engagement story contest entry #3!!

Hello Beautiful People!! Here it is: our third contestant in the "tell us your engagement story" contest! This is from Monica and David, pictured here after they ballroom danced for David's Grandparent's 66th Wedding Anniversary! (Need a refresher on the rules? Click here.) Voting will commence in early May. The couple chose the Flamingo Bride and Groom cake toppers to depict their saga and took turns telling the story from both perspectives.


As told by David: Monica was told Christmas Eve that one of her gifts needed to be "assembled" as it was in parts and I could only put it together once she had gone to bed. Once she went to bed for the night she was not allowed out of the room (probably the only time I could use the words "not allowed" and actually get away with it). I had purchased many rolls of different types of decorative Christmas ribbon. Actually, over 2200 feet worth of ribbon (slight overkill on my part). Anyhow, I had also purchased 96 different small bows. By the way, 96 wasn't a significant number or anything to us, it's just that the bows came in packs of 12...(-: I strung the ribbon throughout the entire apartment (minus the bedroom obviously) using thumb tacks so that it made one long ribbon-chain, about 650 feet long (see, I told what I purchased was overkill). I then tied the bows all throughout the ribbon. Attached to each bow was a small piece of paper in the shape of a cloud, and inside the cloud was a word. The words each pertained to my definition of love (ok, altogether now, awwwww). The next morning, Monica's task was to take her stocking, and follow the ribbon around to each bow and collect all the pieces of paper. But wait, there's more! While Monica was occupied with that I went out on our balcony (which connects to the bedroom) where I had more surprises. I had a few hundred blue and white silk rose petals that I sprinkled on the floor, and on the bedspread I wrote the word "LOVE" in white and red petals. I also had two dozen white and red roses (yes, real ones) sitting on a table near the bed. I had arranged that chain of ribbon she was following to end right next to our bedroom door, so I strung up one more ribbon from that point leading into the bedroom and right to the word "LOVE" I had spelled out in petals. When Monica came in, I was there with one of the white roses. I then said some things that neither one of us could recall 10 seconds after I said them. I got down on one knee and had the ring inside the rose. I think you know what words I "asked" next...

As told by Monica: One of my favorite details was that in his elaborate planning to execute this proposal David even did a “trial run” before-hand where he timed himself to make sure that he could alternate the colors of each red and white petal to spell out the word love on the bed. I was so shocked when I first saw all of the ribbon! David brings so much magic to our relationship and this proposal is a testament to that. What else could I say when he asked me to marry him except: “OF COURSE!”