Engagement
Hey how you doing? Going to keep this as brief as I can. This is the story of asking a question to a very special woman in my life. Video can be found here Youtube
The story starts in Kuala Lumpur Malaysia. I had a day off so had messaged Emily, my girlfriend’s dad to ask if we could meet up for a drink to talk. I also asked him not to share with Emily that I was meeting up with him. Side note I managed to sneakily get her dad’s number when I was using her phone in the car for waze(gps) without her seeing. Anyway to cut the story a bit shorter he agreed and also asked to bring along Emily’s mum.
So on my day off in the early evening, after Emily’s dad had finished work I met up with them both at a mamak in Petaling Jaya. It was a little uncomfortable as I hadn’t known them a long time. I’d only met them a couple of times before. After a short time of small talk with both her parents, Emily’s dad asked me why I had wanted to meet up for a chat. So I gave him my short spiel about how I wanted his blessing in asking his daughter to marry me. Then after a quite a long interrogation from him and his wife they said they gave their blessing, and that Emily was very special to them and that they were happy as long as I treated her well. That’s the short version.
So from that chat all the way until she met up with me in Wales, where I had gone back to renew my passport and attend close friend’s wedding. That’s three or so months since asking her parents for their blessing, that she didn’t have any clue. The secret was kept right up until I popped the question. My whole immediate family knew, as did hers before she did.
So I took her up Mt Snowdon. I prepared her with what to bring and brought her up to the summit and then back down. On the way down I took her away from the main path for some privacy. We had a quick snack, I then set up her phone with the story that I wanted to take a picture together with the timer. But in fact I was taking a video. I then knelt down said my piece and pulled out the ring.
Another side note the ring was too difficult to get as a surprise and to make sure it fit her etc. I went to a bunch of jewellery shops the same day I met with her parents haha, but to keep it surprise and get a ring she’d like I decided to get a prop ring for the engagement. Then later we went ring shopping using all the knowledge I’d gained looking myself beforehand. Thankfully she said yes, it was a great feeling after that. Then on the rest of the way down Snowdon Emily was in shock and asked how I planned it all. So I shared as we walked down.
Ephesians 5: 25 Husbands, love your wives, just as Christ loved the church and gave himself up for her 26 to make her holy, cleansing[b] her by the washing with water through the word