Mine, as usual, was fortune-told.
Background:
- we decided that we should get married in our mid-20s so DH planned ahead by asking his buddy to help us 'see' when we are suited to get married (we were targetting 25/26 region)
- so after collating our DOBs, he sat down with us and told us the bad news that we either get married now or wait till late 30s
- but we just graduated!
- we registered on the date his buddy chose for us and started working things backwards (we had only 2 months before the ROM)
- we met my parents the next day to get their consent (DH even asked his buddy which of my parent he should ask so as to get 100% consent)
- he told his parents after that
- then came the more formal proposal
Proposal night:
I told him I need the proper kneeling down with ring and question asking thing before I nod my head.
So, he booked Shangri La at Rasa Sentosa and ordered 100-red roses! Poor formula! Told him before that I DO NOT like flowers (esp roses) but dunno why he kept thinking roses are the must have for a proposal. The roses were delivered into the hotel room while I was taking a bath. The doorbell rang, the delivery boy spoke and I could hear DH asking delivery boy to leave quickly (I assumed he wanted to surprise me, so just decided to play along with it lor). I knew it was something to do with flowers cos I could smell it from the bathroom, but didn't know it was roses!!! wa lao!
I pretended to like it cos didn't want to spoil mood but told him the other alternative flowers he could give me next time.
Then he ordered room service with some candlelight thing. That one did surprise me cos it was nicely set up in our room when we came back from the beach.
Next, he told me to go to the balcony to wait for him (so I knew well, this should be the proposal part). Not wanting to be a wet blanket, I waited there patiently though I felt and knew it's gonna be awkward. I was really touched when he presented me with a diamond ring! I'm not a sucker for diamonds (never really liked those) but that diamong ring was beautiful. And I knew it was expensive for fresh grads like us. He knelt down and did the formal asking if I could be with his wife. Then I agreed while tearing.
It was something quite romantic for practicals like us. I had to say yes lor.
Never regretted getting married so young cos it was a good time then to buy houses due to poor property conditions back then.
We got ourselves a good 3-room and things just started out from there.