Not-quite-perfect Proposals of 2006

[Marilyn. 340]

Not-quite-perfect Proposals of 2006

Sometimes the moment you always dreamed about doesn't happen quite as you had envisioned. These real brides' proposals are truly unforgettable, even if they weren't textbook perfect.

Food in the Nude

My fiance cooked me a wonderful Italian dinner while he was completely naked! He placed all the food on the table and I sat down to dig in. He then took my hands in his and proposed -- in the nude! How could I say no?

-- Raven, Ontario, CA

Burnin' Up for Your Love

We went back to Zach's place, and when he opened the door there was a trail of Hershey's Kisses with lit votive candles on either side leading to the bathroom. Inside the shower were four dozen red roses, and a sign that read, 'If I kiss the ground you walk on, and shower you with roses, will you marry me?'. Totally shocked, I turned around and he got down on one knee, pulled out the ring, and asked me to marry him. I said "yes!" and was all light-headed from the excitement. I leaned up against the counter to steady myself and caught on fire! One of the votive candles on the bathroom counter lit my skirt on fire! I kept the skirt with the huge burn-hole and we will remember that moment forever.

-- Erin, Omaha, NE

Parlez-vous Francais?

I come from a French (Creole) speaking family so my fiance came up with the idea of proposing to me in French. At the restaurant (French of course) he said: "Je t'aime. Veux-tu m'epouser?" (which in English means "I love you. Will you marry me?"). I took years of French classes in elementary school, high school, college, and even after college, and I still had a hard time figuring out the most important part of what he was saying. I understood the "I love you" part, but I couldn't figure out the French word for "married" or "marriage." My responses were along the lines of, "Huh? Say that again? What are you trying to say? Are you ready to leave? When is that waitress going to come back over here? I don't understand what you're trying to say. Can you just say it in English?" But with some help, I finally got it!

-- Anonymous

Moldy Moment

We were at my parents house helping to repair damage caused by Hurricane Katrina. My mom asked me to climb a ladder into the attic and look to see if I saw any mold growing inside of the insulation. When I told her I didn't, she told me to look on top of the ceiling fan blades. When I turned my head to look, there was my ring! That's when David popped the question and of course I said "yes"! I was so surprised: Who else can say they were proposed to while they had their head stuck in an attic full of insulation and mold?!

-- Crystal, Sorrento, LA

Not-so-perfect Fit

It was the day before my birthday, and my boyfriend told me to stand up and close my eyes. I replied, "But it's not my birthday yet." He told me to just stand still and don't peek. He came back into the room and told me to open my eyes, so I did and he was on one knee asking me to marry him. I cried and said "yes"! But when he went to put the ring on, it was too little! I saw that he was sad and disappointed, so I really wanted to make the ring fit. I got some lotion and forced the ring on my finger. At that point my finger swelled up instantly and turned purple. It wouldn't come off! I had to call 911, and they sent the fire department to come get it off. They had to cut my ring off, because it wouldn't come off any other way. I will definitely remember that for the rest of my life.

-- Anonymous

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Edited February 14, 2007 by MarilynP

[Fandango 1,439]

omG some of those were funny!

but the Burnin' Up for Your Love one was actually quite original...too bad she caught fire, lol