Engagement Story

Rich proposed to me in my kitchen on new years day while we were cooking dinner (a great start to the year. So far 2007 my all time favourite).

We had just come back from a glorious holiday in Jamaica. We had gone there so that we could spend Christmas there and I could meet his family. And it was a beautiful and fantastic country. We had great time there and loved spending so much time with each other and with his family. One of the best holidays.

And so we returned with the firm idea of getting married sometime in the new year. But the question of 'when' still remained. So I was sort of expecting a proposal but...

Anyway, we were in my kitchen on new year's day cooking dinner. I got up to go and get the peas out of the freezer and saw Rich come up behind me. When I turned around I saw that he had a very serious look on his face and so I hugged him and smiled. He then said, "Heather, will you marry me?". And I was initially so taken aback I didn't know what to think. Was this real? And it was! I was so shocked and thrilled and happy! Dropped the frozen peas (which I am now convinced are now a vital feature of any romance) and said, "yes, yes, yes". We then almost burnt supper and had to throw away most of it as no appetite (ahhh, love).

The next day (Tues) we went through to the diamond district in London (called Hatton Gardens) with the hope of maybe looking in some windows at something and getting an idea of what we wanted for engagement rings. We thought most places would be closed. But there was one shop open and the owner (a little orthodox Jewish man) ushered us in, showed us a whole range of rings and we found one we both loved. Easy :-) And then we went to a posh restaurant and I got another proposal with champagne. And then back to my place for coffee and my third proposal - this time on bended knee. And in case you're wondering, I said yes every time.

Most things so far in the planning have proved to be easier than expected and we are now in the happy position of having a date for the wedding (June 2007), the church and minister and a reception venue booked.

So onward to the new day. Will keep you posted with further developments.