Wedding Dresses | The Sweetest, Swoon-Worthy Proposal Stories

Who doesn’t love a romantic engagement story? We depend ourselves very lucky at Weddingbells as we’ve got the chance to learn so many wonderful and private ones shared by our actual marriage ceremony {couples}.

To rejoice Valentine Week, we wished to share a few of the love with you. Learn on for some great and romantic proposal tales we assure will ship all of the feel-good vibes all of us want now.

Nicole & Sean (pictured)
From Nicole: “Sean and I obtained engaged in Kauai, Hawaii. I used to be getting near ending my PhD, however was not fairly there but, so I didn’t anticipate it to occur when it did. On one in all our first days there, we went for a five-hour exploration journey, which included crossing by means of rivers and many climbing and that is the place Sean wished to suggest. That didn’t find yourself understanding as deliberate as he had left the ring again the place we have been staying. That night, we had a fantastic dinner reservation, however ended up cancelling it as a result of we have been fairly exhausted after our hike! We determined to drive out to Poipu Seashore in a while as a result of I had heard concerning the sea turtles that come up onto the shore within the evenings. We ended up on the seashore and we stood in awe of the wonderful, majestic sea turtles that have been on the shore in entrance of us. Simply as I appeared again at Sean he mentioned ‘I’ve one thing for you. Have you learnt what it’s?’. It was so particular. We even had sea turtles added to the highest of our cake on our marriage ceremony day as a nod to our engagement and the attractive setting in Hawaii.”

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Samantha & Stefano
From Samantha: “That is an attention-grabbing story! We determined to maneuver in collectively earlier than we obtained married, so the day we obtained the keys to our home Stefano proposed to me. He acquired the keys to our home the day earlier than to arrange an indication and flowers all over the place. His dad truly recorded the entire thing and I ugly-cried SOOO laborious. I truly posted the video to Instagram and the subsequent day, the video was actually popping up everybody on so many accounts. It was nuts!”

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Jonathon and Kayla
From Kayla: “We took a summer time journey to Rwanda the place Jonathon is from and made the journey to go to is prolonged household and present me the nation. After per week of household actions we toured round on our personal visted Akagera Nationwide Park, a safari park in Rwanda. The safari tour was a full day tour that started at 5 am. Jonathan had my engagement ring however with no exact plan on the best way to do the proposal, however he had a few doable concepts that may make it additional particular in his dwelling nation. One in every of his doable concepts was in the course of the safari if there was a spot for excellent photos. At first of the safari tour, Jonathan requested the information if there have been locations the place everybody might get out of the truck to take photos with the animals within the background. A couple of hours into the safari they made it to a picnic space the place giraffes and zebras have been strolling round. They obtained out to take photos and Jonathan shortly realized this was the spot! Nobody was conscious of what was about to occur aside from his sister and his greatest good friend. Jonathan instructed his buddies to take a video of us with the giraffes. Jonathan pretended like they have been simply taking one other image and earlier than I spotted it, Jonathan was down on one knee asking me to marry him.

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Jennafer & Craig
From Jennafer: “Craig woke me up early on a Saturday morning to take me for brunch at my favorite spot in Fort Langley. Fort Langley has been a well-liked date vacation spot for us as a pair and is one in all my favorite locations. As an alternative of parking near Wendel’s Bookstore and Café, he drove throughout the bridge to the park. As we have been strolling over the Jacob Haldi Bridge to our brunch spot, he stopped midway over the bridge to present me a gift. He mentioned he wished to shock me for working so laborious on my current Inside Medication rotation throughout my Residency. I opened up the current and inside was a stethoscope. He instructed me to look nearer on the inscription, and on the stethoscope was my first title along with his final title. Then I checked out him and he was on one knee with the ring in his left hand. He instructed me that I used to be probably the most wonderful individual that he had ever met after which requested, ‘will you make me the happiest man on earth and marry me.’”

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Simon & Jasmine
From Jasmine: “I at all times instructed Simon that I didn’t want a ‘huge’ proposal—all I wished was to be with household and buddies throughout a night the place we have been all collectively for dinner or one thing. And, as most {couples} do earlier than they get married—or no less than the ladies —focus on what the engagement ring goes to appear to be! Each time I talked about it, Simon would say ‘the extra you ask/discuss it, the longer it’s going to take!’ Nicely, that wasn’t so true, as a result of I talked about it lots and keep in mind having a dialog with my mother and Simon about what the ‘hypothetical’ proposal/ring can be like, simply the week earlier than it occurred. So, fast-forward per week later to Simon and I throwing a house-warming get together as we simply purchased a brand new dwelling and invited household and a few shut buddies. At one level all through the night, Simon wished us to perform a little speech and thank everybody for coming, and guess what!? He PROPOSED! At first, I assumed I used to be dreaming, after which I requested him if he was critical AND then I mentioned sure! It was such a surreal second.”

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Yvonne & Steve
From Yvonne: “We had been collectively for nearly eight years when Steve proposed to me. We drove to my favourite restaurant (we obtained there earlier than the opening hours, so there isn’t any one within the restaurant besides one waiter). Once I sat down, he obtained down on one knee and mentioned probably the most great and romantic factor, I used to be so shocked and mentioned ‘YES!’ In a while, he instructed me how he had been planning every little thing like speaking to the restaurant to open early for us and having a hidden photographer on web site to seize all of the moments!”

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Stephanie & Stephen
From Stephen: “I at all times envisioned proposing to Stephanie on the Christmas Market at The Distillery District in Toronto. It was one thing that turned a convention of kinds for us to attend 12 months after 12 months collectively throughout our relationship, and I felt it was a particular place for us. As Christmas was approaching, the times left to attend the market started to dwindle, so she discovered it odd I used to be so insistent on taking place on the second to final date it was opened for the 12 months. She thought I used to be appearing bizarre since I used to be a bit of on edge, and once we lastly obtained into the market after enduring what felt like a unending line, I used to be consistently on my cellphone texting the photographer from 5ive15ifteen I had organized to seize the second. Stephanie began figuring one thing was up once I insisted on taking a carrousel journey and that we wanted to take an image amongst the group by the enormous Christmas tree. As we strode away from that selfie by the tree, and obtained deeper into the market, I felt the group round us disappear, and determined to go for it, and get down on one knee and. Though she barely heard the speech I had rehearsed in my head a dozen or so instances on the drive down, she knew what was occurring as quickly as she locked eyes with me and seen I used to be on one knee, holding her hand and attempting to fumble open the field. It didn’t occur like within the films, the place the entire world stops and cheers, when it’s over, however for me, for that minute, it was simply Stephanie and I, amidst a crown of 1000’s.”

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Nadia & Lihn
From Nadia: “Lihn proposed to me on our 15^th anniversary. We celebrated with a protracted weekend journey to Quebec Metropolis and Lihn proposed throughout a horse and carriage journey. We deliberate our marriage ceremony for a 12 months later and it was such an enormous step for us in our love story. We had purchased a home collectively and had a baby nevertheless it took us 15 years to get married. I’ll say the second earlier than strolling down the aisle was very particular for us—the occasion turned so actual and our feelings have been working wild!”

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Jacqueline & Scott
From Jacqueline: One summer time Saturday, Scott lured me onto a yacht underneath the pretense of last-minute consumer cancellations and a complimentary tour of Lake Ontario. I fell for it solely and it wasn’t till the boat turned again to the harbour that I circled and noticed Scott get down on one knee. After plenty of “yeses” and kisses, we then got here again to port the place our buddies have been ready with champagne and we sailed the night away because the solar went down.”

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Melissa & Scott
From Scott: “The proposal was a bit of nerve racking for me, I had my Nana’s household heirloom ring in my possession for about two months earlier than I requested Mel to marry me. We had a really cute room booked on the June Motel in Prince Edward County, and I figured I’d do it there. As we have been consuming a Charcuterie board within the Motel room and having some wine, I obtained down on one knee on the finish of the mattress and requested her if she would marry me. She began to cry a bit of bit and mentioned, ‘Is that this for actual?’, and I mentioned sure, and he or she mentioned YES. We had reservations at The Drake Devonshire which was so becoming as a result of we met in entrance of the Drake resort in Toronto. The remainder of the weekend felt like an absolute dream.”

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