June 2009 Weddings
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How did he propose?
I am sure this is something we have all written about on here before, but in honor of it being our anniversary month, how did your husband propose? Would you have changed anything about it?
Re: How did he propose?
He asked me on the first snowfall of the year in our new house. We were dancing around in the driveway when he popped the question.
At the time, I really wanted something public and over the top but I realize now that DH would have HATED to do something like that. It was a very 'us' proposal and in the end, I wouldn't change it at all.
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He proposed on our vacation in NYC. We were skating in central park, and the sun was setting over the city skyline. It was seriously one of the most fun times I have ever had, so it was perfect that he proposed then.
Would I change anything? Well, he didn't do any sort of gushy, lovey dovey speech you picture accompanying a proposal ? instead, he just cut right to the chase. But come to think of it, that is more our style (sans cheese), so I don't think I would change anything. (Except for the fact that I forgot my cellphone at home on that vacation, so I couldn't call all my people right away to tell them the news)
We were on a little vacation - Went to Niagra Falls for a few days - then to his parents in Michigan - then I wanted to visit lake Michigan, b/c I've never been.
He originally wanted to propose in Niagra Falls - during the fireworks - but he chickend out. He told me his stomach wasn't feeling well - and left me at the bar, while he went to the "bathroom" (he was trying to get the guts to propose). Essentially, he chicken out.
It was a saturday Night, our last night of vaca, and I wanted to see the sunset on lake michigan. We were a little early, so we had a few cocktails (liquid courage if you will). We walked out to the beach, onto the pier, and he got down on one knee - and asked me spend the rest of my life with him.
His plan was reservations at a nice restaurant for dinner on a random Saturday... but he made them for during a home basketball game (something he would never normally do) and I knew something was up.
He gets really excited about things and is really bad at keeping suprises though. That Friday I came home from work in a bad mood, it had been a long, crappy week and I got home late. He said lets go to the movies and I could pick. I picked 27 Dresses and he didnt even complain. I cried several times during the movie because I was overly emotional and I was starting to get frustrated because I had a feeling he had a ring but hadn't asked me. When we got home, I changed into my PJs and when I came back to the kitchen he had opened a bottle of champagne and he started telling me all kinds of nice things, got down on one knee and asked. I cried and have no idea what he said.
I think he was a little disappointed that he didnt stick with his plan, but I'm glad he didnt do it in public since I cried and it was really emotional for us. It fit for us. We still kept the reservations for the next night to celebrate.
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He proposed on our winery trip to Seneca Lake in New York. We arrived at Belhurst Castle to have dinner with our group of four other couples after a day of wine tasting. The one dining area was full, and some people in our party were suggesting we go somewhere else. He got nervous that we were not going to stay there for dinner, so he pulled aside our friend and told her we needed some time alone. He led me up two staircases to the top hallway of the castle.
In between giving me little kisses, he said some sweet things about how much he loves me and how amazing the past five years have been. He told me he really wished his grandfather could have met me because he would have loved me, and that he would approve of what he's about to ask me. He pulled the ring box out of his pocket, dropped to his knee, fumbled very nervously getting the ring out of the box, and started to get choked up. He proposed, and I, of course, started to cry as well, asked him to repeat it so I made sure I understood correctly, and he asked again.
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I was there when he bought the ring so trying to do something big or dramatic to surprise me wouldn't have worked. He did manage to catch me off guard though. The ring was too big when he bought it so it took a few days to size it down and DH kept telling me he didn't have it back yet. Instead when he got it back, he called my dad to formally ask him first w/o me knowing. That same afternoon I had a big presentation for school so it was all I was concerned with. I got home later and just flopped on the couch, relieved to have been done with the project and didn't even notice DH pacing around the apartment all nervous. I think he finally couldn't take the nerves anymore so he dropped on one knee right there and proposed - totally catching me by surprise.
We (well, really me) called everyone right away and my parents took us to dinner to celebrate.
It was a Friday night & we had plans to go to a concert on the art museum's roof. We had dinner in Little Italy first & got to the art museum early. We walked around and went out to the lagoon. We sat on a bench where we were talking, soon he got down on one knee and proposed. We then went to the rooftop concert. It was a perfect night.
I wouldn't change a thing!! The art museum was our second date and was always special to us. There was a room there that we sat in and talked for hours while looking at the tapestries. They are remodeling the museum so the room no longer exists
DH would have proposed in that room if it still existed.
We went on a hike to a local state park where DH used to work. I had never hiked there, so I jumped at the chance. We got to the top of the biggest hill there and were setting the timer on the camera and taking some pictures of us with the view. I was setting the timer for one more picture and ran over to DH, standing there all of a sudden he goes down on one knee and I was in shock, thinking to myself, "what the hell are you doing, you are ruining the picture" and then I realized what was going on. I can't remember exactly what was said, but I think it was on the lines of "I love you and want to spend the rest of our lives together, will you marry me?" There was more in there, but I don't remember what it was.
So we have a picture of the exact moment he proposed. Neither one of us look flattering in it. It was a hot and humid day.
One of the first places David took me to when we started dating was a secluded pier out on the lake, its very calm, relaxing, and beautiful views. It wasn't uncommon for us to randomly take walks out there so when he asked i didn't think anything of it.
We walked out to the end of the rock pier and started walking back and David stopped and said he had a small early birthday present for me (it was a week before my birthday) So he reaches into his pants (not his pockets.. his pants! i was like omg.. what the crap is he doing?!?) So it turns out he has made a coffee table style book with lots of pictures of us and lovey dovey sayings.. as i was reading it i was already tearing up.. he seemed uninterested and was skipping rocks. when i finished he was "squatting" to pick up rocks (actually on one knee but it didnt click for me) and had a perfect heart shaped rock and said "wow look at this its a perfect heart shape" and held it up for me to grab... i picked it up and my ring was underneath it.. I immediately dropped the rock and started to cry.. he asked and i said of course... his mom (videographer) best friend (photographer) and his little brother met us as we got back to land.. I wouldnt change anything.. other that the fact that i wish i had on something a little cuter than jeans! haha
He proposed in front of Sleeping Beauty's Castle at Disneyland.
I've always been a HUGE Disney fan, and we've gone together a few times. Proposing there was a total surprise to me, though, since I'd planned the whole trip. He just kept saying "Sure, whatever you want to do, today's your day."
We rode a couple of rides, walked up Main Street, and then stopped to take a picture in front of the castle. As we were standing there, he walked towards the photographer and said, "Wait, I have a question..." and then turned around to me and said "Actually, I have a question for you." After I said yes, my entire family popped out from their hiding places around the castle. We all spent the day hanging out at the park together.
If I could change anything, it would be two things: First, I was a brat leading up to the proposal. He was trying to get me back to Main Street (he'd actually arranged with Disney Guest Relations to have a photographer there at 9:05 a.m. and we HAD to be at the castle then), but I was adamant about wanting to go on more rides and just take the castle picture later. So, I was sorta pouting as we walked up because I wanted to go to Big Thunder. Second, my bff (and maid of honor) had her phone on silent! I had promised and promised to tell her first, but after 20 minutes of calling her, I had to call other people.
Well I guess we technically got engaged when I showed him the availability schedule for the chapel for the following summer. I told him I would like to get married the following summer and we picked a date and booked it.
But he proposed several months later with a ring in front of that chapel on the campus of our alma mater.
I picked out the ring and he was on a deadline to propose by the end of that Oct. so it wasn't much of a surprise. He had suggested checking out some rings in July while we were at the mall one day. We had talked about it several times and knew it was just a matter of time. The next day, I tried to talk to him about getting married in general and he made a comment along the lines of "it will be a long time before I even think of marrying you." I was so hurt and was questioning a lot of things.
A few days later he saw me crying (at this point I was questioning the entire relationship) and I told him I thought it was pretty flucked up to take me ring shopping one day and then tell me he wasn't going to marry me the next and he needed to decide which direction he wanted the relationship to go. He apologized and said he did want to marry me but thought it was just too soon to actually propose. I agreed (it had only been 9 months) and said I was fine with that, I just needed to know his intent. He told me he planned to propose by the end of that year and I said ok. Then he said it would be by the end of Oct. and I told him that was fine. He proposed 10/12 to keep his promise.
As far as the actual proposal, he took me to dinner and let me pick the restaurant. Then we were going to go to a movie but nothing good was out so we went to the video store and rented one, again whatever I wanted. We went home and I went into the other bedroom to change and he proposed when I came back into the room. I would have changed what I was wearing, as silly as it sounds. Let's just say I had no intention of watching the movie
Alex planned a surprise trip. The night before we left I was told to pack a bag with city, country, and beach attire. I was not super pleased. He offered to pack for me. Not wanting to spend vacation in string bikinis, I begrudgingly packed. He woke me at the a$$crack of dawn and we got on a plane to Paris. I called my parents. They cried. OMG he's going to propose blah, blah, blah. That night we went out with his cousins. After a little too much wine he told me not to freak out, but the ring was not ready. This was just going to be an anniversary trip. I thought he was lying, so that night when he fell asleep I went through his suitcase. No ring. Sh!t. He wasn't lying.
We left Paris the next morning and spent the next 7 days driving around France champagne and wine tasting. It was among the most fun (and drunken) trips ever. I sort of forgot about the no-ring situation.
Our 7th anniversary was towards the end of the trip and we ended up driving to Saint-Tropez. We checked into a gorgeous hotel called the Villa Belrose in the hills overlooking town and settled in for a romantic anniversary dinner. Alex has a horseshoe up his butt apparently because that night the "theme" of the tasting menu was Roses and there were 7 courses. Totally serendipitous. We decided to do the wine pairing with each course-- leaving us three sheets to the wind. After dinner we went back to our room and sat on our balcony drinking champagne, laughing at all of our crazy exploits, and dancing. After far too much champagne, we decided to climb over (read: me fall over) our balcony to dance on the grass below.
In a moment befitting our comical relationship, as we danced on the lawn (to Michael Buble's Everything-- 1st dance at our wedding), the sprinklers came on. I tried to run but Alex grabbed me and proposed right there. To this day he has a grass stain on the pants he was wearing... and for the record, he had tied the ring to the inside of his running shorts because he knows I'm such a snoop!
The only thing that I would change is the amount of alcohol we consumed that night. I wish my memory of what he said was more clear.
I honestly have not thought about this story in so, so long (we got engaged waaaaay back in August '07) and my heart just fluttered a little... /sapfest. Gag.I survived the RoLex wedding and all I got was this lousy husband.
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These are some amazing stories! So fun to read.
Ours was funny since we already had both kids, especially
We took a family trip down to the Keys {just the 4 of us} and finished our trip up in Key West. We fell in love in The Keys and just basically both 'feel' it there. My H knows that there's a specific cocktail I absolutely love and I always used to get it before we watched the Sunset Celebration. Of course, we get to the place and it's now owned by a different company and they don't have this particular drink anymore. Plus I had to wait in line for like 20 minutes to (not) get it, basically everything went wrong...He was planning to propose at Sunset after I had my favorite drink trying to re-enact our first trip to Key West together when I had told him I really fell in love with him. BUT...
That didn't quite work out, it was super crowded, we missed the actual Sunset because the line at the damn bar took so long, etc etc. It was a total comedy of errors. Did I mention we also had both kids with us in a double stroller? Talk about romance!!
So, we eat a really nice dinner and he's acting so weird. Like so weird. I wasn't really thinking anything engagement-wise, because let's face it, I was pretty occupied with two infants at the time and getting married had never been a huge priority for me obvs. But looking back, I remember him seeming nervous, which I've never seen him before.
We go back to our awesome hotel and the kids had fallen asleep at this point (in the stroller). We decide to have a few drinks at the beachside bar. It's a perfect, breezy night~we were laughing together just like the old times. I sit on his lap to take a picture and we are goofy and giggling, then I hug him. It feels so good to just have one moment to ourselves again you know? And it was a long hug. Then, when I turn around, I see him holding an open ring box with this sparkler in there. I was honestly so shocked. It was very low key, there were a few people around, but no one really realized what was going on. It was perfect. I was still on his lap, there was no huge romantic gesture involved. I think my favorite part of the proposal though is that there was no "Will" in Will you marry me? He just said it, "Marry me." I remember screaming, then crying, then being the happiest I can ever remember being.
Then like clockwork, both babies woke up!! LOL. It's like they wanted to share in the happiness too, it was so cute. Then I called and texted all of my friends even though it was like 10:30 at night and we walked around one of the pools trying to figure out details of the wedding. Not having a wedding party was the first decision we made within 5 minutes of becoming engaged, LOL.
Then we went back up to our room and both babies refused to sleep in their cribs, so ended up in between us in bed. That's the only detail I would have changed
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Oh and later I asked him where he even had the ring the whole time since I pack for all of us. It was in the tire iron compartment in the back of the SUV, then he had rigged up in the stroller that night! LOL, only us.
There was no formal proposal. We were out at lunch one day and he made some comment about things we would do in the future, when we were married. I asked if that meant he thought we would get married. He said he did. I said that was proposal enough for me.
We had only been dating for 11 months at that point, so we agreed to not tell anyone for another month, and he wanted to ask my parents for their permission. So we actually had our first reveal a month later when my parents happened to be out in CA to help my grandmother move.
I wish there had been some asking on his part, but ultimately it doesn't matter. He's always talking about how happy and in love we are, and that day-to-day stuff is worth way more than any one moment.
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