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Proposal Stories From SuperWeddings Visitors     Wendy & Michael  Getting Married Sometime in 2003  I am a hopeless romantic and love hearing how other brides were proposed to, so I thought there might be some interest in my proposal story... It was the most special weekend of my life thanks to my wonderful fiance!! My long-time boyfriend Michael and I were living in separate cities in Texas. I am in Antonio for law school, and he is back home in Houston working and taking classes. We did the long-distance thing pretty well the first year -- thank GOD for AOL Instant Messenger! Last Winter, he asked me if I wanted to go to New Orleans for a romantic weekend getaway to celebrate my birthday in July. Since I attended Summer School, we planned our trip for early August. He booked a room at the Ritz-Carlton and I made reservations at some our favorite restaurants in the city -- we have vacationed there several other times and always have so much fun! Little did I know that he had a few tricks up his sleeve! We have known we wanted to get married for a long time, but career and school has always taken a priority over a wedding somehow! We decided last year to get married after I graduate and take the Bar Exam in 2003.   Anyway... after Summer School was over, I went home to Houston and we headed out of town. Michael wanted to stop at the church in Jackson Square first thing, which I thought was odd since we had seen it before on previous trips. He said he wanted to light a candle for his late grandmother, because her birthday was coming up -- but I didn't know was that he was also planning to propose in the front pew of the church, in front of the altar -- Unfortunately, the sanctuary was closed for a wedding rehearsal, so they told us to come back the next day! He was so disappointed, but I told him the church was hundreds of years old and would probably be standing the next day. He said I just didn't understand WHY this was so important to him -- and we headed for our hotel.   The Ritz-Carlton is new and incredibly gorgeous. We got settled in our room -- and all I wanted to do was take a shower and go get some dinner after our long drive from Houston. Michael had other plans, though!   He insisted we go check out the beautiful courtyard by the lobby before the sun went down. I was feeling hot and cranky, but reluctantly agreed, so we headed down. We walked around and admired the plants and flowers, the fountain, and a beautiful wrought-iron gazebo. Michael said we should sit under the gazebo and decide where to have dinner that night. Once we sat down, he said that he had a belated birthday gift for me....then he pulled out a blue Tiffany bag from this goofy fanny pack he had been wearing all day. He never wears a fanny pack and I kidded him about it all day...but it was the only way he could keep the ring hidden from me, yet still safe! I was surprised by the timing of this proposal...he said, "It's NOT what you think..." I thought maybe he had bought me a sterling silver pen I had admired at Tiffany's, but when I saw the little blue box I KNEW it was my engagement ring!! I opened it very quickly and was stunned by the gorgeous round solitaire engagement ring he had picked out for me!   I was so surprised that all I could do was take off a small diamond ring he had given me years ago and put on my new engagement ring. By the time it was on my finger, he was on his knees in front of me reading a poem/speech he had written -- asking me to be his wife. I was hugging him and shaking my head in amazement that he had managed to surprise me so totally. From out of nowhere, a hotel manager came into the courtyard with congratulations and complimentary glasses of champagne for us. As we were toasting, kissing, and drinking champagne, I realized that I had never actually told Michael yes!! So...I said, "I forgot to tell you yes -- Yes, I will be your wife!" The hotel was great...they let us keep the champagne flutes as a souvenier of our engagement, and they took pictures later that night when we got dressed up for dinner.   Then we went back to our room and called our family and friends to spread the happy news -- everyone was thrilled for us. It was the most romantic, special weekend of my life! We had a celebration brunch the next morning at Commander's Palace and dinners at Emeril's (owned by celebrity chef Emeril Lagasse) and NOLA. We went back to the church on Sunday and had the priest bless both our engagement and my engagement ring -- that was a very special memory as well. The weather was a bit rainy, but we managed to spend some time walking in the French Quarter! I could not have asked for a more special engagement -- and the fact that Michael planned the whole thing as a special weekend for me made it even better!   We talked about it, and have decided to stick with our original plan and wait to have the wedding until after I graduate and take the Bar Exam in July 2003. We need that much time to save money for a nice wedding anyway. For now, we are content to be an officially engaged couple and plan our perfect wedding together. Thanks for letting me share our story with you. Wendy and Michael 2003 Wedding Texas     Mary Ann & Giles   Getting Married July 20, 2002 Giles and I met at a church prayer circle. When we started talking I found out he worked third shift and walked away. He couldn't believe it, he followed me and asked what was wrong with third shift. I said that a person would have to be crazy to work those hours, it bad for your health and your mental condition. Well, as you can tell we started off real good. A few people were going to a nearby bar afterwards for some food. We got to the bar and started chatting. He then said that he doesn't eat meat. I was thinking that I could not wait to leave. Then we started talking. That's when the magic started. We clicked so well after that point. Despite our first impressions of each other we had a spark. That night a few different times some people tried to talk to us and we just ignored them. It came time for Giles to leave to go to work. I got up to give him a hug, and I ended up kissing him. We both were surprised by that kiss. We agreed to go on a date that weekend and he left. I turned around and was the happiest I had been in months. A friend of mine looked at me and asked what it was like to be in Love. I just looked at her like she was nuts. She just said that I had met my husband. Well, we did work out quite well. We got along, we do have some differences, but nothing we can't overcome. After dating for 2 months I got ill with a strange bout of vertigo. I had no clue what was going on. He was right there for me. When I had major differences with a roomate, Giles asked that I move in with him. I told him that I didn't want to move in with him until we had known each other for at least 6 months. I moved in at four months. We met in February, I told him that he was not supposed to ask me to marry him until February. Then we would plan a wedding a year from that date. It was June and we had some friends over, plus my Mom and Stepfather. Towards the end of the gathering, Giles and I were talking and discussing some issues. When suddenly Giles got up and said, "We talked about it, we know we are right for each other. Let's get married." I just stood staring at him. He walked over to me said how much he loved me and that he could not see himself with anyone else. I was just confused. I could not believe he proposed to me in front of my Mom. I couldn't give him an answer. I wanted some time to think it through, I have made many a hasty decision in my life. I wanted to make sure that I was not being selfish with this one. I have always said that when I marry it is for life, no divorce. I had to be sure. Well if love makes you blind, so does being hurt in the past. Through out our relationship, Giles and I tried hard to either trash the relationship, test it, or to see if we had the connection we thought we had. My son met him once and told me that he would make a good Dad. My best friend and Matron of Honor assumed one month before our engagement that I had come over to tell her that I was getting married. Our friends and family all knew before we would admit to ourselves that we were in Love and getting married. The night he proposed I thought about what life would be like without him and I cried. I thought about what we had been through in a short period of time, and how he put forth his whole self into helping me. I thought about how I like to see him happy and how I do little things to make him smile, and some other things I can't mention here. I thought about how, when I think about him, my heart jumps. I knew I loved him with all of my heart. When he got home from work, I took him on a drive to the lakefront. We got out and went for a walk, and I told him that I would marry him... On July 20, 2002, we will become husband and wife. Mary Ann and Giles Wedding July 20, 2002     Kathy & Mike Getting Married August 22, 2002 How I Proposed to HIM ! Mike and I were both married before and he has a 9 year old son, who I adore (and the feeling is mutual on his part, I might add!) Anyway, Mike and I actually met on line in a 'FIND LOVE' site. I hesitated on meeting him, but I did it after many chats on the phone. We immediately hit it off and have been together ever since. Last year, I wrote him an e-mail the evening before Thanksgiving (2000). It directed him to go and do various things. "Look here..", "Look there..", etc. At the end of this elaborate scheme, he was to find my proposal. There was only one problem. He NEVER LOOKED AT HIS E-MAIL that morning...! I was busting with excitement. So, as it turned out, I just did it. I got down on one knee and said, "Mike we have been dating for a while, and there is no better feeling then when I am with you. WILL YOU MARRY ME?". He looked at me for a moment and my heart sank. Then he took my hand and said, "I would be honored". WOW, what a relief! We are to be married in August of 2002. This has been a fairy tale story, to say the least, and I am a better person for loving him and knowing him. Thank you for giving me this opportunity to tell my story. Kathy Bauer Marrying Mike in August of 2002 Birdsboro, Pa   Stephanie & Jason   Getting Married November 9, 2002 It was a Thursday night, November 8th to be exact, and I was getting ready to leave home to go to class. I had my backpack and purse on my shoulder and was about to walk out the door. My fiancé, Jason, was sitting on the couch watching TV and asked me to wait a minute and give him a kiss goodbye. I asked him if he could stand up because with my bags on my shoulder, I didn't want him to get clobbered! He stood up, but then walked into the bedroom, and then came back with a little box. I was a bit confused. I knew he had bought the ring and had it hidden in the apartment somewhere. The previous weekend we had gone to Lost Maples State Park here in Texas with my parents. He had shown the ring to my parents and asked their permission to marry me. My mother had expected the proposal to be that day, since Lost Maples is a very romantic setting. But no proposal came... Anyway, now he asked me if I wanted to take my ring to show my friends in class, but I said, "Not until it's on my finger for real". He took the ring I was wearing off my finger, opened the box holding the engagement ring, and started sliding it onto my finger. He then said, "Look.. it fits". At this point I was shaking and about to cry. He looked me in the eyes. He had tears starting too. "Do I even have to ask?", he said. I started crying and threw my arms around him (hitting him with my backpack in the process!) and said, "You don't have to ask, just like I don't have to answer". We held each other for severla minutes, then I dropped my bags and called my mother. I was bawling like a baby when she answered. She asked hysterically if something was wrong and I said, "Nothing's wrong except that your baby girl is engaged!". My whole family learned of the news within five minutes of that call. Needless to say, my mother is as excited as we are. I still went to class that night, though my professor said I had a very good reason for not going! We're now planning our wedding for November 9, 2002. Later, Jason told me that he didn't ask at Lost Maples because he wasn't looking for the most romantic moment, he was waiting for the moment that I would least expect it. He definitely found the moment... Stephanie & Jason Getting Married November 9, 2002 Texas  << Previous Page of Proposal Stories More on the Way Soon! Want to Send Us Yours?   We love proposal stories & wedding stories! Wanna share yours?   How did he propose... Or was it YOU who popped the question? Already married? Tell us about your wedding! What type of wedding was it? What are your best wedding memories? You can also share your other wedding stories: What are the best things you've seen at weddings? The funniest moments? The most unique, touching, or even disastrous things about weddings you've attended - or your own? Click Here to Tell Us!  Submissions become the property of SuperWeddings.com & may be published. Incude a photo if you like! Please include your first names, wedding date, city and state. 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