March 5th. A whole year. It's been a year that I've now been married. I love this woman of mine. She's amazing in every way. I decided about a month ago that I would let everyone know just how I proposed to her.
In truth, it wasn't going to be anything special. I was going to propose to her on one knee without a ring at the train station as she went back home after spending Christmas with me. But she ruined it. :P She asked me the stupid question of, "Have you decided if you're going to marry me?" She was joking... and was more than surprised when I looked at her and said, "Yes." Told me that I shouldn't joke with such an answer. Then I scolded her for ruining my plans waiting for the train. We were clearly in love. <3
What followed was discovering what ring I should get her. She knew I was getting her a ring and that was that. Well, or so she thought.
Guys get two things out of the whole marriage ceremony. Groomsmen and the Proposal. You don't expect to get more than that, but you certainly are in control of those. She ruined my proposal, but it wasn't that great anyways. TIME FOR A DO-OVER!!!
I had another visit planned to see her, and I had a ring. There's an equation in here, a formula to be made. Sure, I could have just visited and showed her the pretty ring... but why not right things? Why not give her something she won't forget. Yeah yeah, I know she won't forget how I proposed the first time, it was too weird... but I prefer romance. I wanted her to have butterflies and smiles when she thinks back of the proposal... not just her saying "YES!" (which she did, obviously).
So what could I do? What could I think up to propose again, but make it surprising and memorable? Well, apparently during all my planning, I forgot that I had ALREADY proposed... so it was going to be a surprise. No matter how obvious I thought it might sound, I had ALREADY proposed. Who does it twice? This guy, apparently.
I wanted to do something fun and I wanted it to have parts, phases. I remembered stories growing up of guys doing things like sending their girlfriend on a scavenger hunt, Whatever I was going to do, it would send her around, or have parts or takes days... yes days. That sounded fun, and less obvious (again, ignoring that she wouldn't expect a second proposal after having already said yes the first time). I started looking up poems and corny jokes. Something to work with, edit, and change to my liking. And it HAD to be corny. I am the king of Bad Puns... if there isn't some huge pun or bad joke in all of this, I'd let myself down. It took a lot of thought and quite some time to figure it out. I decided on the ultra lame "Roses are red, Violets are blue" poem. So lame, it's perfect! That sigh you just made? I live on making my wife do that. Such brilliance, even in how lame and unoriginal the base of all this was going to be. With the help of my family, I planned it all out and this time it went exactly to plan.
Three Days Before My Visit:
She wakes up to a Vase with Red Roses and a Card... the card is fancy but simple. It reads: "Roses are Red..." and nothing more.
Two Days Before My Visit:
She wakes up to a Vase with Blue Violets and a Card... the card is fancy but simple. It reads: "Violets are Blue..." and nothing more.
You can see where this is going, but she cannot... for you see, we are already engaged. ;)
One Day Before My Visit:
She wakes up expecting something at her bedroom door and much to her excitement there was, just not flowers. This time there was a card and a small little box. A box that could hold jewelry. If you thought, "Did you give the ring already?!" No, I didn't. There are four verses after all!
Another fancy card filled with a single phrase, an ellipses, and no signature. It read: "You are the Key to my Heart..." and inside the box was a beautiful Silver Key Pendant with two Blue Topaz gems.
Then the next day, I arrived to her door.
She thanked me for what I did. With the 'end' being a romantic piece of jewelry. "It is done, right?" she would ask me, yet somehow I managed to evade the question without her realizing. My idea was working better than I could hope or plan for. I never thought I'd be able to make it inside before the big question, but at this point I had to wing it. As luck would have it, I got to her room and saw my gifts. I began to ask her about the things I got her all while keeping my right hand in my coat pocket. I was holding a box, but none but myself would know it yet.
"So these are the Roses I got you?" Yes she said as I moved around the room,
"And these are the Violets I got you?" Again she agreed with a smile.
"And this.. must be the Key..." as I walked toward her with a smile not nearly matching hers.
Now for the final part!
I looked at her and pulled it all together, pointing as I did. "Roses are Red, Violets are Blue, You are the Key to my Heart...." I knelt down on one knee and pulled the box out of my pocket and finished the poem, "So. Can I Marry You?"
An instant YES, hug, and a kiss! Success! Now it's official. I had done things right.
I hope you all enjoyed it, I love telling people how I proposed. It fills me with smiles and happy thoughts. Almost as many as I get when I'm with my wife... which you might guess, is Always and Forever. :)
In truth, it wasn't going to be anything special. I was going to propose to her on one knee without a ring at the train station as she went back home after spending Christmas with me. But she ruined it. :P She asked me the stupid question of, "Have you decided if you're going to marry me?" She was joking... and was more than surprised when I looked at her and said, "Yes." Told me that I shouldn't joke with such an answer. Then I scolded her for ruining my plans waiting for the train. We were clearly in love. <3
What followed was discovering what ring I should get her. She knew I was getting her a ring and that was that. Well, or so she thought.
Guys get two things out of the whole marriage ceremony. Groomsmen and the Proposal. You don't expect to get more than that, but you certainly are in control of those. She ruined my proposal, but it wasn't that great anyways. TIME FOR A DO-OVER!!!
I had another visit planned to see her, and I had a ring. There's an equation in here, a formula to be made. Sure, I could have just visited and showed her the pretty ring... but why not right things? Why not give her something she won't forget. Yeah yeah, I know she won't forget how I proposed the first time, it was too weird... but I prefer romance. I wanted her to have butterflies and smiles when she thinks back of the proposal... not just her saying "YES!" (which she did, obviously).
So what could I do? What could I think up to propose again, but make it surprising and memorable? Well, apparently during all my planning, I forgot that I had ALREADY proposed... so it was going to be a surprise. No matter how obvious I thought it might sound, I had ALREADY proposed. Who does it twice? This guy, apparently.
I wanted to do something fun and I wanted it to have parts, phases. I remembered stories growing up of guys doing things like sending their girlfriend on a scavenger hunt, Whatever I was going to do, it would send her around, or have parts or takes days... yes days. That sounded fun, and less obvious (again, ignoring that she wouldn't expect a second proposal after having already said yes the first time). I started looking up poems and corny jokes. Something to work with, edit, and change to my liking. And it HAD to be corny. I am the king of Bad Puns... if there isn't some huge pun or bad joke in all of this, I'd let myself down. It took a lot of thought and quite some time to figure it out. I decided on the ultra lame "Roses are red, Violets are blue" poem. So lame, it's perfect! That sigh you just made? I live on making my wife do that. Such brilliance, even in how lame and unoriginal the base of all this was going to be. With the help of my family, I planned it all out and this time it went exactly to plan.
Three Days Before My Visit:
She wakes up to a Vase with Red Roses and a Card... the card is fancy but simple. It reads: "Roses are Red..." and nothing more.
Two Days Before My Visit:
She wakes up to a Vase with Blue Violets and a Card... the card is fancy but simple. It reads: "Violets are Blue..." and nothing more.
You can see where this is going, but she cannot... for you see, we are already engaged. ;)
One Day Before My Visit:
She wakes up expecting something at her bedroom door and much to her excitement there was, just not flowers. This time there was a card and a small little box. A box that could hold jewelry. If you thought, "Did you give the ring already?!" No, I didn't. There are four verses after all!
Another fancy card filled with a single phrase, an ellipses, and no signature. It read: "You are the Key to my Heart..." and inside the box was a beautiful Silver Key Pendant with two Blue Topaz gems.
Then the next day, I arrived to her door.
She thanked me for what I did. With the 'end' being a romantic piece of jewelry. "It is done, right?" she would ask me, yet somehow I managed to evade the question without her realizing. My idea was working better than I could hope or plan for. I never thought I'd be able to make it inside before the big question, but at this point I had to wing it. As luck would have it, I got to her room and saw my gifts. I began to ask her about the things I got her all while keeping my right hand in my coat pocket. I was holding a box, but none but myself would know it yet.
"So these are the Roses I got you?" Yes she said as I moved around the room,
"And these are the Violets I got you?" Again she agreed with a smile.
"And this.. must be the Key..." as I walked toward her with a smile not nearly matching hers.
Now for the final part!
I looked at her and pulled it all together, pointing as I did. "Roses are Red, Violets are Blue, You are the Key to my Heart...." I knelt down on one knee and pulled the box out of my pocket and finished the poem, "So. Can I Marry You?"
An instant YES, hug, and a kiss! Success! Now it's official. I had done things right.
I hope you all enjoyed it, I love telling people how I proposed. It fills me with smiles and happy thoughts. Almost as many as I get when I'm with my wife... which you might guess, is Always and Forever. :)
