Our Proposal Story: From How We Met to How He Asked
Our Proposal Story
Every couple has a proposal story, and this is ours: how we met at a dive bar in the East Village, fell in love, and got engaged five years later in Central Park.
How we met
I had been living in New York City right after graduating college and was working my first job as an editorial assistant at a magazine.
I had some friends visit town for a girls’ night out, not knowing it would later become part of my proposal story.
We got burgers for dinner in the East Village but our main destination was Niagara on 7th and Avenue A for some cheap beers and dancing to 80’s music.
While we were at the bar, this super cute guy made his way over to our group and asked me to dance.
He was tall with dirty blonde hair and green eyes, smiling and singing along as we danced to ABBA and Madonna.
However, it was girls’ night so when my friends were ready to head out to the next spot I went with them. But not without getting the guy’s phone number.
We texted a bit the next day and he ended up asking me out to go to a wine bar in his neighborhood (and even called me the day before to confirm!)
We ended up talking for hours on our first date. And were still at it even as the restaurant workers were starting to put chairs on top of tables and sweep the floors.
The rest is history! (Photos from our first year of dating)
Our Proposal Story: How he asked
In April of 2022, we celebrated our 5-year anniversary of dating. I can admit that around this time I had started to wonder when the question might be dropped.
We had been living together for 3 years. For some reason, I just wasn’t thinking it would happen any sooner than late 2022 or even 2023.
Our Day in Central Park
On an overcast May day, we headed out to Central Park to meet Andrew’s sister, brother-in-law, and niece and nephew for what I thought was a trip to the Museum of Natural History and a day in the park.
We spread out our blankets and enjoyed a picnic with our sandwiches. There was still an hour before our museum ticket time.
With time to spare, we wandered past Sheep’s Meadow and Bethesda Terrace. Eventually, we arrived at Bow Bridge, one of my favorite spots in the park.
His sister asked me to take a picture of them on the bridge and then offered to take one of Andrew and me.
He Got Down on One Knee
We took the picture and as I started to step away Andrew pulled me back, got down on one knee, and asked me to marry him!
I was SO shocked and initially said “what???” and started tearing up.
Then I saw the ring and was even more overwhelmed.
I finally said “yes!”. I realized his sister and brother-in-law had been taking photos of the whole thing.
Celebrating With Our Families
He also had arranged for both of our families to meet up at his parent’s house where we got to celebrate further.
I truly couldn’t have asked for a nicer moment.
Plus, the fact that he was able to surprise me is truly impressive since I’m a big planner and therefore a hard person to surprise.
That’s our proposal story, and we’re getting married this fall in NYC. I can’t wait for our future together!
Check out our NYC engagement shoot to see more of this special time.
If you’re in the wedding planning stage too, don’t miss my bachelorette planning tips to make the celebrations even more fun.
This story was originally published on howtheyasked.com by The Knot
