Christmas is a time where engagements abound---another reason to call it 'The Most Wonderful Time of the Year'--that and baby Jesus was born! :) I am SO EXCITED to share the following engagement story with you all--my dear friend Victoria just got engaged on Christmas Morning....it's the most precious thing. Ever. CONGRATS Victoria and Justin! :)
As a fellow wedding planner and friend of Jaime's, I have always been a huge fan of WeddObsessed. So when she asked me to be a guest writer, I was ecstatic! Jaime and I have grown really close over the past six months. One Friday this past August, Jaime, myself, and another one of our close friends were having dinner. Being the only single lady in this group, I spent the dinner telling them the woes of the dating world while simultaneously living vicariously through them as they told stories of wedded bliss. Being the encouraging girl that she is, Jaime sweetly said to me, "I have a feeling the man meant especially for you is right around the corner. I just know he is!" None of us had any idea of just how right she was.
About two weeks after that night, I received a totally random Facebook message from Justin, a guy who I met and went on a handful of dates with in early spring 2008. When we originally dated, Justin was incredibly funny, thoughtful, and charming. So what did I do? Of course, I stopped seeing him because I thought he was "too nice." What an idiot I was!!! Justin and I didn't keep in touch between then and now, but every so often he did cross my mind (and then I promptly kicked myself for ever breaking up with him). Imagine my surprise and sheer excitement to see his name pop up in my Facebook inbox.
The message said he was moving back to the area and he asked if I would like to catch up over dinner. Would I?!?! Let me think...would I like a second chance with a genuinely sweet guy? Sign. Me. Up.
Our "first" date was unlike any other I had ever been on. I don't think either of us stopped laughing the entire time we were together. I came home that evening with my head literally spinning. I knew. I just knew. I knew in heart I was just with the man I was going to marry. We had found each other...again.
Justin and I have been inseparable ever since. Our relationship seemed to move at warp speed. After less than a month of hanging out, we quickly progressed to an official couple. We both knew we would eventually marry, and I often joked that I'd marry him if he "put a Twisty Tie on my finger tomorrow." Despite this, I didn't think an engagement would happen any time in the near future.
Imagine my surprise (again) when, in pure Christmas-morning-magical fashion, Justin asked me to be his wife!!! The proposal was so thoughtful, creative, and memorable. Justin has an enormous dog: an ever-drooling, always shedding, 135 pound, black, Italian mastiff named Kane. Even though I often ask Justin why he had to get the world's largest dog, I'll admit that Kane is beyond cute. I'm a total sucker for his slimy face and have grown to calling myself his "mom". I thought it was so cute that the tiny box that was strategically placed in the bottom of my stocking was marked "To Mom; Love, Kane." My heart skipped a beat as I unwrapped the jewelry box. For a split second, I thought it might be a ring but then quickly told myself I was being ridiculous and that there probably earrings inside! Instead what I found was a Twisty Tie and tiny note saying "Will you be my mom? Love, Kane.". Immediately, I started laughing at what I thought was a sweet practical joke being played on me by my boyfriend. Then, my heart literally stopped when I looked up to find Justin in front of me, down on one knee, with the most gorgeous ring I've ever seen in his hand. I don't even remember exactly what he said because I was too busy crying and saying "Really? Are you serious?" But what I do remember is this: it was perfect. Plain and simple. It was intimate, just the two of us, at home, in a corner of the room that I will never look at the same way again. I never imagined how his proposal would go, but now I realize that it was everything I never knew I wanted. I'm crying happy tears all over again as I re-tell this!
Because I'm a wedding planner, many assume I have all the details figured out already. I've been engaged for less than a week! Ironically, we actually don't even want to begin thinking about planning our wedding. We simply want to enjoy this over-the-moon-head-over-heels-
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| Aren't they cute! Pic: Stolen from VB's Facebook! |
About two weeks after that night, I received a totally random Facebook message from Justin, a guy who I met and went on a handful of dates with in early spring 2008. When we originally dated, Justin was incredibly funny, thoughtful, and charming. So what did I do? Of course, I stopped seeing him because I thought he was "too nice." What an idiot I was!!! Justin and I didn't keep in touch between then and now, but every so often he did cross my mind (and then I promptly kicked myself for ever breaking up with him). Imagine my surprise and sheer excitement to see his name pop up in my Facebook inbox.
The message said he was moving back to the area and he asked if I would like to catch up over dinner. Would I?!?! Let me think...would I like a second chance with a genuinely sweet guy? Sign. Me. Up.
Our "first" date was unlike any other I had ever been on. I don't think either of us stopped laughing the entire time we were together. I came home that evening with my head literally spinning. I knew. I just knew. I knew in heart I was just with the man I was going to marry. We had found each other...again.
Justin and I have been inseparable ever since. Our relationship seemed to move at warp speed. After less than a month of hanging out, we quickly progressed to an official couple. We both knew we would eventually marry, and I often joked that I'd marry him if he "put a Twisty Tie on my finger tomorrow." Despite this, I didn't think an engagement would happen any time in the near future.
Imagine my surprise (again) when, in pure Christmas-morning-magical fashion, Justin asked me to be his wife!!! The proposal was so thoughtful, creative, and memorable. Justin has an enormous dog: an ever-drooling, always shedding, 135 pound, black, Italian mastiff named Kane. Even though I often ask Justin why he had to get the world's largest dog, I'll admit that Kane is beyond cute. I'm a total sucker for his slimy face and have grown to calling myself his "mom". I thought it was so cute that the tiny box that was strategically placed in the bottom of my stocking was marked "To Mom; Love, Kane." My heart skipped a beat as I unwrapped the jewelry box. For a split second, I thought it might be a ring but then quickly told myself I was being ridiculous and that there probably earrings inside! Instead what I found was a Twisty Tie and tiny note saying "Will you be my mom? Love, Kane.". Immediately, I started laughing at what I thought was a sweet practical joke being played on me by my boyfriend. Then, my heart literally stopped when I looked up to find Justin in front of me, down on one knee, with the most gorgeous ring I've ever seen in his hand. I don't even remember exactly what he said because I was too busy crying and saying "Really? Are you serious?" But what I do remember is this: it was perfect. Plain and simple. It was intimate, just the two of us, at home, in a corner of the room that I will never look at the same way again. I never imagined how his proposal would go, but now I realize that it was everything I never knew I wanted. I'm crying happy tears all over again as I re-tell this!
Because I'm a wedding planner, many assume I have all the details figured out already. I've been engaged for less than a week! Ironically, we actually don't even want to begin thinking about planning our wedding. We simply want to enjoy this over-the-moon-head-over-heels-
