I copied and pasted this ridiculously long story from our wedding website which is in the process of being created. Pete said this should be my first blog post. So here it is honey, our happy story.
About six months ago, we began discussing potential locations where we would want to get married someday...even though an an engagement seemed very far away in the future.
One day in October, I (Gina) found a location that I completely fell in love with - the Primrose Courtyard at the Wynn Las Vegas. I showed a picture of it to Pete and told him how perfect I thought it was. The next day (without my knowledge of course), Pete called the Wynn and asked what it would take for him to be able to propose in the courtyard. They gave him an estimate of cost, and Pete began secretly saving money (in the speaker box in the trunk of his car).
Meanwhile, we began browsing through rings and jewelry stores in passing at the mall over the next couple months. Despite the ring shopping, Pete still insisted that he had no plans of proposing for quite a while. This was all a cover up of course, as he was already saving money for it, to be used on our long-planned anniversary trip to Vegas in March.
By the time February rolled around, I had discovered that Pete had bought a ring, and that it was hiding somewhere until the right time came.
By March, I was 99% certain that we would be returning home from Vegas as an engaged couple...and the anticipation was driving me crazy!! (not to mention literally making me sick after the first day of our much-anticipated trip).
The second day of our trip was our Two-Year Anniversary, and I was sure that would be the day. I couldn't even sit still during dinner! However, the anniversary night came and went with no proposal.
The following morning (March 16, 2010), I had to force myself to even get out of bed (being even more sick from nervousness). We had made appointments to tour potential wedding venues in Vegas, and the last appointment on our list was scheduled at the Wynn at 1:00 that afternoon. For a few minutes I debated if that would be "the" big moment, but I dismissed it due to Pete's extreme lack of anxiety or nervousness and the fact that he completely lied to me and told me it would NOT be at the Wynn. By the time we arrived at the Wynn, the thought of him proposing there had completely escaped my mind.
We met with a wedding coordinator, looked through photo albums and toured the indoor wedding salons before we finally ended up outside in the courtyard. I was just as in love with it as I had been from the pictures, and was completely distracted by how perfect it was for our future wedding. Just as I was saying this to Pete, I noticed that he had signaled something to someone inside, and before I could even turn around, there he was, on his knee, pulling out the exact ring I had been longing for since December. He took the line from "our" song (Love Story by Taylor Swift), and said,
"Marry me, Juliet."
...and what did I say to him??
-"You're such a liar!!"
He asked again, and I said "yes."
After kissing and hugging him for a long time, I turned around and realized that the wedding coordinator was standing there with a tray of champagne and glasses, and Pete's friend Becky was taking pictures/video of us.
I was in complete shock. Through all of his failed surprises regarding the ring and Vegas trip, he managed to catch me off guard after all, and it was perfect in every way. Due to this, I have decided to forgive him for all of the lying and hiding over the past six months...and I also decided to be his other half for the rest of my life. Best decision I've ever made.
**A note from Pete:
I do not let a day go by without reminding Gina of her adorable and hilarious response. "You're such a liar!!" is a phrase that will never be heard without a smile from me and blushing cheeks from her...especially when we have it on video :)
