Proposal stories..

so, i'm wondering what stories all you other lovely brides out there have to tell of your proposal? how did it go? were you surprised or did you know it was coming? did it go how you thought it would? and how stupidly excited were you when you realised what was going on?? do tell.

our story is very complex and simple at the same time. complex in that mb and i knew for years before it happened that is was going to happen in 2009. it was complex because we'd accidentally found 'the' ring before mb had proposed. so i knew what ring i was getting and i knew (or at least i thought i did) almost exactly when i was likely to get it. so yeah, ours was not perhaps the most spontaneous of proposals but on the plus side, the time was right, the ring was perfection and i know for a fact that if we hadn't waited we would have never found my gorgeous engagement ring, which in turn, would have had a completely different impact on the style of our wedding - so much of which has been led by the beautiful antique ring that now resides on my, very happy, finger.

it was simple because it was completely unfussy, totally relaxed and perfectly us. and, much to my disbelief, a complete SURPRISE.

here is our proposal story, in pictures...

fat pat joins us in the garden on this beautiful summer evening...

mb decides to crank the bbq up to cook the amazing steaks his father (a butcher - not a just a random meat fanatic) conveniently gave us. perhaps he knew that steaks are my favourite meal of all time...??

mb suggests, as it's such a beautiful evening, that we eat outdoors and sets up a beautiful spread. [stephylou starts to get giddy at this, and forces herself to calm down as she knows, she KNOWS that mb has not picked the ring up yet. she tells herself to be patient and just enjoy her dinner!]

dinner starts to look and smell amazing and stephylou gets excited for a whole new reason. mmmmn. steak.

stephylou forgets about her previous secret thoughts and gets carried away capturing the moment of such a treat!

bondman comes to investigate all the delicious smells...

...as does squeasy.

mb and stephylou proceed to eat a delicious dinner outdoors.

mb disappears with the plates and comes back with a box in his hand and swiftly falls to his knees and then asks the biggest question he's ever asked..

stephylou said YES.

mb and stephylou after the big question enjoying a snuggle under the blanket in the cool summer night.

...and they lived happily ever after. :)

xoxo