The Perfect Proposal

July 24, 2008

This wedding proposal is soooo sweet and romantic that I couldn’t resist seeking the permission of these two lovebirds to be featured here. They have been together for 5 1/2 years, and as planned, Jun Hao, the groom-to-be, had planned to propose on November 2, 2007 which was the 2,000th day they have been together.

“Anyway, Nov 2, Friday finally came, I told her that I’ve booked a hotel in PD. And that I will go pick her up around 3:00pm. She had guessed that I would be proposing on that day, and then again she still can be late, she only came home around 4:15pm. Of course I was a rather disappointed with her, as that would have delayed all my planning,” he wrote in his blog.

When Elena, the lucky bride-to-be finally entered the car, he handed her the first stalk of rose for the day, a red rose with the message:

“Dearest Elena, today is our special day. Indeed, God has his own special way to allow us to come this far.”

Michael Buble’s ‘The Best is Yet to Come’ played in the background.

“Elena was all smiles throughout our whole journey to PD.”

The first stop was Port Dickson Methodist Centre. It was significant, because that was the place where they had their first ‘date’ during a youth camp back in 2002.

“With the original plan, we had sufficient time to stroll along the beach and enjoy the sunset, but since she was late for more than 1 hour, we had to skip that.”

Before they left, the owner of the centre, Mr Poh handed the second stalk of rose, a white rose, to Elena with a message that read:

“It has been 2,000 days, since we last step foot here in this wonderful place. It does bring back all the wonderful memories….”

Thereafter, they headed straight for Avillion Resort to check-in.

“The sun was setting soon, she kept hurrying me to get there before it sets so we can still have our sunset walk along the beach. After we checked in, we realised that we’ve got a beautiful view of the sunset from our room. So we scrapped the idea of the beach walk, and cuddled up in the day-bed to enjoy the sunset.”

After the romantic moment, they prepared for dinner. Jun Hao had made reservations for dinner at Crow’s Nest, the coffee house at Avillion Resort. Once they got there, they found out that they were the only ones dining there. They ha a nice 6-course candlelight dinner on the balcony, with a nice view overlooking the resort. The food was very nicely garnished, with heart-shaped butter and heart-shaped cream over the pumpkin soup.

“Just as we were sipping our soup, a band of strollers walked out to the Balcony and started to perform two of her favourite songs; ‘Tonight I Celebrate My Love for You’ by Peabo Bryson and ‘From this Moment’ by Shania Twain. She was stunned and speechless!”

“I was stunned too…when I saw the 6-foot cello!” Jun Hao exclaimed.

Once they finished their dinner, Jun Hao called for the bill, and together with the bill, the waiter brought along Elena’s third rose of the day, a pink rose with the message:

“All this time you have continuously proven to be a blessing to me. I can’t wait to spend the rest of my life, with a wonderful person like you….”

This was just a prelude, he hadn’t got down on his knees yet

After the dinner, they walked around the premise to ease digestion. They strolled back through the garden chalets, and sat at the Riao Deck to chat and enjoy the view.

“She said it’s all perfect, but it would be more perfect if I had proposed with a ring. I told her I don’t know which ring to buy for her as we have visited so many shops and she doesn’t like solitaire or rings with diamonds sticking out. ”

“She stopped and thought for a while, and said she really liked the Rose Gold + Platinum ring from D&P, and it would be perfect if I had proposed with that ring. Anyway, it was getting late, so we retired to our room. She did look a bit disappointed as we were walking back to the room.”

As soon as Jun Hao opened the door, low and behold, a bouquet of roses and some rose petals both in the shape of a heart spread out across the day bed. Elena had one final card to read, which was attached to the beautiful bloom of red roses. The message read:

“Elena dear, I love you with all of my heart, and will continue to always love you for the rest of my life. Will you marry me?”

Just as she finished reading “Will you Marry Me?” while looking at the roses and petals for the ring, Jun Hao went down on his knees behind her and popped the question. She was speechless for almost 2 whole minutes.

“I reminded her that she still hasn’t answered my question, then she smiled and said YES!”

He got the exact ring that she wanted, the Rose Gold + Platinum ring from D&P.

After that, they simply cuddled up on the day bed to admire the roses and enjoy the moment, when out of nowhere, they hear fireworks in the distance.

“I didn’t plan that. But I thought it was a perfect proposal.”

Ahh……doesn’t it just make you grow with envy?? Such a loving couple and a really romantic proposal.

I just can’t wait for their wedding. Planning and coordination works are in progress. Counting down to November 2, 2008. Another four months to go before their big day!

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June 27, 2008

Hello! Welcome to my first post in our new blog. I said new because we previously maintained a blog which was hosted on Wordpress. In line with our revamped branding and website, we have also started a new blog on our own domain. Most people share the end results of their work, but I hope this blog would be a wonderful place for my team and me to share selected snapshots of experiences in our journey as planners, designers, producers and coordinators. The pain, challenges, successes, implementation and inspirations that come with not just producing successful events or beautiful weddings, but also the growing path of building a business, meeting new friends, travel discovery and more. From time to time, we’ll also use this channel to update you on our latest xperiential escapades, promotions, bridal fairs and more.

Our presence in the blogsphere is to complement our existing services and I want it to be entertaining, informative and interactive. So, yes, I’d like to hear from you too! After all, being a planner, these are the most relevant topics I could share. I know there isn’t much to read at the moment as the structure of this blog will slowly evolve and take on a personality of its own, just as weddings and events eventually do. So bookmark this site, stay tuned and come back for more.

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