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It all happened so fast. The proposal, that is. Mr. Joey and I had been dating for almost 4 years. It’s all a blur, but here’s what I remember.
I came home one day from work, June 24th to be exact, and noticed a bottle of bubbly on the kitchen counter. I didn’t really think anything of it, and after I put down my stuff and said hi to Mr. Joey, I went to work on dinner. Later, as we were finishing up our meal, Mr. Joey asked me if I’d like to open a birthday present early. Of course, I said yes. He brought out one of those cute gift boxes shaped like a Chinese takeout box. I thought I knew what it was, but of course I was wrong. A few months back, I was eyeing this cute top at J.Crew that I thought I saw him buy as I was headed towards the dressing room.
It wasn’t the top. I opened the gift box and all I saw was tissue paper. I pulled all of it out and at the bottom was a little square, just big enough to fit a small pair of hoop earrings or a ring. Of course, I thought I was getting earrings. Nope. I unwrapped the square and there in my little hand was this gorgeous vintage diamond ring.
I looked over at him and he managed to muster out, “Will you marry me?” and my answer wasn’t, “yes,” it was, “ARE YOU SERIOUS?” Not quite the answer he thought he’d get, but it meant the same as a yes.
Mr. Joey told me later that he had planned to ask me when we went down to Portland for my birthday the following week, but he couldn’t wait. He bought the ring a week before at an antique jewelry store and the thought of having to hide his gift for another week was more than he could bear.
In the end there was no getting down on one knee (he could hardly keep from falling out of the chair) and no elaborate plan. Just plain and simple. and perfectly us.
How did your Mister pop the question? Were there fireworks and sandy beaches, or just a little Chinese takeout box after dinner?
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Awww, so cute! Those were my first words in response to Mr. Bruschetta’s question as well…but he pushed and made me answer yes as well. 
What an adorable story! Love it! I was giggling and laughing too much when he gave me my ring, he didn’t get a chance to actually propose. But I said yes anyway!
Aww that is soo cute… acutally it took my a few mintues to say yes…I was to busy saying “Babe” “Oh Babe”while I was crying hysterically!!!
There was no getting on one knee either he would have passed out if he did.
that’s adorable!
we were at a christmas light display–i loved it!
awww! My first words were “are you serious!!!” too! followed by more “are you seriouses” and tears in our hotel room in Cancun. He couldn’t wait to do it on the sandy beach
how sweet that he couldn’t wait! I need to see some pictures of this vintage ring! Now. (Please!)
Aww!
There was a sandy beach and fireworks! haha My FI proposed our 2nd night of vacation at Nauset Beach in Cape Cod at sunset. He wanted to take a walk, I didn’t but I humored him! Best fib ever! hahaha I kept thinking “he’s gonna ask, no he’s not, maybe…” and then he did! I got all weepy and said “About time!” LOL We had been together for 7 years and 4 days at that point and I’d been joking with him that he’d never propose even though I knew he would eventually! Later that night there were fireworks for something else on the Cape but his parents joked they were for us! LOL
No down on one knee here either - he knew that would embarrass the pants off of me (and him too!). It was perfect!
I LOVE reading/hearing proposal stories!
My response was, “Ha ha, very funny!”
He had fake proposed to me in Home Depot before, so it was sort of a running joke to propose in weird places. As soon as I knew he was serious, I melted!
At least he was able to surprise you, Joey! That’s awesome.
I was so self-conscious that the mister would want to hear ‘yes’ as soon as possible, that all I could muster up was a nervous “yeah”!
My husband held on to my engagement ring for a whole month before proposing! It was hidden underneath our dresser. If I had even lknown it was in the house I would have torn it apart. LOL!
He proposed at Safeco field but not on the jumbo-tron. We were there for my dad’s retirement so a ton of family was there. He got down on one knee on the dirty ballpark floor! I was looking at him like,,WHY ARE YOU DOWN THERE? Until I saw the ring!
I love that Mr. Joey couldn’t wait to give it to you, so so sweet!
Congratulations Joey!!!
I can’t wait to see your ring, I bet its fantastiC
@ColorCoated: @LatteLove: @Miss Deviled Egg: Ladies…pictures of the ring are coming.
I wasn’t cooperating with the scheme Mr. Mascara had conjured up, he had the ring for a month before he could propose! But it was all worth it in the end! That’s so sweet that he couldn’t wait to propose! Can’t wait to see the ring.
Fiance and I went away together for a weekend trip to their college. While we were there we were planning on attending the Centennial celebration for William Smith College. Before the celebration began, we were walking around the campus and reminiscing about the time we spent on campus together. We stopped and sat on one of the benches overlooking a big lake the campus sits on. Fiance started talked about how we had met here six years ago and smoothly transitioned onto one knee. I started crying immediately. Fiance asked if I wanted to start our life here together as well and I could barely answer yes through my tears.
Christmas is really a big deal in both our families and we love decorating a tree. This year, we put on Christmas music and set to work unwrapping our ornaments (we wrap them in packing paper so they don’t get messed up in storage). I was opening one little bundle of paper and found a box instead of an ornament.
I stated the obvious — that it was a box not an ornament. FI prompted me to open the box. I did and he kinda blanked for a moment. Lol. He looked at me and I looked at him and he then said, “Oh right!” and got down on one knee to ask. I made sure that yes was the first thing I said. :o) Now I’ll look forward to decorating the Christmas tree even more each year!
Awww very sweet 
FH’s proposal was also very simple and very us - we spent the day doing things we would any normal Saturday… breakfast at the harbor, car wash and dinner at our favorite restaurant. Then we took me to our bench behind a hotel, on the water, where we used to go a lot when we first started dating and proposed there.
What a cute proposal! My fiance hid the whole process of buying the ring, and I had no idea it was coming. He originally wanted to propose on a weekend during the day at the place of our first date, but he was way too anxious and couldn’t wait any longer. He proposed the very day he got the ring from the jeweler. He justified it by saying that the led light in the box was perfect for an evening proposal outside on the dock.
My boyfriend (at the time) and I were on vacation in Park City, UT and on our 3rd day we went on a snowmobile tour up in the gorgeous mountains. While I thought this was a perfect time for him to ask I was fairly sure he didn’t have the ring and there was another coupld on the tour and I knew he wanted it to be private. So we got to the top of the mountain and got off to look around and take pictures. We walked over to the edge of the mountain and he goes “I have something to ask you.” After several “no, seriously!”s He got down on one knee/sank in the snow and asked me to marry him!!! I said yes immediately, saw my beautiful custom made ring and was introduced to my photographers!! The other couple were professional photogs from Salt Lake! So excited, check out their blog at retrospectstudios.com and scroll to the proposal pics!
FI has proposed, but we were waiting until he could afford the ring. We’re the type to always put the cart before the horse, so of course most of the wedding is planned, but no proposal yet! But reading this gives me HUGE butterflies, now I’m nervous for when the REAL thing happens!!!
That’s such a sweet proposal! And a total surprise, which makes it that much better.
There was a sandy beach in my proposal, during a trip to Israel last spring my FI took me on a private sunset horse back ride on the beach of the Mediterranean sea. I love horses so that was magical. AND at the end of the ride they set up a table for us on the cliffs overlooking the sea with wine, different cheeses, olives and veggies. It was perfect. He wasn’t able to get much out but “You make me really happy” and “Marry me?” but he did go down to one knee
i absolutely LOVE your proposal story!! It’s heartfelt, sweet, and it’s great that it’s a reflection of you two as a couple!
I’m with ya. How about a Christmas wrapped present? That was mine. He did get down on one knee, but all managed to get out was “will you marry me?” Definitely us, though!
my response was EXACTLY THE SAME. mr.GT still holds that ‘are you serious?’ against me today, and prolly will for the next fiddy years.
OMG i love love it!!!! hahah my FI had to ask me twice.. I kept screaming omg you doing it NOW??? then after i calmed down i still hadn’t said yes.. i love it! i don’t think i would have reacted any other way unless i was aware 
and that would just not be so fun!
Are you serious is also the question I asked. We had just spent our 6th Christmas together in Philadelphia and we on our way to Florida to spend the rest of the holiday with my mom and dad, nieces and his twin brothers. Everyone is scatter all over the state. Traffic was a nightmare all day and we were running late to arrive at his brother’s house in Jacksonville. While traveling through Georgia, checking for the lowest gas price, as a combination Irishman and Polish, he is thrify, Matt told me he heard a funny noise in the front passenger tire. He pulled over at milemarker one and filled the car up with gas at a Hess Station. He asked me for a flashlight as he pretended to inspect the car’s tires. I did not have a flashlight since they were driving a rental car as I was rear ended leaving the post office 2 weeks before Christmas. I offered her cell phone instead of a flashlight. Matt asked her to bring it here. I got out of the car and saw Matt down on his knees looking at the tire. He said, “Look what I found in the tire!” Expecting to see a nail or a rock, he opens a ring box and asks “will you marry me?” I was shocked and surprised and of course shouted “yes”. Boy, did he catch me off guard. I kept asking if it was for real as I was busy texting my kids and co-workers. Turns out he had the ring for several weeks and couldn’t find a romantic moment to ask.
That’s so sweet! I have a fiancee who can’t keep a secret, too, so I was shocked when I found out that he apparently had my ring for MONTHS before popping the question at the perfect time.
my response was equally untraditional , i said, shut up!
we were both sitting on a cliff overlooking a beach we always go to (we live in ca) and eating tacos and drinking beers. we were both hung over from our anniversary date dinner and concert the night before.
it was so casual, and it was with an antique ring too–i thought he was punking me.
i would have not exchanged it for a sappy romantic boring moment ever, it was perfection!
haha! i said “Are you serious?” too, because he proposed, sans ring (we’re both against buying diamonds/gems), in our dodgy hostel in Bolivia where i was like, half dying of salmonella 
when i asked him why he picked that time, he said that if he could love me when i was at my worst, he could love me forever. awwwwwww
That’s a GREAT engagement story! SO cute.
I think that I didn’t say yes either. In fact, I’m positive that all I did was start crying. But given the fact that I launched myself at my fiance and started kissing and hugging him, he took it as a yes.
But just to be sure, he also asked for clarification - he wanted the actual YES!
Congrats. Can’t wait to see the ring…
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Mrs. Joey, Seattle
Age and Occupation: 28, Project Administrator for Public Health NGO
Fiance's Age and Occupation: 30, High School History Teacher
Engagement Date: June 24, 2008
Wedding Date: August 2009
Venue: Eastside Catholic Chapel and Lake Union Cafe
About Me: I'm a Seattle girl through and through except for the fact that I don't drink coffee. I love my job most of the time because I get to travel and work with brilliant people who are trying to prevent Malaria. I love DIY projects of all sorts, cooking, and watching sports. I'd wear anything at Anthropologie and could spend all day on Etsy. I love to travel but shouldn't because I always get myself into unbelievable situations!
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