Public Proposals
Saturday night Shawn and I were on our weekly date night. When it’s nice out we go to this open air shopping center and walk a bit and enjoy a fountain dance they have. We usually will sit and talk and enjoy a cup of coffee or lately frozen yogurt.
The fountains butt up to a courtyard area for a entertainment arena. There is a giant screen on the arena that overlooks the courtyard and fountains. We were sitting enjoying the fountains dance and splash to great heights when we noticed up on the giant screen was a marriage proposal: “Trish Shaw, Will You Marry Me! Love, your Silverback”. This is the exact proposal. [Shawn's comment was, "Isn't a Silverback a monkey?"] We sat there for a while and never heard any shouts for joy or saw a woman running away in disgust screaming NO!
I commented to Shawn that I so wanted to tweet the screen. Then took that back and declared no, I’m thinking more a blog post.
So….a few questions:
1. Would you want to be proposed to in such a public way?
2. If you are married, how did your significant other propose to you?
3. If you’re not married do you have any special way that would beat all other proposals with a stick?
My answers:
No, I wouldn’t have wanted to been proposed to that way.
Shawn’s proposal to me: We’d gone and I picked out the ring I liked the day before. They had to size it and add the diamond. The day of after church I decided to take a nap (I love naps). While I slept he snuck over to the jeweler and got the ring. He was rather insistent later that we go to a nice place for dinner. California Pizza Kitchen in particular. I thought this kinda weird for a Sunday night but was like, “okay”. After dinner we were walking back to the car and went to the top of the parking garage at the shopping center the restaurant is located at. We’d visited this location a lot when we were first dating. I was looking over the edge of the parking garage wall commenting on how we used to sit there and throw black jelly beans over the side. Out of the corner of my eye I noticed him. Down on one knee. Ring in hand. I broke into tears and laughter all at the same time. It was a special place for me because we have so much history there. Plus how many other women have been proposed to on top of a parking garage under city lights and stars?
Your turn:
oh my stink – this is hilarious ‘love your silverback’ – all I had visions of is the big monkey butt that accompanies silverback gorillas! bwaaa ha ahahah !
1 – public proposals *eye roll* – can we say “fear of rejection”? I mean, what girl with any compassion is gonna say no in public? whatevs – i don’t like public proposals
2 – my husband asked me on my back porch in GA. He said “I’ve always envisoned myself getting engaged under the stars. So here we are, will you marry me?” it was so cute
Best proposal stories… hmmm… my friend had friends pack up his girlfriend’s clothing for her, then he kidnapped her and took her on a plane to the virgin islands. He took her on a treasure hunt and her ring was at the end of it – it was awesome – she had no idea!
John’s proposal so romantic. Ahhhh.
That is a great proposal. What a way to start a life together than on a tropical island.
Adam proposed… twice, I think it was.
I said yes both times, but we broke up somewhere in between.
The first time, I was 17, and too afraid to tell my dad. I won’t tell you what we were doing when he proposed… It’s rude.
The second time, it was the morning before I and our son were due to fly to Darwin… Adam was driving up later with my dad. I had been watching THE ring for THREE YEARS (don’t know exactly what this says about my taste, but it never moved from the shop) so he knew which one to get, if he ever got around to it. And today was prety well the last chance he’d have, unless he waited until he got up North.
Anyway.
He’d been out on the town the night before and was HUNG. OVER. But he dragged himself up out of bed and into the mall to buy it as soon as the store opened. When he got home, he came into our room where I was packing… fell on the bed, held the ring up, looked at me positively green and said “will you marry me?” while trying not to throw up.
It made me laugh. It still does.
He still feels badly about it to this day. But we’ve been together for 13 years now, so it doesn’t much matter
Glad he didn’t throw up. Yay for 13 years.