Wedding Blog

In my earlier posts, I hinted at the bunny theme in our wedding. I will tease you no more; here’s the scoop!

Mr. Parfait’s last name means bunny in Serbian. Within the family, there have been cottontails worn at weddings, children named after famous bunnies, and numerous rabbit-y nicknames! I love it, and I can’t wait to be his Mrs. Bunny (and Mrs. Parfait)!

Playing up my future last name at a photobooth.

And now we’re all caught up and ready for the proposal story:

Mr. Parfait and I love playing silly games together. Disney Scene-It is one of our classics, but we also have a special talent of making up games on the spot. Early in our relationship, we made up competitive games with the book I Spy. Yes, the search-and-find children’s book. We marveled at the detail and work that went into each photo. Each page was a work of art!

For our engagement, Mr. Parfait secretly created his own I Spy! He, of course, went with a bunny theme. After filling a ping-pong table with bunny toys, he spent a whole evening snapping photos, rearranging bunnies, adjusting lights, and reviewing edits with his sister-in-law and grandmother. Finally, he took it to a printing store to have it blown up on a thick board.

On a chilly February night, he took me out to a romantic dinner. Afterwards, he asked me to wait while he pulled up the car. I watched him walk away… and then walk back with some enormous thing behind his back! He asked me to go on a walk with him. When we reached a fountain, he pulled it out, and I gasped at all the sweet bunny fluffiness.

He made me find objects, words, and finally, my ring! Then he got down on one knee…

And well, I didn’t keep him waiting! You should hear Mr. Parfait describe how I responded when he asked me to marry him. According to him, there was quite a bit of trembling (it was cold!… And exciting!) and “OH MY GOSH”-ing and tiny gasping noises. Ahem. I remember being much more calm and ladylike as he slid the ring on my finger. Here we are, seconds after the proposal:

As for the I Spy bunnies? I loved them! I never saw it coming, and like many girls, I love a sweet surprise! It was a hit with our family and friends afterwards, too! Here’s my best bud trying to find all the items:

Some of our loved ones came over that night to celebrate with a few of my favorite things: fondue, cake, and chocolate!

My future mother-in-law made these cute signs and hung them all over the house!

It was the perfect proposal for a hopeless romantic like me.

Did your proposal match your personalities?