Daniel and Stephanie
The Proposal
As told by Stephanie
October 12, 2008
I suggested we go up to the parkway to catch the sunset – I’m big on sunsets and they had been amazing the past 3 or 4 nights. So that day, we headed to Waynesboro to buy him a new mattress for his bed, then went straight to the [...]
The Best Time to Propose
The best time to propose marriage to your girlfriend depends a lot on the kind of relationship you have and your partner’s personality. If your wife-to-be is not that adventurous, then you should make that type of proposal in a more conventional time and formal setting to avoid embarrassing your girlfriend and yourself. If your [...]
Planning The Proposal
Planning the proposal early on can help you avoid most, if not all the blunders that can happen. If you think it is only in the movies that a bride-to-be can accidentally swallow an engagement ring from eating soup, think again. All sorts of boo-boos can happen when you are proposing to the woman of [...]
How To Propose
How to propose is basically a question of how creative and imaginative you are. There are many ways of asking your girlfriend the one big question that ultimately leads to the altar and you probably have the idea of a man getting down on one knee while offering his girl a box that contains a [...]
Creative Ways to Propose
The creative ways to propose to your bride-to-be should be somehow unique, but totally unmistakable. Always take into consideration your girlfriend’s personality because she will definitely go to places or do activities that she cherishes. That is winning half of the battle called surprise. Things can be a lot easier for you if she loves [...]
Dark Hollow Falls
I recently took a trip up to Shenandoah National Park located in the beautiful Shenadoah Valley. As part of a local photography group, we chose to hike down to Dark Hollow Falls located on one of the better known mountains called Big Meadows.
The Dark Hollow Trail is a little steep in places, but the 1.4-mile [...]
Chris and Victoria
How We Met
The first time I met Victoria was at the gym, she was the most beautiful girl I had ever seen. I didn’t hesitate for a second. I knew that any guy would want to sweep her off her feet and I wasn’t going to take that chance. I walked right up to her and introduced [...]
Lauren & Ryan
How We Met
Lauren and Ryan met at Dartmouth College where they were introduced by a mutual friend. Though Lauren tried to make her crush on Ryan known through numerous invitations to her sorority formals, Ryan had no time to date with his demanding engineering courseload. They did, however, keep in touch and reconnected after college [...]
Kristen Liedtka & Neil
My fiance wrote me a romantic note the day before stating that I be ready and dressed to impress and packed for the next 2 days by 4:00 p.m. the next day. I went and bought the nicest ‘little black dress’ and packed like he said. At four the next day he showed up at [...]