming trip with his parents & friends in Hawaii (December 05).
I was so fooled! Girls would say he was going to propose, and I didn’t believe it. His dad almost gave it away, I didn’t even clue in.
So, 2 days after my arrival in paradise, December 25, we go to the beach for sunset pictures. Standing on the rocks, in the shallow water on Waikiki Beach (with his family secretly video taping and photographing every moment), he’s holding me as we stare across the ocean. With his background in Literature, he had composed the most beautiful poem he’s ever written, ending with turning around, knealing down and hand in hand, asking me to be his wife. (omg totally shocked, i had no words but my mind was racing faster than my heart) “Are you serious?” – wow, WTG Nicole. what an answer- anyways, I said YES of course!!! And took the whole ringbox and my fiance in the most unforgettable embrace that will last a lifetime.
It was planned perfectly, executed perfectly and a new page in our life together was started.
Each person who hears our Proposal story are wowed by the extent of planning it took for him to set this up for me, and that I’m the luckiest girl to have him. We’ve been married for 3 1/2 years, and I still am!
Happy to share our love story with you…
My engagement was two days fileld with romance. My fiancee had been playing with my head for months so any thought of possible engagement was far from my mind! It started on a Friday in May when I came home to find a beautifully wrapped gift in our living room. It was a framed piece of art that turned out to be two certificates my finacee had bought. He purchased a couples star and the certificates showed where our stars were in the sky and acknowledged them as official stars. Very sweet. The next day I awoke to my fiancee handing me a few envelopes. He then mentioned to me not to wash my hair but to head to the hair dressers to get my hair done. After having my hair coloured and cut, the next envelope instructed me to purchase a dress for that evening. I started to get a little suspicious but again, he had played with my head so much that I put the thought of engagement out of my mind. After finding a dress, I was instructed to head home. My fiancee greeted me and told me to get dressed as we were heading for a night out. He also mentioned that we had to pop by Parliament Hill first. We arrived so he could pick up his camera that he had left at his office and said “We are already here and early for our next appt so why don’t we go take some pictures in the Peace Tower?” I agreed and so we headed to the Peace Tower. What I found odd was that everyone was leaving but again, just went with it and enjoyed. We were escorted up the elevator to the Peace Tower and were the only ones up there. It was beautiful and quite romantic…just us and a lovely view. After a few pics my fiancee said “I should probably explain why I purchased the stars for us. I got them because I want to ensure that you and I are together forever in the sky, but most importantly, together forever here on earth”, And with that, he was down on one knee and he asked me to marry him. I said yes, and was told we were off to dinner then to see Il Divo. It was lovely and oh so romantic. Alot of planning went into the proposal, as he had managed to have the Peace Tower closed just for us. Ive got myself quite the man!
Daniel and I had been talking about marriage and had decided that (for various reasons) it had to be this summer. So I already knew that was going to propose but not how and when.
We had just played Volleyball so I was all sweaty and still in my gym clothes. He asked me if I would proofread his thesis (he’s a Masters student). As I scrolled through the pages I came upon the Dedication page and it was dedicated “to my fiancée, Chiara”. When I looked up, he was down on one knee with a little box in his hands with the biggest smile I’ve ever seen.
I was so caught off guard and so happy I cried. So much so I don’t even remember saying yes (I think I choked it out between sobs). It was a wonderful evening and I’m so glad I get to spend the rest of my life with him.
aww, I love hearing other people’s proposal stories! These are all amazing =) Here’s mine: http://www.weddingbells.ca/blogs/blogger-search/destination/2010/01/27/a-wintery-wonderful-proposal%E2%80%A6/#comment-3035
It was the year before my university graduation and we thought it would be a good time to take a trip since we did not know what the future held and taking a trip after graduation might not be an option.
We headed to PARIS… I had always wanted to go to Paris and was excited to visit all the wonderful galleries, museums and all taste all the great foods. To be honest, I had hoped he would propose (after all, we’d been together for 5 years). But 8 days had come and gone and no proposal – not for the lack of romantic opportunities.
We were walking the streets on our last night in Paris and came to the Grand Arch where there was a huge pyrotechnic display taking place… As I was watching the fireworks and taking in the my last few hours in such a gorgeous city he caught me by surprise and from behind me he leaned in and whispered in my ear “marry me”… I couldn’t believe it. As I turned around to face him he said it again “marry me” – I said yes right away. We shared a big kiss and enjoyed the rest of the fireworks.
Claudio and Bianca met through a mutual friend whom Bianca was dating at the time. After Bianca realized he was not the guy for her she gave Claudio a chance. When he asked her out he made her promise she would never break his heart. After a week they both knew this was the person they were meant to be with, no doubt about it. The bond they instantly felt with each other was unreal. There were many ups and downs, financial wins followed by hard financial losses. Every time they decided to go house hunting or do anything to begin to build their future, something stopped them and pushed them back 3 years. It became very frustrating when all their friends were going off to get married and buying homes and here they were, wanting it more than those guys, and they couldn’t do it. Finally, on their 9 year anniversary while on vacation on a cruise ship, Claudio asked Bianca to go to the railing of their room balcony and look out at the stars and the ocean while he got her anniversary gift and brought it out to her. When she turned and saw him on his knee, so many thoughts went through her head and she quickly said yes as he asked if she would marry him. Now, Bianca is almost done school after going back as an adult. They will begin looking for a home to live in and will also begin to plan their wedding. Bianca kept her promise and didn’t break Claudio’s heart, now they will be together forever.
My romantic love story…
My Fiance has it all on video! I was completely clueless and oblivious about what was going on. I thought we were just having a Christmas PotLuck Party with all of our close friends! LOL.
Here’s a link to the proposal
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xZe63-v8xLA
My fiancé and I had dated once before, and we knew when we got back together, that this was the real thing. Although we talked about marriage, we had a lot of other things going on, like buying a house, new jobs, etc., so getting engaged was not at the forefront for me.
He had told me that his company had booked their Christmas party and we were to go to Toronto for that weekend. He said he had also received a gift certificate from his new manager and he told me that he got it for me to use at my favorite store (of course he didn’t specify). I stressed for a week trying to find the right party dress and accessories; and when Saturday came, we headed out to Toronto.
We checked in at the park place, and ironically our room was facing Vera Wang bridal, lol. We stopped in for a latte and began to browse the shops on Bloor. He had told me that he had a 3pm appointment to pick up the gift certificate to which I just nodded as I window shopped. I was clueless. When it was time, he stopped in front of Tiffany & Co. I was thrilled thinking I would get to pick out a wonderful something with my gift certificate. (yes, still clueless). We were ushered into this little room where I sat down to wait. My fiancé placed a plate full of chocolate truffles down in front of me, and I remember my heart starting to pound in my chest. He came around the table with the most perfect little blue box in hand. He told me that he had thought of about a million ways to do this, and it really came down to the fact that he loved me and wanted to spend his life with me, making me happy. He got down on one knee and asked me to marry him. Tearfully, I said yes. Then he told me there was not Christmas party, lol. We sipped champagne and ate our chocolates in tears. That night the hotel provided us with their limo and we were whisked off to the CN tower for a romantic engagement dinner. I can’t wait to marry this beautiful, wonderfully romantic man.
Corey, my now fiance, can not keep a secret very well, so I knew he bought a ring. I even knew where he was hiding it; in a small compartment beside the steering wheel in our car. However, I did not know when, where, or how he would pop the question. We had a camping trip coming up and so I figured he’d do it while we on our trip.
A few nights before the trip our car got broken in to and the ring was stolen. I was heartbroken and Corey was furious! He didn’t know how he would be able to afford to get another ring since he still had to pay off the stolen one…our insurance didn’t cover theft of belongings from inside the car. He was so upset that he told me his proposal plan…he wanted to take me down to the beach (the camp ground we went to was in the Kouchibouguac National Park in New Brunswick) at sunset. I cried so hard when he told me cause I knew it wasn’t going to happen.
Well, he was able to get another ring; thanks to his parents, and tried his best to keep it a secret. He did a pretty good job but I still knew. We still decided to go on our trip and the first night we were there, after everything was set up, we were laying down in our tent relaxing and talking. He kept wanting to talk about the ring being stolen and I definetly did not want to talk about that. Then all of a sudden he was on his knees reaching in to his pocket and I knew exactly what he was doing. I instantly burst in to tears and all I remember him saying was “Will you marry me?” Of course…I said yes through my tears! It wasn’t the romantic sunset beach proposal as he originally planned but it was definetely more us and worked out perfectly!
I had been talking about it for a while with Jon – almost getting to the point of bugging, but I didn’t think I was being that bad! We had planned a weekend up north just after my birthday in 2008 with friends at a cottage we visit annually. I felt it necessary to remind him how romantic it would be – just after my birthday, with all of our friends around, a nice walk in the woods overlooking the lake on a sunny fall afternoon. But he never seemed to react much.
The Saturday morning I dropped him off with a buddy to golf, while I sat around the cottage relaxing and watching tv. That afternoon, when they returned we proceeded to open up some wine and beer (at the arrival of a few more friends to celebrate the weekend with)and I took him aside just once more to remind him how great this weekend would be if he proposed. That’s when I noticed he had his “mad face” on. He took me into a separate room and told me how it wasn’t the time, and I needed to stop bugging him and then proceeded to give me a footabll analogy (I hate football and he knows it) about waiting for the right time, and blah blah blah. I was mad/sad, and I shut down.
We made dinner, and I stopped thinking that maybe this weekend would be THE WEEKEND. The 5 of us at the cottage sat down, said grace, and toasted to our friendship. I was just reaching for the food when suddenly Jon grabbed my arm. I turned to him thinking “What, you seriously can’t wait for broccolli??” and noticed that he was down on one knee and talking about how I was his best friend, and he didn’t want to spend the rest of his life without me. I immediately burst into tears and keep asking, “Seriously?? Are you serious? Is this actually happening?”… it totally was. He slipped the most beautiful custom designed diamond and sapphire ring on my finger. Everyboday had known that his attitude was just an act; and that he actually only wanted to get out golfing that morning so he could talk over the plan with my buddy! He had asked my dad for permission the week before and even listened to my dad’s speech about marriage and love and how he better treat his little girl good!
Best moment yet in life. I can’t wait for our wedding on June 5th, 2010!
It was last December, two weeks before Christmas actually. I had told him before that my perfect fantasy proposal would be a Christmas eve proposal, snow gently falling around us. We would be standing outside and he would just completly surprise me by just dropping to one knee and presenting the ring. So, last December 16th, I was having a bad day, had been fighting with my mother and he suggested we go for a walk. I said I didnt wanna go walking. He suggested we go for a drive and after a little hesitation, I gave in. It was snowing gently and quite warm out for mid December where we are from. We were walking along the front walkway infront of our home, he was a couple steps ahead of me. I was walking along watching the back of his head when suddenly he spun around and dropped to one knee and presented me with the beautiful diamond cluster(which was actually a bridal set). He fumbled with the words and the finally just said “I love you, so will you..?” I couldnt speak, I just nodded until my neck hurt! It was the most perfect proposal and most beautiful moment of my entire life!! It wasnt Christmas Eve, but, it was snowing and everything was perfect and he said he decided to do it early so that it was truly a surprise. And he was right, it surprised me that I could ever love him anymore then I did before that moment, but, I still amaze myself at the fact that I love him a little more everyday still. We are to be married August 14th, 2010.
The night before Halloween I told my now fiancee that I had finally figured out what we could do to save money and still go out with friends. I told him that I would wear my mothers old wedding dress from the 70s and he could wear a suit and that I would do our makeup to make us look like ghouls. He thought it was a great idea!
Halloween night, Oct 31 2009 Justin and I were getting ready, makeup and costumes when he asked me to help him pin on his dried flower boutonniere. I put down my dried bouquet and he looked at me and said “So, you’re ready? You have your dress, your flowers, your makeup…but you are missing one thing”. Out of his pocket he takes out a box and gets down on one knee. I thought he was joking – but when he opened the box I knew….it was REAL. He asked me to marry him and I said “Of course”.
After tears of joy, my makeup looked better than before and we went out and had the best Halloween ever. I will never forget that night, it was an event that we are still talking about.
He had purchased the ring about 10 days before and when I told him my plans, he knew exactly what he was going to do.
See the picture here –
http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=336015&id=654180363&l=9fdcbd60f4
The night Chris proposed to me was such a magical night already… He just made it surreal!
We were in Cat Island, Bahamas on our Christmas vacation with my family. It was just after Christmas (the 27th) and we had just finished a beach bonfire.
He asked me to take a walk with him down the beach, since the sky looked even more magnificent that evening than any other evenings…
I was reluctant to go for that walk because I had eaten something that wasn’t agreeing with me and wanted to run to the bathroom… OOPS! Lol…
I went anyways and we walked, talked and held hands… you know all that romantic crap you do with each other, and as soon as he turned and looked at me I knew what was happening.
It all came together in my mind because I was confused why my parents and 5 year old niece were still awake at that time as I turned and looked for them, guess who I found hiding behind a bush WATCHING this “simple walk down the beach”. Ha-ha! It was adorable to see the interest and anticipation for this moment from them.
So Chris got down on his knees and pulled a large clam shell out of his pocket… I was thinking to myself, HEY that was the shell we got snorkling today… I was wondering what happened to it!
As he opened the shell up and looked into my eyes, the tears just came out – of coarse – who the hell can hold that in when you’re being put in such an awesome moment with your best friend in the world!
Anyways, he told me how he couldn’t believe we had made it this far in the two years and how happy he was to find his “penguin”… (for those of you who are going… WHAT THE HELL? certain penguins, when they find each other, stay together for life… even if they get separated – they spend their lives searching for each other – never to mate again… So cute huh? LOL)
There was more said but I won’t go on with that…
The ring was so beautiful and sparkled in the moonlight so incredibly…
Needless to say, with all the excitement going on, guess what had to start rumbling … yes, my turning stomach! I told him that I would be his penguin and love him and be true to him for all eternity… But then said, “Baby, if I don’t get to a bathroom now – there is going to be some major trouble on this beach”… He began howling and carried me to the our cottage and waited on the bed… what a sweetheart.
So after that, we went out and gave the news to anyone around, including my family of coarse…
It was definitely the happiest and most interesting memory/night of our lives and I wouldn’t have wanted it to be any different….
“For My Boo xoxo”
Thanks for reading and I hope you enjoyed!
She did what?
The day was July 10, 2009.
It was about 1pm, and Amanda took the afternoon off of work.
She convinced Jason to take her with him to get cat food and getting him to agree that a visit to the Chapters in the Mall was a good idea.
Amanda demanded that they stop before they go to the pet store, although Jason couldn’t understand what the big deal was, he agreed.
While in Chapters Jason when directly to the Photography Magazines, and Amanda went in search of a worker. She gave her camera to a Chapters worker explained what she was about to do, and the lady got really excited.
Amanda walked up to Jason and got down on one knee.
“You’re the most amazing caring and loving man I have ever known, you mean the world to me, would you do me the honor and be my partner for life and marry me?”
Jason giggling responded.
“Of Course”
That’s our story, He didn’t purpose I did. It was the place where we first met, infront of the photography magazines at Chapters, in Stone Road Mall, here in Guelph.
I had been busy planning a big Fundraiser for an Association I’m involved with when he took the mic at the end of the night and in front of all my friends he got down on one knee. After almost 11 years together it was the last thing I expected. I just kept repeating “Oh my gosh”. Needless to say, I did say yes. Then I gave the ring back to him (he didn’t know what to say to that!) just to hold onto so I could go clean up the hall.
My fiance Mike and I have been together for four and a half years. This summer I was doing an internship in London, England and it was hard not seeing him for a few months. After my internship, we decided we would take our first trip together and we planned 2 weeks of travelling through France and Italy. He flew to England on the last day of my internship and we left a few days later on our European adventure.
Our first stop was the city of love, Paris. We had both been to Paris before, but it was such a nice feeling to be in an exciting, beautiful place with someone I love (little did I know what was coming…) It was nice just the two of us together after two long months apart.
Before we went to Paris, we decided to splurge and get one nice, fancy dinner there. I had brought a little, black dress just in case. But after our first, long afternoon in Paris, we were too hungry to care where we ate. We didn’t even bother going back to the hotel to change after a sweaty afternoon of sightseeing. I was still wearing a hoodie and yoga pants.
After dinner, we took a walk to the Arc de Triumphe and took some pictures and I was ready to go back to hotel and sleep. But Mike was determined to go to the Eifel Tower.
By the time we got there, the sun had already set. It was dark, but the lights of the Eifel tower lit up everything around with a warm glow. Mike wanted to find somewhere to sit on the grass. We didn’t have dessert at the restaurant, so I went sifting through the backpack to find some cookies. I pulled the cookies out of the backpack and I gave the backpack back to Mike. He started going through it and he pulled out a ring box. The ring must have jostled around in the journey because when he opened the box, the ring practically fell out onto my lap.
I don’t even remember what I was thinking at that moment. I seem to recall it was almost like sneezing; your heart kind of stops and you don’t really remember what happened for those few seconds. He said, “I have a question” (I obviously knew what the question was) and then he said, “I want to spend the rest of my life with you.” After about a minute of recovery, he said, “So is that a yes?” and I said, “Yes! Yes! Of course!” We had been talking about marriage for awhile and I had an inkling it would happen in Paris, but it was still a wonderful surprise when it did.
I don’t think anyone else in the park noticed the proposal, but it didn’t matter. It was a beautiful moment that we shared together in Paris. We lay on the grass and looked up at the lights of the Eifel tower and they suddenly started flashing like fireworks. Mike jokingly said, “Damn, if I had known those lights were going to go off, I could have timed it better.” I then said, “I really should have changed into that black dress.” Then Mike started joking that he had proposed to me while I was wearing a stinky hoodie. I could have worn something nicer, but it didn’t matter. I just remember thinking that was one of the happiest and most romantic moments of my life.
The night that Dan proposed to me was an amazing and special evening that started with the Coldplay concert and ended with me sitting on the floor with my ring trying not to faint!
It happened on the evening of June 18th, 2009. He had planned a most amazing time, where once we got home he tricked me into thinking he had not wrapped my anniversary presents and made me wait outside while inside he really set up a red carpet path made of red tissue paper on the floor.
Once I came in to the sight of the beautiful set up and candles, he told me this was my movie premiere! He told me how our lives seemed “scripted” like a perfect movie that will end with “happily ever after”.
On the red carpet path there were gifts and some things set up! First he gave me a framed exact remake of (one of my favorites!)the “Gone with the Wind” movie poster which he had a graphic artist change to “Chubey with the Shale” with our faces on it, and our families as the supporting cast at the bottom – it is GORGEOUS – then he sang our favorite song to me with personalized lyrics, then he told me that he had been learning to play guitar while I had been out of town to be able to play it for me, and FINALLY he got down on one knee to ask me to be his forever.
I was thrilled at every single moment and I couldn’t have asked for a more amazing engagement. Of course, I screamed yes and ran around the room doing fist pumps til I got so dizzy I had to sit on the floor.
Finally he gave me a 5 page flyer he had created with pictures of us and the things we would do, all outlining the “engagement honeymoon” he had set up for us. We went Jasper Alberta for a long weekend where we had couples massages, hiked, explored, eawent for amazing dinners a two fabulous places, and enjoyed each other.
I can’t wait to be his bride!!!