June 2008 Weddings
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Re: POLL: Your DH's proposal
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Yeah, no, he gave it to me while we both were sitting on the couch and said, "So, here you go."
I remember looking at him saying, "No... no... don't do this here."
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My mother figured I'd marry H. So she mentioned to her neighbor that I had met the one. Well, H and I went to my mothers to pick up something and the neighbor's son asked if this was my fiance. H and I had only been dating (or knew eachother since we met online) for two months. It made for an interesting conversation on the way home. H and I sort of discussed that we both wanted to get married.
A few weeks later I found a ring I loved. I told H that I found a ring and put it on layaway. If he wanted to buy it, it would go on my left hand, if he didn't want to, I'd buy it and put it on my right, but I was going to get that ring. (I had been looking for an emerald in white gold for ten years). A week or so after that, H tossed a box at me from across the room one evening after work. It was the ring. I looked at the ring, then at him, he didn't get the hint, so I just asked which hand the ring should go on. He was apparently irritated that I beat him home and his plan to surprise me didn't work out. That was the end of the proposal as far as I figured.
A couple weeks later at the dinner where my mother met his mother, the story was told about the ring. The mothers were less than impressed by the "proposal", so they made H get down on one knee.
So, definitely not romantic, but it is a story.
DH technically proposed to me way back in 2002 when we were both 18. We were sitting in the car, but he did give me a ring. I said yes, but made it clear that it wouldn't be anytime soon. Fast forward to 2007 and we were living together and I was more than ready. I was waiting on him to give me the green light. Little did I know he planned on proposing all over again with a brand new wedding set.
I totally ruined his plan. It was Valentine's Day, but I had a snow day. I was sitting in the edge of our bed in my PJ's when he gave me a folded up piece of paper that said PICK ONE. I opened it up and it was a calendar for 2008. He said "I'm ready to set a date. Will you marry me?" He was crying. I said yes and kissed him. Then I made fun of him for crying and asked "Did you really think I was going to say no? I already said yes once you know."
ETA: He did get down on one knee the second time.
He made me think I was getting a TV for Christmas (even had his roommate "slip" and tell me a tv, I was impressed) and I feel for it. Opened the TV box and there was a ring. I told him he needed to do it "officially" so, after I had already told him yes and put the ring on, he got down on both knees and put his arms around my waist and asked me.
Not traditional, not really what I'd consider elaborate. It was very "us" and I appreciated that.
Pretty traditional. I knew he would not do anything elaborate. We had been together for 6 years so he knew once we were out of college that I was going to be kind of suspicious if he randomly planned something.
When we lived at home there's a lake that we always go walking around on the weekends. We had started making it a tradition to go after I got off work on Friday and I was complaining about my job in gym shorts with my hair all disheveled and he proposed to me on the little sandy part of the lake. I definitely wasn't expecting it but I like that I was caught off guard.
Jake and I were planning a trip to New Mexico and right before we were supposed to leave my grandfather passed away. It was Jake's plan to propose to me at a hot spring while we were camping. Obviously, that plan fell through.
We ended up flying to Alabama shortly after my grandfather's funeral (Jake's mom had offered to fly us down, so we could get at least a small vaca during our spring break). Jake proposed in his parent's backyard (which is gorgeous) as the sun was setting. It was beautiful. After the proposal a stretch limo was waiting for us out front and it took us out to eat a fabulous restaurant then downtown for celebratory drinks!
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Mines pretty similar to Jaays. He is not an elaborate guy either and we had been together for 9 years when he asked. It was Christmas day night and we were going to bed. I hoped in bed and pulled off the light. He said, wait, turn that back on I'm not ready for bed. I did, and he had a ring for me and asked me to marry him. I was very surprised and appreciated the intimateness of the situation.
He later told me it was on the Christmas tree and I never saw it that morning, so I ruined his first plan. He had bought the ring 2 months earlier (which explained why he got mad at me for opening is credit card bill. I pay all bills and we already had a shared acct so this was his only way for me not to know.)
Paul originally planned to propose on a cruise we had planned for my spring break. At Christmas time, decided to just take a look at rings, and found the one he wanted (and it was a great deal! Lol, my husband is so practical). He actually called my bff that day to ask if he should buy it (she asked him if he would be able to hold onto the ring for 3 months until the cruise and he said yes).
A couple days later when he picked up the ring, he decided he couldn't wait, and planned to propose 2 days later when we celebrated my birthday. He had planned on taking me to the Christmas lights display at Lincoln Park Zoo, on a carriage ride on the Magnificent Mile, to Ghiradelli for dessert, and then proposing on the end of Navy Pier. Again, he couldn't wait, and ended up going down on one knee at our first stop: the zoo. His version of the story is that he took me through the Monkey House ("so that by comparison, he looked great" hardy har har) and then did it after that.
That ring was apparently burning a hole in his pocket! But it still was quite romantic, in a little secluded area by a pond, with the twinkle lights all around.
Seriously! That's awesome.
Dh's proposal was pretty traditional, I think. We had Christmas with his side of the family at MIL's on Christmas eve 2005. When we were finishing gifts his little cousin (5 or 6 at the time) brought the ring box over and said I had forgotten one. Next thing I knew dh was down on one knee in front of me. It was nice because we have pictures (which I REALLY wanted).
After the proposal FIL brought over an old watch that he had stopped at the exact minute of the proposal. MIL wanted him to hand it to me and say, "this is the exact moment that you said yes to marrying my son (or something mushy, I don't remember." He didn't say that, but it was still really sweet.
Dh and I had been discussing getting married, and he gave me a timeline of when he was going to ask me (he is so silly). He told me that it would be sometime between Christmas and his birthday (which is April 16th). We went away with our friends for Spring Break that year (middle of March) to Clearwater, FL, and everyone (including myself) was convinced that was when it was going to happen. Nope, it didn't. The closer it got to his birthday the more bummed I got because I didn't think it was going to happen. We even had a discussion about it one night at dinner (about 2 weeks before his birthday) and I was getting a little upset with him that it hadn't happened yet. Apparently, he had already bought the ring and asked my dad for my hand in marriage at that time. He later told me he was so tempted to throw the ring at me that he had hidden in his bedroom that night afterwards haha.
Well the night before his 21st birthday, April 15th, we had plans with our close friends to go out to dinner to celebrate. I met him at his house and our friends were running late. I was getting irritated because I was hungry. When our friend Daniel finally called, DH said, "Daniel is almost here. But, now you have to promise me that you are going to listen to me and do everything I tell you to do, okay?" I agreed and was confused about everything. So, he told me to close my eyes and he was going to lead me outside. He takes me outside of his parents' house and I open my eyes and at the end of the driveway is a limo with our friends standing in front of it and they said, "Surprise Erin!" I was so confused, so I turned around to find DH and I saw both of our families standing behind me and finally looked down and saw DH on one knee. He then said, "So, what do you say?" I couldn't talk because I was so shocked that I just nodded my head. Then, we went to The Melting Pot for dinner with our friends.
It was definitely more elaborate than anything I expected from him, he is not normally a very romantic guy or very good at keeping secrets.
I think you guys have heard my untraditional somewhat elaborate proposal. Dh and I were on a trip to Cedar Point for a dating anniversary trip. This was our 4th year dating and it was the summer after my freshman year in college. All day he carried the ring in his pocket(!!) while we rode the coasters and such. He was searching for a ride that he could have a picture during the ride with his shirt up and written on the t-shirt under was "Jessi, Will you marry me?" but he was finding that the ride photos were too unreliable so he had to think of a new plan mid day.
This plan changed to proposing on Millennium Force, going up the first hill. But before getting on the ride he was acting so fidgety and nervous so I was making fun of him (this is a ride we have rode MANY time). Then we get into a cue line for our seats, when we were about to board, he made me switch seats, saying he couldn't be on the water side of the ride, it was too scary. But actually he realized the right was going to be in the inside pocket between us and would be difficult to get out.
I cried like a baby the whole ride, I'm sure people thought I was hysterical coming off the ride. Yes, he did try to put the ring on while going up the first hill but I yelled at him to put it back into his pocket. I was so worried about losing it!
The hill on the left was the one he proposed on!
I voted traditional but I think there might also be elaborate/well thought out component.
DH proposed to me on the Spirit of Washington, a gorgeous boat ride of the DC area. We had orchestrated it as he wanted to celebrate my Master's graduation. I had a feeling that he was going to propose but wasn't 100% sure since I had thought that at every birthday/event over the the last 6 months or so.
We were getting amazing service from the staff, they were already in the loop. At one point, they pulled Jared away to ask him when he wanted to propose on the dance floor, in front of the entire ship. DH freaked, that is not his thing.
He asked me to go to the top deck to look at the sunset and the sights. He started talking, and then got down on his knee. He said some of the most beautiful things and I laughed (more like nervous giggles but DH will tell you different) at him. Silly nerves and too much champagne are to blame!
We celebrated by ourselves, we called our parents. I had no idea that days before he had driven over an hour (during rush hour) to ask both of my parents for my hand. So sweet! Then we had a big celebration once we returned to the main deck, with all of the other folks on the ship. Not to mention free dessert and champagne;0)
I always told him I wanted to be surprised and used to say things like that I wanted it to be on "random Tuesday night" meaning that once you're at that point I knew that every occasion I'd be like "huh, maybe...."
I was in Chicago for the day for work and Jim told me to call him from the car home. I called, we chatted and then he asked where I was. I was very close to home. He was just like "gotta go, bye...." Anyway I pulled up and walked up to building (we didn't live together) and he comes out of nowhere. I asked what he was doing there. Right on the sidewalk he got on one knee and asked me. It was very sweet and it was indeed a random Tuesday night!
I knew it was coming, but unfortunately my dad had just passed away and I didn't know whether he would then choose to wait awhile or not. He later told me that he wanted to wait but thought that would "add to my sadness" if we didn't get engaged by the end of the year.
Because of said death, we spent NYE at his parent's house with his family. It was very low-key and relaxing. At Christmas he had given me a poem/letter that told me a special evening out was coming (or something like that). We went out 2 or 3 different times btw Cmas and NYE and something always came up. The final time, he had no voice! HAHA. So, his original plan (something about ice skating and a Ferris wheel outdoors) was shot. Instead, around 8pm on NYE, we went down to his family room and he had me close my eyes. He had some weird music on the tv ("it's all I could find") and a video camera set up. He gave me an engraved jewelry box (with the wrong date since he was going to do it a few days earlier) and inside the box was my ring. He got down on one knee and asked. It was low-key but sweet. And I have to give him props for TRYING something romantic... it just didn't work out, lol.
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I voted elaborate because he spent a lot of time, effort and thought on it! We both knew it was coming and he had already talked about it with my parents. However, I didn't know how or when it was going to happen.
He was going to school and had an engineering internship in Missouri, where his parents live, and we hadn't seen each other in almost 3 months. He drove 17 hours straight to arrive home a week early and propose. He made/printed a custom sign at his engineering firm, scheduled the ring for delivery, made the drive and set up the proposal location. He worked so hard and was able to surprise me, which was even better!
It wasn't elaborate, but it was definitely well throught out, especially compared to how he usually plans things. haha
He took me on a Spirit of Boston dinner cruise for our 4 year anniversary and proposed on the deck of the boat after dinner. It was really sweet.