She said Yes.....

[sa_butta]

Damn, I should have just taken her to South Park Mall and told her to pick out a ring from one of the Jewelry kiosks.......

after sex is the best time to ensure a yes answer.

[DirkAB]

Oh yeah, the details......

It was our anniversary on Monday, she was expecting a fancy dinner. I had dropped fake hints by mentioning we should go to the Tower or downtown, etc. All the while, I had a private theatre rented out to play her favorite movie, Pretty Woman, which she was too young to see when it was first run in theatres. So I drove around in circles to confuse her, but finally I took her to the theatre.

After the movie, the credits rolled, as we got up to leave, the projectionist faded in a personal slideshow that I had made synced up to a song I had picked out. It highligted our relationship together along with pictures of our son. At the end of the slideshow, the question was popped. When she accepted my proposal, I told her to turn around and show the ring to our Moms. She was surprised to find out that they were there too to share the moment.

Yeah, mushy, I know.

Forgive me guys.

Holy ! That is probably the coolest proposal that I've ever heard of. How long did that take to plan out? Did you have any help in planning this out or were these all your original ideas?

[Mixability]

Holy ! That is probably the coolest proposal that I've ever heard of. How long did that take to plan out? Did you have any help in planning this out or were these all your original ideas?

I wanted something original for her. She had no idea I had the ring already. I asked her Dad for permission the day before to ensure the secret would be kept. I knew her favorite movie already and just called the theatre, which usually rents out to businesses. The custom slideshow was the biggest hassle, I burned 4 different formats for the projectionist to try and went the day before to make sure it played on their DVD players. If worse came to worse, I would've taken my Xbox 360 for them to link up to their video system, because it was the only DVD player that I could get the slideshow to play on.

[midgetonadonkey]

Is she pregnant? Is that why you proposed?

[Mixability]

Is she pregnant? Is that why you proposed?

nope.

[CuckingFunt]

after sex is the best time to ensure a yes answer.

After GOOD sex, you mean. Doubtful you'd get an immediate yes if your girl just had to fake it.

[angel_luv]

Oh yeah, the details......

It was our anniversary on Monday, she was expecting a fancy dinner. I had dropped fake hints by mentioning we should go to the Tower or downtown, etc. All the while, I had a private theatre rented out to play her favorite movie, Pretty Woman, which she was too young to see when it was first run in theatres. So I drove around in circles to confuse her, but finally I took her to the theatre.

After the movie, the credits rolled, as we got up to leave, the projectionist faded in a personal slideshow that I had made synced up to a song I had picked out. It highligted our relationship together along with pictures of our son. At the end of the slideshow, the question was popped. When she accepted my proposal, I told her to turn around and show the ring to our Moms. She was surprised to find out that they were there too to share the moment.

Yeah, mushy, I know.

Forgive me guys.

Dude, now that is a proposal! There was no way she was going to say no.
Awesome! Congrats!

[Silver21_Black20]

How sweet!

Congratulations Danyo.

[Mixability]

Dude, now that is a proposal! There was no way she was going to say no.
Awesome! Congrats!

It would've sucked if she said no....

I would've had to signal our Moms to get out of the theatre with a thumbs down to avoid further embarassment.

[angel_luv]

It would've sucked if she said no....

I would've had to signal our Moms to get out of the theatre with a thumbs down to avoid further embarassment.

Well if you are always this thoughtful towards her, she's probably been hoping you'd ask.

[Taco]

Very Cool!!!

Congrats Danyo!!!

[easjer]

Awwww! What a terrific proposal story! How thoughtful! Congratulations!!!

[Mixability]

Thanks for all congrats and to everyone who helped in the "Diamond" thread and so on.....

It took me 4 hours to just pick out the ring..........

Imagine when we get into the details for the wedding and honeymoon..........

[1369]

Thanks for all congrats and to everyone who helped in the "Diamond" thread and so on.....

It took me 4 hours to just pick out the ring..........

Imagine when we get into the details for the wedding and honeymoon..........

You're better off heading to Vegas or down to the JP and a honeymoon at Port A. After that proposal, you're going to be expected to have the ceremony on top of the Continential Divide at sunrise with you and your groomsmen riding up on horseback while the Mormon Tabernacle Choir sings "Ave Maria".

[DirkAB]

I asked her Dad for permission the day before to ensure the secret would be kept.

I've always had a problem with this tradition, and I'm probably going to get hammered for this opinion. Why are guys expected to ask the fathers permission? What is the point? And why is it the dad's call? Shouldn't the mom be given the same courtesy or opportunity to object? Makes no sense.

If a father doesn't give his permission, is a guy expected to not propose? Or are they expected to propose w/o the father's permission?

To me it should be changed from asking for permission from the father to giving the parents the courtesy of a heads up, with no right what-so-ever to object. The courtesy should be that they are just thankful to know ahead of time, instead of having a right to put the kibosh on the whole deal.

[Mixability]

You're better off heading to Vegas or down to the JP and a honeymoon at Port A. After that proposal, you're going to be expected to have the ceremony on top of the Continential Divide at sunrise with you and your groomsmen riding up on horseback while the Mormon Tabernacle Choir sings "Ave Maria".

Our honeymoon ideas include the following options: Hawaii, Fiji, Bora Bora, Brazil or Argentina....... we have alot of narrowing down to do.

[Mixability]

I've always had a problem with this tradition, and I'm probably going to get hammered for this opinion. Why are guys expected to ask the fathers permission? What is the point? And why is it the dad's call? Shouldn't the mom be given the same courtesy or opportunity to object? Makes no sense.

If a father doesn't give his permission, is a guy expected to not propose? Or are they expected to propose w/o the father's permission?

To me it should be changed from asking for permission from the father to giving the parents the courtesy of a heads up, with no right what-so-ever to object. The courtesy should be that they are just thankful to know ahead of time, instead of having a right to put the kibosh on the whole deal.

I did it out of respect. She lives with her parents along with her son. Her parents are extremely attached to their grandson. I basically gave him a heads up that I was wanting to show her that I was serious about our relationship and wanted him to know how I felt about his daughter. I'm sure he knew the proposal was coming, but I just wanted to assure him I wasn't taking his only child and grandchild away from him.

[sickdsm]

I'm extremely picky and sometimes too romantic with the details. We're always joking about how we always have to make reservations for 2 1/2 when we go out, because of our son.



So I got her a 2 1/2 carat diamond ring from Helzberg.

DAMN! 2 1/2 TW or center stone? That's big regardless. Both of us went ring shopping and we both came to the conclusion that chains are overpriced. Doesn't sound like that was a factor though for you. My girl just said yes last night too. Not anywhere near as romantic bc she was getting all y at me while i was talking to her on the phone bc i wasn't going to see her. I was lieing and i WAS on my way to see her though and finally told her. The only cool part of my proposal is that i had a couple's coupon book she gave me 4 years ago that i used one out of before i lost it and she gave me a hard time about, i found it a couple months ago and used the "grant me this one wish" and wrote will you marry me in it.


Back on the ring topic, my girl was so proud of me bc i insisted we drive to Minneapolis and go to this place called Arther's, which is conveniently one of the lowest priced online retailers also. HUGE selection, salesman worked on no commision and i convinced her to take a look at some star 129's with 129 facets. She loved it.


I also talked the salesman into mailing it to me out of state so i didn't have to pay the 6.5% tax and she got to try on the most expensive ring they had there, $61k. Little disspointed though bc they had one earlier on the website that was $282k

[Mixability]

DAMN! 2 1/2 TW or center stone? That's big regardless. Both of us went ring shopping and we both came to the conclusion that chains are overpriced. Doesn't sound like that was a factor though for you. My girl just said yes last night too. Not anywhere near as romantic bc she was getting all y at me while i was talking to her on the phone bc i wasn't going to see her. I was lieing and i WAS on my way to see her though and finally told her. The only cool part of my proposal is that i had a couple's coupon book she gave me 4 years ago that i used one out of before i lost it and she gave me a hard time about, i found it a couple months ago and used the "grant me this one wish" and wrote will you marry me in it.


Back on the ring topic, my girl was so proud of me bc i insisted we drive to Minneapolis and go to this place called Arther's, which is conveniently one of the lowest priced online retailers also. HUGE selection, salesman worked on no commision and i convinced her to take a look at some star 129's with 129 facets. She loved it.


I also talked the salesman into mailing it to me out of state so i didn't have to pay the 6.5% tax and she got to try on the most expensive ring they had there, $61k. Little disspointed though bc they had one earlier on the website that was $282k

I went to Americus, but I guess I didn't look like I had money to spend, sucks for them. Helzberg was very helpful, they stayed 2 hours past closing for me to finally decide. Cost wasn't a big deal for me, I just wanted quality and the perfect ring basically. It was 2 1/2 TDW with a couple tiny stones on the side. Not too trendy, just a classic look, which I'm glad she loved.

[angel_luv]

The only cool part of my proposal is that i had a couple's coupon book she gave me 4 years ago that i used one out of before i lost it and she gave me a hard time about, i found it a couple months ago and used the "grant me this one wish" and wrote will you marry me in it.

I think that is sweet.

My dad passed away but I like the idea of a guy asking the parents permisssion. ( I agree with you Bakrid that the mom should be included.)

As for asking permission being necessary, I think it depends very much on the couple.

As a hopefully future bride, I personally will not marry someone my mom did not approve of.
This is my thinking: I know that my mom is eager to see me married
and would never hinder that process unless she had serious concerns.
Because my mom knows me so well and, of all the people I know, really has my future happiness at heart, it just seems smart to consult her.

From the groom's side:
I like Danyo's desire to include his in laws in his celebration and future. I think it is important that my husband value and honor my parents and vice versa.

As I said in the beginning, what is right in a relationship is a decision for individual couples to make. I know every situation is different so my ideas won't work for everyone.

[Mixability]

As aFrom the groom's side:
I like Danyo's desire to include his in laws in his celebration and future. I think it is important that my husband value and honor my parents and vice versa.

I know it was a BIG deal to her family, because she's an only child. I couldn't see myself asking her without them involved.

Also, my Mom had no idea what was going on either, she just thought she was going to the movies. Good thing she kept quiet through the whole thing or my gf would've known something was up.

[Kori Ellis]

Wow, that's awesome.

The final touch of having your moms there was great! Congratulations.

[Slomo]

Congrats Danyo!

And on the proposal!
Man am I glad I'm already married

[Mixability]

Wow, that's awesome.

The final touch of having your moms there was great! Congratulations.

Well, with your telling of timvp's proposal a while back, I knew I had a bar to reach.

If our Mom's weren't there, we might have had to elope in order to get married at all....

[angel_luv]

I know it was a BIG deal to her family, because she's an only child. I couldn't see myself asking her without them involved.

Not only is it kind to involve the families, I think it is smart.
No matter how great your marriage, there will be times everyone needs extra support and encouragement. No sense in alienating the people most inclined to help you.