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Wow, only a week had passed and another one of my best friends was engaged. This time it’s Mich. I will update this post once I get a scoop on how James proposed to her.

Speaking of marriage proposals, men always tend to make it as unique as possible. They would come up with creative ideas that could range from simple thoughts such as cakes, ice cream, and romantic dinner to the most absurd ways like using a camping gears, diving equipments or even horse supplies. I read one of the best marriage proposals in one website. Here it goes – The couple met at the Sydney Opera House in 2000 but didn’t go out until 2004. They were from different states. Different things stopped them from being together including passing away of a family member, court case being initiated and so on. The name of the woman is Joanne.

“Joanne had already been given her air tickets a month before, and at 9.45am Brisbane time she would be picked up by Limo and driven to the Airport. Joanne boarded Qantas flight Q525 and arrived in Sydney an hour and a half later and greeted by my best man and the Limo driver. She was driven to David Jones and was given a rack of dresses myself and the store manager had selected over 3 weeks and she would get 2 hours to find her dress and shoes. Whoops, I missed the part where all our songs we’ve cherished together were in Limo’s and at each stage she received a card telling her what was next. She was also accompanied by a professional photographer through the whole event. She then was sent to a Beauty Salon where she received a 3 and a half hour massage, reflexology, makeup and her hair done. When Joanne came out she was met by a horse. and carriage which took her to the Sebel Resort Hawkesbury. There I was waiting with a 45 piece orchestra with the first music I’ve composed for an orchestra and the words to the song were from a poem I wrote her and left on her pillow when I last visited Brisbane. As she came around the lake, 110 candles lit her path to the red carpet and where 7 of the first violinist were cued to start. Then I sang to her the words, and as she loved teddy bears, a friend of mine donned a teddy bear suit and walked up with the ring to trumpets. As I sang the bridge and knelt down the words, Joanne will you marry me lit up behind me. After a minute (or felt like hours) she said yes and by then the crowd that had all suddenly appeared from the resort cheered and the fireworks and final finale of the piece was played. After all that I had organized for her Mum, brothers, sisters and new born nephews to come down and we had a private function where a menu of her favorite foods were served e.g Green Tea ice Cream and Chinese Congee to her.” – C. Goh

I read this from http://www.best-marriage-proposals.com. This is amazing! I bet Joanne was overwhelmed. Now here is the catch, the budget should be $5000-$10000.

While browsing for technical education and career articles, my attention was diverted to a text message from Merryll. She was so happy because last night, Mark had proposed to her.

After a long wait and seven years of rewarding relationship, Mark decided he wants Merryll to be his partner for life. So I digged the story on how Mark proposed to her. I am always eager to hear marriage proposal stories especially if it’s a creative one.

After having their typical lovers’ quarrel, Mark went to our office to pick Merryll up and take her to a dinner at Vivere Sky Lounge (on the 31st floor,  rooftop) in Alabang Hotel. Mark handed a bouquet of flowers as a peace offering and Merryll smiled. She hadn’t suspected that something was up because they always go to different restaurants to try out new dishes. After a long ride to Alabang, they finally got to their seats which Mark had reserved. They were seated outside in a corner with the metropolis as the backdrop. It offers exquisite international entrees and there is good music while you’re dining. I think this really is a perfect place to propose or just have a date for your anniversary.

Mark was waiting for the right timing and waited for the nearby guests to leave before executing his plan. He asked Merryll if she wants to order some more and try out some desserts just to buy some time for the others to leave. Merryll said that her outfit is somewhat unqualified for the luxurious place such as that. She was just in her usual jeans and shirt and even left her earrings because of the rush to attend an early meeting in the office. Mark put on the necklace at Merryll then he knelt and popped the magic question “Will you marry me?” Merryll hasn’t heard it so well and is conscious that other people might see Mark kneeling so she said “Yes, just get up!” Mark repeated the question and confirmed that the answer is really yes. I think Merryll was blushing in joy because she had waited so long for this time to come.

Cheers to Mark! It was really a surprise to Merryll.

There was another wedding but this time, it’s not me who’s invited, but my friend Merryll. Her boyfriend’s sister got married! Like me, Merryll was as excited to attend this wedding. She was one of the bridesmaids. The motif was gold. And she tried to find the perfect shoes that will match her dress. She was required to find a red shoes. To add to that, her shoe size is quite big so she found it difficult to scout for a the perfect footwear…

I got to see her pictures and it was okay. She was pretty. Thanks to David’s Salon who took care of her hair and make-up but they overdid it. It took them 1 hr. and 30 minutes and… yes, they arrived late. Merryll and Mark (her boyfried), didn’t get the chance to be part of the entourage. There were more than 3 bridesmaids so her absence was okay.

So much to this, I think they’re lucky that they were late. Why? Because there’s an old belief that those lovers who march together along the Church’s aisle before getting married will soon break up. I don’t believe in this, but I also would like to avoid coincidences. :D

September 06, 2008

I know for a fact that their wedding will be the wedding of the year (at least among my friends). The reception was at the Isla Ballroom, Edsa Shang. The exchange of vows was held at Grace Christian Church in Quezon City.