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Alaska… no, not that proposal!
The proposal involving this!
K… maybe there weren’t oranges involved, but there was sushi!
After Mr. D and I had picked out the ring it had to take a trip to New York to be sized. We were told it would be back the following Friday. As luck (bad luck?) would have it, I was home from work the Friday it was due and I was ultra excited. Mr. D drove off to Tiffany & Co to pick it up and while he was gone I attempted to take a nap. I had just severely sprained my ankle and had been given pain medication for the first few days. Despite being drugged up, I couldn’t sleep at all!
When he FINALLY got home (okay…maybe it was only 45 minutes) I asked to see it. Mr. D had a huge smile on his face that he was (poorly) attempting to control and calmly tried to tell me that the store had made a mistake and the ring had missed the shipment to Florida. You should probably know that Mr. D is a terrible liar. He smiles and laughs and I hope I never have to depend on him to bluff our way out of a sticky situation.
I looked him straight in the eye and said, “Tiffany’s wouldn’t do that, I bet you hid it somewhere I can’t reach.” Which, in our Miami house, was practically everywhere. There were tons of high shelves and cabinets I probably couldn’t even reach with a ladder. He kept laughing and smiling though, so I just kept telling him what a liar he was. He dared me to call Tiffany’s and I was thisclose to doing it, but worried the store would think I was crazy.
All Friday, Saturday, and Sunday he kept his ruse up and I kept telling him he was a liar; he actually almost had me by Sunday evening. I figured if he hadn’t proposed by then, the ring probably was coming in on Monday. We had a great day on Sunday going to the beach and hitting up a movie and sushi. I had emailed the photo of the ring to my best friend (and MOH) and the first thing she said was, “WOAH, THAT’S BIG.” Then I got all worried that the ring was too big and ostentatious so while we were waiting for our meal I asked Mr. D what he thought. The food was taking foreverrrrrrr so I said we should make wasabi diamonds to pass the time. I got busy crafting my wasabi into a square using chopsticks, and I was so intent on making it perfect that I didn’t see Mr. D fumbling around in his bag across the table.
When it came time to show each other our handiwork I went first. He said, “that’s pretty good, but I think mine is better.” He turned the plate around and there it was on the plate with a little dot of wasabi in the middle of the ring.
The first words out of my mouth? “YOU’RE SUCH A LIAR!!!” Whoopsies. Then I let him say all sorts of nice things and I said, “Yes, of course,” and we were officially engaged.
It turns out he had a plan and was going to make me wait longer, but then at dinner, everything seemed to just fall into place and he had the perfect opportunity. This was a good thing, because I probably would have gotten annoying.
What was the first thing you said when s/he proposed?
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Haha, love your reaction — and what a cute way of giving you the ring! My first words — while Mr. Bru was on bended knee, no less — were “Are you serious?!”
I didn’t say anything at first. I was so shocked that my knees gave out and he had to catch me to keep me from falling on my bum!
Love the story! I believe my first words were, “Whaaaat is that?” as he sat the ring on the table! Oh, I hate that reaction, but he did not get on bended knee and I was COMPLETELY floored!
I think the first thing I said was “shut up”! Lol. My husband did the same thing. He told me tha they couldn’t get it done in the time we had been told. He did a pretty good job! I was sort of convinced but not entirely. He proposed on the anniversary of us meeting and it was awesome! I like that Mr. D went with it and asked you differently than he had planned.
hahah! love your story. My first words- also, while Mr. Jewell was on bended knee, was “Are you joking?”
Such a cute story!! My words were, “Are you serious?!” like Miss Bruschetta — only like 5 million times. =)
cute story!! i just kept saying “oh my goodness! oh my goodness!”!! (its a catch phrase of mine i bust out from time to time)
I cried like a blubbering idiot and forgot to answer… he said tons of wonderful things (so I hear) but I couldn’t tell you one thing he said. I didn’t even look at the ring either, I forgot… I seriously lost it.
The first thing I said was “Yes!” Which is good because I was pretty afraid that I would just burst out laughing. I did know exactly when Mr. DD was going to propose, though, so that really helped in the making sure I had a suitable reply department!
I called him a turd. Yep, a turd. I kept saying “you’re such a turd!” because he totally surprised me. We laugh about it to this day.
Such a cute story!! My first words after “yes” were “Don’t drop it!” We were on a high-up balcony and his hands were shaking a LOT 
The only words I could get out during and after was “oh my god, oh my god”. First it was an “oh my god” thats a ring, then “oh my god” your proposing, then “oh my god” your on your knees then just a series of them. I think he laughed a bit because he was nervous and I could not get the “yes” out. Its just nothing else in the brain was working but “oh my god”.
I got surprised with breakfast in bed and the ring, so the first thing out of my mouth was “Oh my gosh, I haven’t brushed my teeth yet!”
(I guess I figured he’d probably want to kiss me after ringing me, and I wanted to give him fair warning)
I said, “Ha ha… you are so funny…”
(He had previously mock proposed in both Lowe’s and Home Depot and we were currently in my office, so I didn’t think to take him seriously!)
I’m a heel *hangs head in shame*.
But I’m impressed that you gave him the perfect opening!
LOL, your reaction was so cute! i could totally see myself doing that. haha.
So boring - I said “YES!” and went in for the big smooch. Buuuuut we were walking through a park on the way to a random dinner on a Tuesday night….and I had a feeling the proposal was imminent….aaaand he started talking about life and us, etc. So by the time he finally said “Erin will you marry me?” I wasn’t all that surprised : )
awww how cute!!! how about a reenactment picture of the ring in wasabi?
And I like the first words out of your mouth 
I squeaked out a, “Yes!” as I was sobbing and giggling at the same time Beautiful ring!!!
Aww, that is so cute!
I didn’t have any first words. LOL…
Mr. D asked me to marry him in front of about 3,000 people at our families favorite past time, Racing. In “Victory Lane”, we were about to have our pictures taken and he got the microphone from the Announcer and he started laying a bunch of cute stuff, I wasn’t even paying attention because I was more worried about who was holding our infant son. As soon as he got down on bended knee, I completely forgot about everything and I just covered my mouth and started crying! Finally after he put the ring on my finger and stood back up and picked me up, I FINALLY said “Yes!” lol A little delayed, but better late than never!
That’s a really cute story!
I actually never said yes. When he asked me, I just kept saying “Oh my God!” over and over again. He’s always teasing me about how I never even answered him!
the first thing I said was “are you serious?” Not are you serious as in are you really asking me to marry you but are you seriously asking me RIGHT NOW!!!
So cute! My fiance says (its sort of blurry to me- it all happened very fast) that it took me way too long to actually say yes because I had to say “Shut up!” at least a hundred times.
I cried and then cried and then cried! When I finally stopped kissing him I said yes, then didn’t come up for air for another five minutes. We were quite the spectacle in the middle of the airport parking lot
@Bru - HAHAH mine was the same!! Him on bended knee with my DREAM ring in box in hand…Me: “WHAT?!?! ARE YOU SERIOUS?!!?!?” hhahaah
how cute!! Now I want sushi..
I said “Of course!” although I don’t even think he heard me
That’s a cute story. You pinned it when you said Tiffany’s would not make a mistake like that!
I said, “we’ve already decided.”
Too cute! Love the wasabi diamonds, so something I would do.
I said “Are you serious” and then started crying. In my defense, I had just woken up and it was the day after my birthday, so wasn’t exactly firing on all cylinders!
eek, i called mr.v a liar too! 
that was the one and only time i’ve ever accused him of lying too - i was just sooo shocked that that was the first thing that popped into my brain - romantic, i know. lol.
i eventually giggled out a “yes, of course!”… after repeadetly accusing him of being a big fat liar - even after he had given me the ring! =O
to this day (7 months later) i still feel terrible about it, but he just laughs it off. he said he takes it as a “mission accomplished” sign - i was so ridiculously surprised (that’s what he was going for), i didn’t think it was real.
I said “Yes, absolutely” which was pretty smooth. But then I grabbed the ring from the box and stuck it on my finger myself, which was NOT smooth.
Haha I said “say it again”.
I said “but - but you don’t have a ring - oh - oh my god, when did you get that!” Then, obvi, I said ‘of course’
you’re story is so sweet my first words were ‘are you serious?’
@Jessie516 and @LadyChristine - I heard that ring box click open and clapped my hands over my mouth and then the same thing! I think I easily said “Oh my God, Oh MY God! OH MY GOD!!!!!!” a thousand times! That’s all I could say…. then he actually had to interrupt me and say “Let me just clarify here, that’s YES, right?” I finally managed, “Yes, of course YES!” and then repeated “OMG, OMG OMG!!!” a thousand more times! LOL! I’m so glad he loves me with the broken-record routine because yep, I couldn’t think of one single thing to say! <3 D’Orsay - I just love the wasabi diamonds! DARLING!!!!!!!!!!!
Haha, I think mine takes the cake - He likes to mess with me and had a fake plastic ring in the box and my actual ring in his pocket. So he dropped the fake ring and I was all upset thinking it was mine. Then he pulled the real one out of his pocket and my exact words were, “You butthead!” Real mature, I know.
PS - Cute story!!
My first word was either “really?” or “seriously?”. I can’t remember which! And Mr Ruby went, “No! Psyche!!!” And then we both laughed and I said yes.
Haha, I kept saying “No, no, no,…..” during his entire proposal speech, until I heard myself and remembered that that’s the only word you’re not supposed to say. So then I started to cry and said Yes, yes, yes instead!
“Are you serious” Yup, I’m that girl! I really didn’t believe that he had been listening to my concerns about being able to celebrate our engagement with my brother and uncle before they were deployed, since he kept telling me that he wasn’t ready! I guess my guy is a better liar than I thought he was… is that good, or bad?
Such a cute proposal story! I love it! I believe my first words were, “SHUT UP!”
I love your story! I’m with the rest of the “Are you serious” girls except I added a choice swear word before serious and I screamed it out.
I think I may be alone here - I actually said “Is that real?” when I saw the ring!!
He was teasing me and I told him people who wanted to propose should have a ring and her said like this???
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Mrs. D'orsay, Baltimore/Lancaster UK
Age and Occupation: 24, Stay at home fiance (formerly in nonprofit communications)
Fiance's Age and Occupation: 29, Web site developer and designer; co-owner of men's skincare shop
Engagement Date: August 10, 2008
Wedding Date: August, 2009
Venue: Oakland Manor
About Me: I'm a Maryland raised environmental policy wonk/activist/organizer and communications aficionado. In the past year I've lived in Baltimore, MD, Tucson, AZ, Miami, FL and Lancaster, England. In my not so spare time I enjoy planning trips with Mr. D' Orsay, visiting friends and family and crafting like a mo-fo. I also enjoy modern dance classes, rugby and soccer but have been banned by my mother, MOHs, and Mr. D' Orsay from playing till after the wedding. I have an unnatural addiction to cheese and shoes, but love Mr. D' Orsay more than either and can't wait to become Mrs. D' Orsay!
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