Yesterday, my husband, three of our kids, and their significant others got up at 4am, piled into two rental cars, and drove 90 minutes to the top of Haleakala (on Maui), to watch the sunrise and–the real reason we were there–to see my daughter’s lovely boyfriend propose to her. It was deeply romantic and very special.
My husband never really proposed to me. We just sort of agreed to get married and that was that. But I have had friends with fabulous and/or very funny proposals and I do love those stories.
Perhaps my favorite is that of the older brother of an old friend. He and his girlfriend lived on the west coast of Florida. One afternoon, when his family was visiting, they went out on his boat. There, he got down on one knee and proposed with a ring with a very large diamond. She said “Yes!” and as he was sliding the ring on her hand, he stopped, shook his head, and said, “This ring isn’t nice enough for you.” He then tossed it overboard.
A moment later, he pulled the real ring out of his pocket–the other was a cheapie from the mall. Now that takes chutzpah!
I also love the proposal of one of my husband’s family members. They were in bed, having just, ah, enjoyed themselves, and he said, wanna get married? She said yes, they got up, put on their clothes and went down to the courthouse. They’re still married decades later.
Do you know any great proposal stories? I’d love to hear them! (I’m trying to think of any stellar ones in romance novels, but, honestly, I’ve been up for fourteen hours and my brain isn’t what it might be! If you can think of one from a novel, I’d love to hear that too!