We found that New American Couples did not tend to succumb to gimmicky ways of popping the question. Quite the opposite. More often than not, neither could remember who or how it was decided that they would marry. Somehow, in context, this was all the more romantic. There are some great stories of very grown-up proposals in The New American Wedding. If you’re a New American Couple, we’d like to hear about your proposal too!
When I proposed to Laura Beth last week (Hooray!) it was probably somewhere in between a new and old American proposal. We took a walk in the snowy woods of New Hampshire on a path we had taken many times before. We stopped to feel the sun peaking over the hilltop and I asked her to spend her life with me there in the woods and snow.
While we had talked about marrying and had even decided to use a ring which had been worn by her Grandmother for over 50 years of marriage, she was still surprised and I was still nervous.
What was most important to me was that I found a place and a time that fit into our personal histories. Beauty and romance helped as well.
Posted by: Ben | January 04, 2006 at 03:38 PM