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So, Mr Pretzel and I had a trip to New England planned since this past spring. I grew up in NH and most of my mom’s family is in Maine or Massachusetts, so this was our “meet the rest of the family” trip. My mom made the trip with us—making it even more special. My heart was set on being engaged for this trip, so we could celebrate our engagement with my family. As the days ticked by and our trip got closer, I got more and more stressed out. Had he bought the ring? Was he going to propose?
Mr Pretzel is very very good at keeping secrets and it drove me crazy! I was almost certain that he had bought the ring. However, as we arrived at the airport on the day we left, Mr. Pretzel said some things that made me doubt that he had bought it. I almost frisked him. Okay, I did frisk him, right there in the Southwest check-in line. Nothing, not a bump to indicate a box. I tried really hard not to be too upset, but my emotions got the best of me. In Chicago when I confided and told Mr Pretzel that I was upset and a little mad at him, he couldn’t keep from smiling (which with an emotional woman isn’t the best reaction!) and finally he told me that if I knew what he knew I would smile, too.
After arriving on the East Coast, we had a great dinner with my aunt, uncle, cousin and mom. They were giving me a hard time, trying to find out the wedding date (it was already set, but Mr Pretzel and I agreed not to tell anyone until he had proposed). Knowing that I was super emotional, Mr Pretzel decided to be nice and he took a “Tiffany Blue” pouch out of his shoe. Yes—in order to hide it from me, he put it in the iPod compartment in his Nike running shoes.
I thought it was strange that he was wearing these shoes which he usually only wears to the gym. I bet the scanner guy at the airport smiled when he saw my ring go through x-ray!
Back to the story—so he held up a Tiffany pouch, and my hands flew up to my face!
“Oh my God!”’
I grabbed his face and pulled him towards me for a kiss—before he even got the words out. “Miss Pretzel, will you marry me?”
YES! Yes! Please note—I had not even looked at the ring yet. I couldn’t take my eyes off of his face. I kissed him again and finally took a peek at the ring! It is perfect. The classic Tiffany setting. Just under a half carat—I made him promise to keep it under a half carat because anything bigger would look ridiculous on my size four finger!
My family felt so honored to be there for that momentous occasion. I was thankful, too—especially because as soon as the ring came out, my Aunt said to my Uncle, “Get the camera!”
We are so lucky to have these wonderful photos of the whole event.
YES!
Did you suspect an impending proposal, only to get thrown off the trail? What did your fiance do to keep your engagement a secret?
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How cute! My fiance “accidentally” got separated from me when we were going through security on the trip where we got engaged just in case the ring set off the security sensors. I didn’t realize a thing!
So sweet, I teared up a little bit reading this, it was so thoughtful of him to wait to do it until you were with your family!
WOW. Bravo Mr. Pretzel! If I were him, I’d be so nervous to lose the shoe or get caught in security!!
haha very cute story! He knew you were going to frisk him!
Wow that was very smart of him to hide the ring in his shoe! CoNgRats 
that is awesome! I love using the Nike compartment to hide the ring.
So smart! I did the same grab his face and not even look at the ring thing! And I kept kissing him while he was trying to give his little ’speech’ before proposing - Haha!
@lauralou852: Oh good, i’m not the only one! I barely let him get the proposal out We’ve got about 5 photos of me holding his face and kissing him… lol
Now that’s a surprise! He gets major points for knowing that you were going to frisk him and keeping it hidden all the same.
What a resourceful guy!
Oooh la la! Le petite bleu bag! I bet you about fell down when you saw that Tiffany’s bag emerge from his shoe!
What a great story. Sounds like mine.
We had bought the ring at an antique jewelry sale so I knew he had it (which made it that much harder). I am terrible at surprises. I want to hand out Christmas presents as soon as I buy them. We had a trip to Paris planned for a few months once he got the ring. My mom and brother were going so I figured he would do it then. A couple days before we left he sat me down and told me that he didn’t want to upset me but he didn’t feel safe taking the ring across the pond. I told him I understoon (secretly sulking). He promised to do it soon after we got back and to make it really romantic! He even made a big show of taking the ring box (sans ring) to his office to lock in the safe while we are gone. Everyone kept saying that he was going to do it in Paris and I said, no, we had already talked about it.
In the airport he kept holding onto this little bag they give you with Bose earphones. I offered to put it in my bag but he refused. He told me he had put our exchanged euro in that bag and he didn’t want me to lose it (I have a penchant for losing important things like tickets, money, ID, etc). So I didn’t think twice when he put that same bag in the hotel safe and visited it twice a day to get money out and put it back. Little did I know he was getting the ring out and putting it back.
When he did go down on one knee I was INCREDIBLY surprised! I even have pictures as evidence of my surprise!
@bellenga: Actually, I was a little dense… he said “why can’t we tell them the date” and was holding the bag almost in front of my face. I didn’t even notice it! He had to wave it in front of my face a second time with more emphasis! Then it finally registered and i almost fell out of my chair. lol… call me observant!
Sweetest story EVAR!!! I mean, his SHOE?!? You got yourself a keeper, lady!
YOU FRISKED HIM?! That is so something I would do! hahaha. Gorgeous ring, I love it
wow, that was super clever of him to hide it in his shoe! now nike can market that for other things besides an ipod. lol. that was a great proposal story!
So cute! : D What a fun guy — you two seem perfect for each other, you’re both so humorous!
OMG YES! We were at an aquarium, celebrating our 3.5 year anniversary (of dating, of course), and I was sure it was going to happen then! But we made it all the way through the aquarium without any proposals. I knew he had already bought the ring, and I had all but convinced myself that I was going to have to wait until the holidays or something. Just as we were about to drive out of the parking lot, he said “wait, I have something for you,” and pulled my ring out of his pocket! 
very clever.
i just wished women wouldn’t get upset about expecting an engagement. it hurts both parties 
@froggy518: I am certain Mr P would approve of your guy’s tactics.
Being surprised is def. worth the minor emotional roller coaster it puts us through, especially if we know that they already have the ring.
LOVE where he hid it–and I have size 4 fingers too!! I had to get the ring resized twice.
@Ms Potato Chips: he’s pretty proud of himself. I also had to get it resized twice, I’m down to a 3.5 now… tiny fingers
That is SO sneaky!!! I cannot even imagine A doing anything clever like that, but OH MAN I would lose it if he did! That’s awesome, and I love that he proposed in front of your family. That is so, so sweet!
That photo is soo sweet! I bet the security guys at the airport enjoyed seeing the ring in his shoe! I loved getting the back story and exactly how many strangers were involved in our proposal. I think it makes it that much more romantic! Congrats
That is a great story- I like that Mr. Pretzel was so crafty. and may I say, I so do love the little blue bag Beautiful ring!
Too adorable! And how fun to have pictures from your proposal!
Love that he hid it in his shoe, and I love that photo of you two!
great story! What a smart idea to put it where you wouldn’t search. haha
Your ring is beautiful! I love the secret hiding place. hehe. I wish I had pictures from my proposal too. So sweet.
CONGRATS!!! I have the SAME gorgeous, breath-taking ring!!! My fiance and I traveled from LA to Chicago to London to Paris with it hidden in his camera bag. Luckily, he still had it the night we finally reached the Eiffel Tower, site of the proposal! It was amazing. We sure are a pair of lucky gals to have such awesome guys!!!
@RecessionistaBride: Not as smart as it sounds. Miss Pretzel failed to mention that I walked around for 3 days w/ the rock in my shoe. It was not comfortable. Still worth it though.
I was suspicious that a proposal was coming on a particular weekend, but The Guy said some things that totally threw me off and I - like you - was absolutely devastated, disappointed and a little angry!
Turns out I was reading too much into the whole thing and the proposal did happen and was even better than I could have imagined.
I couldn’t figure out why The Guy was so very obsessed with double and triple-checking that the car was locked that day. Turns out he had the ring stashed in his gym bag in the trunk and was totally paranoid about it…understandably!
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thats such a great spot to hide a ring! :)really cute proposal story
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Miss Pretzel, Seattle
Age and Occupation: 32 Learning, Training, and Development Specialist
Fiance's Age and Occupation: 28 Manufacturing Engineer
Engagement Date: September 2, 2009
Wedding Date: July 2010
Venue: Catholic Church & The Engine Room at Georgetown Studios
About Me: I’m just a thirty-something girl who never dreamed of weddings, poofy dresses, or ritzy receptions. I was born and raised in New Hampshire, went to undergrad and grad school at Purdue University in Indiana, had my career take me to Wisconsin, Atlanta, and then finally settled in Seattle. I am a rabid knitter, except recently, wedding projects have replaced my yarn and needles. I’ve been fiercely independent since the age of 2 and 30 years later I think my family and friends had given up on me settling down and getting married.
Ironically, I had to go all the way to Seattle to find a boy from Purdue. We fell in love over Seattle Beers and cooking together. We love Chuck Taylor All Stars, holding hands, clever t-shirts, bacon, KEXP Radio, craft beer, buying local, cooking from scratch, gardening, mastering our new Gocco, and of course, each other. I love NASCAR, he loves Legos. I can talk like a Muppet and he can fit a whole McDonald’s cheeseburger in his mouth. We are a two reception couple, currently planning a brewery inspired bash.
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