When The Big Question Takes On A Life of Its Own:OTT Marriage Proposals

When more is a whole lot less romantic..... the Kimye proposal
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Proposals have taken on a life of their own. In the last few years, with the explosion of Instagram - and well, pretty much all the other social media platforms - there's an almost feverish need to go big or go home when putting together a proposal.  (Side note: Promposals are another example of life events on steroids!). The new philosophical debate seems to be, 'If (insert life event) didn't make it on to (insert Twitter/Snapchat/Instagram), did it really happen?'  And as a result, there's a sweetness, intimacy or inate romanticism and hopefulness that gets lost when production value and scale take centre stage!

This past weekend, the need for a public proposal spectacle took an incredibly awkward turn at Boston's Fenway Park during a Red Sox-Orioles game as an unidentified man was shut down by his girlfriend. The crowd, clearly DROWNING in the milk of human kindness, began a chant of, "She said no! She said no!" which was the coup de grace on a very intense moment.

A time-out call? After the failed proposal, the couple fight it out, while the cameraman looks away as love lies bleeding!
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*~One, Two, Three Strikes You're Out At The Ol' Ball Game~*

I don't want to sound like a buzzkill if having a grandiose gesture is your thing! But here's the rub: you gotta know yourself, your partner AND your relationship really well to execute the perfect proposal. Youve GOT to have a good read on your entire situation.  Becuse one person's 'perfect' is another person's nightmare! Additionally, is it just me or do these new over-the-top proposals feel a little bragadocious and all about the groom-to-be?  They always read like a case of 'Look at how creative/romantic/amazing I am! Look at all the hard work I did! Look at me, me, me!'  And the bigger the audience, the more the fawning over the awesomeness of the proposal!

As a palette cleanse from the Great Fenway Rejection of 2017,  Entertainment Weekly published a list of some of their favourite on-screen proposals last year and they'll never get old to me. Consider these the substance over style approach that as a low-tech person, I can totally get behind!

*~Just us two, me and you - proposals that give you all the feels!~*

These babies were great examples of small-scale/large-impact, perfectly sweet and awesome and the exact opposite of what went down at Fenway. You're welcome!

Wishing you a day as limitless as you are~
Lisa and April

Say You'll Be Mine!

Snoopy, giving his humans  a moment to themselves!
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I love me a good wedding. Yep, that would seem pretty obvious (and necessary!) considering April and I are lucky enough to be involved in weddings. From the moment of conception (our first meet and greet with our couples)  to the cute and cuddly baby stage (when we ooh and ahhh over pictures of potential colour palettes, bridal bouquets, bridesmaid dresses, etc) and through the awkward teenage angst (ugh, RSVP delays, or seating drama) until the day when our collective baby is all grown up (aka THE WEDDING DAY!) it really is a journey.  But.... despite loving the growth cycle of a wedding, I have to admit, I'm less enthusiastic about huge, elaborate, over-the-top proposals.  I mean, I think it's fair to admit that weddings have an inherent level of over-the-top showiness to them, but it feels somehow more organic, and a joint venture. But there's a distinctively one-sided element to a grandiose, epic proposal. It comes across as peacock-y, wth a strong undercurrent of, 'look at how amazingly awesome I am, planning this outrageous and fantastic proposal!'

Renting a stadium, flying in the family, an orchestra and a jumbotron: another day in the life of the rich and shameless
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(Side note: Don't even get me started on prom-posals! I am firmly #TeamSimpleButSweet, not #TeamViralVideo)

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Preach!

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But, I'm not against a proposal that is big, as long as it's heartfelt and again, organic; 100% free from artificial flavours and try-hard!

*~Marry You? I Do!~*

In celebration of Pride Month, I'm ridiculously proud to share a proposal that gave a serious case of the feels, despite taking place very publicly and captured on video for prosperity.  Enjoy!

The blond guy on the right of the proposal? That was me watching this video.  It hit all the right notes for a great proposal. Unexpected but perfect, grand scale but geared towards both the proposer and proposee. And, most importantly no 'LOOK AT ME SLAY AT THIS PROPOSAL!' but instead 'THIS IS OUR MOMENT'

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Congratulations to the happy couple and I can't wait to see what their wedding looks like, if we're so lucky, that is!

Wishing you a day as limitless as you are~
Lisa and April