December 15, 2009 from amanda's blog
All it takes is four words and a ring to seal the deal, but it's really amazing (and quite beautiful!) to see the amount of thought and careful planning that some guys go through to make the moment all that more special. I never get tired of hearing romantic proposal stories, especially when they're as creative as this one...
Epiphanies, for the most part, are pretty wonderful things. It was just over a year ago, eating a bowl of Moules Et Frites (Mussels with Fries), on holiday in Paris with my girlfriend Liz, that I realised I could quite easily spend the rest of my life with her. Whether it was the haze of the beer buzz, or simply the wind-down from exploring one of the most beautiful cities I've ever been in, one thing was for certain – I was feeling pretty set. I just needed the right way of asking the question, and a bit of time to work it all out. One definite intention was proposing through illustration. I'd like to think of it as two of my favourite things in life in coming together for the one goal.
Guy proposed to his now fiancée on her birthday in Bali. He illustrated a series of individual images that when folded together in a bridge formed the hidden message, "Will you marry me?". I can only imagine the precise calculation that went into perfecting that and making sure all the words aligned into a legible sentence.
As I pulled the two ends together to keep it stable, she read the final message and put her hands across her face in shock, which I didn't quite know how to read. It looked like it could've been either "of course" or "dude, what the fuck?!"
From behind me, I smoothly took the ring from underneath it's hiding spot and got down on one knee and told her I want to spend the rest of my life with her.
The following 5 seconds felt like an hour of free-falling, fumbling for the parachute chord, my heart was in my throat as I waited for a response. Then, and only after telling me off for being so cheesy and proposing to her in Bali of all places, she said "of course".
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