Weddingbee Blog

St. Impatieus, to be exact. I know for some people, waiting for the wedding proposal can really wear on the nervous system and create anxiety, frustration, and sometimes spouts of anger. I’m not saying I was ranting and raving, throwing myself on the bed with high-pitched wails or gnashing my teeth, but there were definitely moments of impatience in waiting for the proposal.

Shortly after Mr. Pug and I began dating, it seemed natural that we would get married (that lucky bastard). Since I knew it was going to happen, I wasn’t waiting on pins and needles for the proposal, and we talked about marriage openly.

However, that doesn’t mean that impatience didn’t raise its tiny head once in a while.

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We had picked out the ring two years before he proposed. Yes, two *years*–not months, weeks, but years. I knew he ordered the ring because smarty pants accidentally sent an email to me instead of to the jeweler saying he wanted to purchase the ring. So, I knew he had the ring about EIGHTEEN months before he proposed.

Once in a while, I would say things like, “Honey, I don’t want to wait for the ring anymore, so I have decided that we are engaged. Is that okay? I’m going to call you my fiance whether you like it or not, do you hear me?” or (in my best imitation of Charlotte York), “Set a date! Set a date!”

He eventually proposed. When he did, I said, “Where’s the ring?”

Here’s my ring. It’s designed by David Lee Holland, who has a lovely little shop in Soho. He creates designs based on objects found in nature, and this one happens to be based on an Australian Pine Cone. I had never heard of that before, and I still don’t know what one looks in real life.

Smile! I don’t have very good photo skills, but that’s stating the obvious. I swear, I couldn’t zoom in any closer than this. It’s kind of a spazz, don’t you think? It looks happy, like a burst of sunshine.

Do you feel like you had to wait a long time for a proposal? Did you decide to take matters into your own hands and propose yourself, or just declare an engagement?