Once upon a time, I had an idea for the perfect way to
propose to the woman of my dreams. I hadn't met her yet-
but I knew the idea was great. Well I did meet her, and you
know how things go. Year after year we dated, but the right
financial moment and time would not meet to accomplish the
idea. But I was determined to propose the way I wanted. We
were married in November of 2008 and I've never looked
back, and this is how I made it happen.
Early in 2007 my then girlfriend found out that her sister
was moving across the country to Montana. Now I'd had
proposing in mind for a while, but I figured this event was
perfect timing since it would take her mind off her
sister's leaving, and frankly it was the excuse I needed to
take action. Still, I had to put a lot of pieces into
motion to make this the red carpet event I imagined it to
be.
Where to start? I'm no fool. With testosterone driven
smarts, and a shared twelve pack of beer I asked her father
for her hand in marriage. Let's face it; if you're going to
do something like this the right way you want all the
support you can get. Gotta tell you, I thought he would say
yes, but I was still a bit nervous. I had a friend who
asked for a girl's hand in marriage and the father said,
"I'll get back to you." Took him a month! Yikes! Luckily my
charm, or the manly beer bond, worked and Jessica's Dad was
on board.
In my mind I figured that the way to propose to a woman as
amazing as Jessica was to create an entire atmosphere of
excitement, drama and love. I set out to design a setting
that would convey my pure certainty that she is the love of
my life, and that I wanted the whole world to know it. It
had to signify my willingness to work to earn her hand in
marriage, and my recognition that this was a huge leap of
faith I was asking her to take. Faith in me. Finally, I
wanted to send the message that I was willing to embrace
the people that were most important to her and that we
would create a life that included all of them.
Where would this be? On our first date I had take Jessica
out to a movie at a local theater. I figured that would be
our perfect venue. After a couple of conversations with the
manager, I was able to rent out a movie theater room for
$500. Small price to pay for a lifetime of commitment,
right? So I told her that I'd scored a free pair of movie
tickets from a co-worker who was suddenly called out of
town. It seemed plausible enough, a great reason for an
unexpected date. She seemed to buy it.
On the big night we walked into an exceptionally dark movie
theater. I had requested that so that she wouldn't notice
about 25 of our closest friends and family huddled in the
dark. Was I nervous? Absolutely!
With heart pounding and shaky legs I somehow managed to
lead Jessica to the front of the theater. We sat down and
the movie previews started to play. After a few minute the
previews stopped and the lights came on. I turned around in
my seat, looked toward the back of the theaters and said,
"Look what's going on in the projector room."
She gave a quick glance, but didn't even notice any of our
friends and relatives who filled the room. Now Jessica is a
bit shy (part of her charm), and it took some real
convincing to get her to even turn around long enough to
really look behind her long enough to figure out what was
going on.
Once she took in the view and started to realize what was
happening, I rose from my seat and bent down on one knee.
Then, surrounded by those we loved, in the place where it
all began, I proposed to the woman of my dreams. Luckily,
she said yes, and we were married one year later. If the
beginning of a relationship has any bearing on its success,
I figure we are in for a life of love and fun!
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Idea-man and newlywed David Hall started pursuing his
latest money saving idea in 2008 when he started
http://www.BOGOfetcher.com . The site is intended to be a
virtual assistant for folks who want to receive the best
BOGO (buy one, get one) bargains without spending hours
scouring newspaper fliers and websites. David loves owning
a small business and pursues his businesses, and all his
passions, with gusto.
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