Posted on February 24, 2008 the day my fiance proposed
Title: He Proposed!!!!
oh wow!! First of all, I never realized it would feel so great to be engaged. I knew I would be excited about planning a wedding and getting a ring, but I never knew the peace and good feelings that this status brings. Finally, after we saw many people and we were alone again, I felt so safe and secure in his arms. Ok, enough sappiness, i dont like it lol!
so the story you are here for:
It all starts a long time ago, before Katrina even. Jonathan and I went on our first date almost three years ago in I believe early april or late march of 2005. We finally became a couple in july of 2005. By Katrina, we had already (mostly jokingly) talked about rings and picked out the setting that would be the one we searched for and is sitting on my hand right now!!!
Well Jonathan and I have talked about marriage for a long time, pretty much our entire relationship. And if you know me, you know I've been planning my wedding for pretty much my entire life. Well my grandmother, mom and sister were all married at the same church. I used to want to get married there, then Jonathan mentioned this other church and when I saw it, it was exactly what I've always dreamed of for my wedding. I did and do feel bad that I will most likely be breaking tradition, but I feel like maybe Jonathan and I will start our own tradition.
So, this being said, I knew Jonathan had ordered the ring. I was waiting and waiting, but I told him I wanted to be surprised when he proposed and didn't want him to just hand the ring to me.
Anyway, he had talked about going to my parents to ask them for their blessing once he got the ring. So he said it would be a good idea for us to at least go to that church to show my parents we were not totally disrespecting the church choice. I thought this was an interesting idea, but didn't think anything of it. I had actually forgotten that we were supposed to go today. So, we headed to 9:30 am mass at the church. at the end of mass, I was trying to leave, but Jonathan said he wanted to look at the church from the front as well. While we were walking to the front of the church, he pulled out this cute little box and my heart jumped into my throat. I unwrapped the bubble wrap and opened it. It was empty. So yeah, I thought to myself, he doesn't have the ring yet.
We go to the front of the church and Jonathan was walking around looking around. I was like Jonathan there are still people here we look like idiots and I sat down in the front pew. I thought that I had sat there for my sister's wedding. Jonathan kept walking around and I really wanted to go and him to stop wandering around like an idiot. So he soon sat down next to me and asked for my promised ring. I was like no, don't take it, I don't want my hand to be empty for like a week and a half (when I thought he would get the ring). He took the little ring off my finger and took out this very dinky ugly box and placed the ring in it. I was very aggravated. Then he pulled out the pretty wooden box I knew was the Ramsey's box (jeweler I knew he was getting the ring from) and got down on one knee. I immediately started crying. I really have no idea what he said, I think he said something along the lines of will you marry me, but I don't know. I asked him later and he doesn't remember either. I was just staring at the ring in the box and crying. We hugged and he said you still haven't said yes. I thought this was funny and through my tears said "of course".
We hadn't even had a second and I was still crying and not believing and a deacon of the church came up to us. He said he saw what Jonathan had done and thought it was so wonderful. He then gave us a blessing. It was very different. I am still in shock that it happened today and at a church. That was definitely like the last place I thought he would propose!!
We are planning to get married in June or July 2009! We are looking at a reception venue this week actually! I can't wait to plan everything!!
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