As Ginet mentioned in her previous post, since we’re both engaged, we are sharing our wedding planning experiences through our Simply Chic blog. However, we wanted to differentiate between the two of us writing, so we came up with clever names to title our posts.
How did I come up with Fairytales Do Come True? It’s pretty self-explanatory.
Our relationship has felt like a fairytale from the start. He is my brother’s friend from college, so we knew each other for awhile. It wasn’t until my brother’s wedding back in September did the sparks fly. We flirted.. he kissed me.. I kissed back.. and crazy to say, but we knew we were “it” from then on. We started dating shortly after the wedding and have been inseparable ever since. From the get-go, the time we spent together has been amazing: free museum day at balboa park, disneyland for my birthday, staying in and cooking dinner, watching movies, the countless trips we’ve taken, the list goes on..
But what takes the cake? His proposal.
We were in Fussen, Germany visiting Neuschwainstein’s castle. It’s the castle that Disney’s castle is modeled after. Since we started dating, he had wanted to bring me there because he knows of my love for Disneyland. I was cranky and hungry from the long hike to the castle all the while he was patiently waiting with the ring in his pocket to find the right time. We were hiking down from a bridge that overlooks the castle and came across a trail that ran along multiple waterfalls. There was a spot where the trees cleared and the sunlight was shining through. He stopped, asked me if I had great trip (in which I answered, “of course!” I mean, he had taken me all over Europe.. how could I not have a great trip!!?), and proceeded to tell me that he had something else to ask me…
As he sets his jacket down, he gets down on one knee, opens the ring box, and says “would you marry me?”. I’m blinded by the sparkle of the ring as it hits the sun and am left speechless. As he likes to say, ”a deer in headlights.” I managed to ask him 1) “are you for real?, 2) “where did you get the ring!!?”, and 3) “how much did this ring cost!!?” (The ring IS BEAUTIFUL and I always joke with him that he shouldn’t have shown me the ring while he was asking because I was just mesmorized by it.) I had him waiting on his knee for an answer way longer than I ever meant to. I finally answered Yes! and I spent the rest of the night bugging him about all the planning he had done to make this a successful surprise.
To this day, it still feels so surreal. I was lucky to find my prince charming and lucky that he has given me this romance that other girls dream of. Complete with a castle, waterfalls, and beautiful scenery. Just like a fairytale.
