proposals and what you remember...

baby and crumble

Hey guys,

I know this is weddings & marriage related but I kinda want the opinions of people who are married opinions on this, like from a few years down the line type of thing, hence not posting this somewhere where there are people just engaged and planning the wedding.

Just reading the other thread on marriage, and having said in that that I'm proposing to my GF in a few weeks (SO EXCITED- YAY Civil Partnerships Bill!:P) I wanted to figure out, from people who have been proposed TO, what do you remember about the proposal bit?

is it the words, the extra bits, the look in the other persons eyes...

so ladies, let's hear it- what makes a memorable marriage proposal????

MJOR

i remember that i was sitting on the bed in a scandalous vest /shorts set from m & s that would have made bridgette jones blush!:D:D:D

The Big Red Button

What made our engagement really lovely was that he proposed to me on a Thursday night, and then had a hotel booked for the whole weekend in Dublin for us to go shopping together for the ring. It was so lovely having those three days just to ourselves to celebrate on our own and get used to being engaged before telling everyone else. And he spoiled me absolutely rotten the whole weekend too!

Then we spent the Monday driving all around the county so that we could tell all of our family members and friends in person rather than them hearing from somewhere else or over the phone, it was such a fun day, great seeing everyone's reactions!

Catari Jaguar

We had already talked about getting engaged on our anniversary. We got the ring together on our anniversary and were like "Omfg what have we done?! I think we're engaged. I feel ill. I need a drink!" We went for cocktails then!

The resized ring came in and I collected it alone as himself was working til late. I was home alone then in the apartment and the buzzer rang. I was scared because wasn't expecting anyone.. I pressed the camera button and saw a sign pushed up to the camera that I couldn't make out fully, I thought it was a homeless person asking to come in or something. My heart was pounding then I heard a voice ask "Well?!" When I looked again I saw that the sign said "Will you marry me?" Of course I said yes through the speaker

He'd written it on post-its with a marker on the Luas home from work! Bless him

carolinespring

A friend of mine asked his wife to be " do you want to be buried with my people??""

Most people didnt like it but I found it really sweet.

My hubby did the down on one knee on holiday and we went and picked the ring and got rightly smashed with another couple we had met. I spent that night with my head down the toilet crying and asking my hubby to be, do you see what you are marrying, are you sure you want to marry me??. We slept in the next morning and almost missed the flight home. Lets just say that most of our clothes got left behind as we ran like hell to get to the airport, no time for packing!!! I was ill for days. didnt tell anyone, just put the notice in the Saturday times and and the OMG calls started at about 9am that saturday. Told everyone else that night at a family party.

SeekUp

We decided to get married together, but he wanted to do an official proposal, so he did so a few months later. I can tell you that I honestly don't really remember what he said at all. It was more the whole experience and the feeling of the moment. So I wouldn't stress too much about that part of it!

StarryMoon0

My OH proposed to me on a beach at about 2 am I think.
I had had a number of drinks and he only had a couple as he was playing in the band so didn't get a chance to drink much.

I remember sitting on a rock, hearing the waves, him holding my hands, his hands shaking horribly, the moon inthe sky.. I said yes.

The next morning he asked me again just in case I had either forgotten, or changed my mind I said yes again. We didn't get the ring for about a month or so and didn't tell anyone untill we had got the ring.

Was nice, and I smile when I think about it

Nervous Wreck

My friend recently proposed ti his girlfriend atop that new Ferris Wheel while it was stopped at the very top. Could have been a very embarrassing refusal but, luckily enough for him, she said yes...

bubbaloo

Firstly, congrats - it's a very exciting time and you should both enjoy it.
When my hubby proposed I definitely didn't remember a word he said. It's the whole emotion of the event and the overwhelming feeling of love and happiness that I remember.
And then the exictement of the hours afterwards, chatting about telling people and who to invite and where to have the wedding etc.

It's really a great time in a person's life so try to enjoy it and not to get too nervous.
If you're nice enough to be planning in such detail then I'm sure she's lucky to have you and she'll be delighted to shout "yes" from the rooftops.
Good luck.

WindSock

carolinespring wrote: »

A friend of mine asked his wife to be " do you want to be buried with my people??""

:pac:

baby and crumble

Cheers guys, I'll keep you posted!

caprilicious

I proposed to my (now) husband on a Leap year day.
If I didn't I think I'd have had a long wait otherwise!!

I got my sister involved without her knowing! She's a chef, I told her one of the guys in work wanted to propose to his missus & asked her to ice on a plate 'Will you marry me'. I'd bought 2 x chocolate Lindt bunnies & put them on the plate with the engagement ring.

When he got home from work I made him a slap up dinner, starter, fillet steak main course etc (v rare for me, I'm a crap cook at the best of times! :rolleyes:) & for desert I brought out the plate & asked him to marry me.

OMG the nerves were unreal. I kept thinking 'what if he says no' or worse 'what if he laughs at me', but thankfully he said yes & didn't leave me waiting for an answer!
Got married just over a year later, still not regretting it :D