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Proposal Ideas, Location Guides, and Real Engagement Stories

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Where to Propose

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Proposal Advice

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She's already talking about the honeymoon. She has opinions on ring styles. Ten signs she's been waiting longer than you think.
Planning a surprise proposal with a girlfriend who notices everything. Seven tips for keeping it secret from the ring purchase to the night itself.
A public proposal is either the best story she'll tell for years, or the worst. What to think through before you commit to an audience.
Just Engaged

Every Story Starts With a Yes

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I was proposed to on January 15, 2014 on LIVE TV at the end of my newscast.
I know that every girl has a crush on Peter Pan but my condition was serious. I used to have night terrors as a child, nightmares that would keep me from sleeping.
I wanted her to feel like a movie star... Our story was almost a failure...it would have been a failure had my plans worked out the way I wanted. Watch it how it happened Most Romantic Marriage Proposal
From the moment I first met Nicole, she knocked my socks off and I knew that I was a lucky man to have the opportunity to sweep her off of her feet.

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Wedding Articles

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Barn or ballroom? Beach or city hall? Settling on a wedding style that fits both of you takes longer than most couples expect.
A destination wedding sounds perfect until the guest list drops to twenty. The tradeoffs that matter, from costs to family politics.
Newly engaged. Tell her parents before it hits Instagram. The order matters, the timing matters, and getting it wrong is harder to undo than you'd think.
Diamond Engagement Ring Guide

Choosing the Ring

Choosing an engagement ring? The 4Cs, setting styles, metal choices, and how to figure out her ring size. Everything before you walk into a jeweller.

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