Yo, guys, I know I don't post too often around these parts .. but on Saturday I popped the question and got the answer I had hoped for.

My girl is a HUGE Amazing Race fan (http://www.cbs.com/amazingrace) and so I planned, for over two months, a race around Manhattan. I took her to a well-known Gelateria, Bookstore, Restaurant, Ale House.. to Macys.. And finally I proposed on the top of a building in midtown (38 & 6th).

The afternoon was filled with snow, champagne, and flowers.. It couldn't have been better..

Getting engaged is the most awesome feeling ever..


Elliot

 

sweet congrats

 

Congratulations

 

Oh, yeah, and I had one of our best friends follow her and her friends (the team) around taping it so I have the whole thing on tape.. Entire race took about 5.5 hours.. She thought she was going to a conference for school but that was all a farse because I had contacted her teacher a while ago to make sure she kept the weekend open.

It was neat because I dropped the clues off at the various places (they looked like real clues.. perforated envelopes, exact Amazing Race logo used on the show, etc) and I wasn't there when they got the clue.. It was incredible.


And, on top of that, I just moved to New Jersey about three months ago because of her.. So it's not the biggest surprise, but she had not realized all I had been planning. Her parents, my parents, our friends, everyone was super-shocked.. So cool to start such commotion throughout all our friends and family..

 

Well, there goes another. He's doomed.








Congratulations!

 

I was gonna make some dumb joke about being engaged and eventually joining the retired playa's club, but you put so much effort into it and you are obviously excited so i changed my mind...

C.O.N.G.R.A.T.S!!! FYI... if you marry the right woman, yeah, it takes some work, but its worth it ...and remember there is life after marriage, so make her parents pay for the whole thing and be satisfied with that... oh and finally, the only time you get on the wedding day is the grooms toast... so leave everything else up to her and speak only when spoken to about design

 

AWESOME! Congrats!

 

Congratulations!

 

sweet! congrats!

 

thanks all .. especially logic ... hah.. yeah, man, i'm psyched..

was well worth the effort.. especially b/c it's a fun story and so we have to tell it every time someone asks us..

and oy, doing what you have to do to get the diamond you want is super important too.. especially when her friends come over, one by one, inspecting it.

:-)

 

Congrats homie, I hope everything goes as planned on the big day

 

You aernt telling me anything... I got laid off and actually ended up having to cash out my 401k... I told myself I would never spend more than 2k on a ring... well I found a new job, and actually used about 10k to buy her a 1.2carat princess cut centerstone ring (1 carart of channel cut princess stones in her band) ... so I KNOW what you mean. She gets compliments all the time, and when they make her blush... I get the ULTIMATE reward. You're welcome man and CONGRATS again!

EDIT: Make no mistake about it, all her female friends will be peeping out the ring... i went to 7 weddings in 2004 and ALL of them checked out each other's rings. My baby was near the top of the list when all was said and done and that makes me feel good

 

Congrats! That's an awesome way to propose also!

 

Congrats

 

Good stuff man, good luck with everything. Now you gonna need a house!

 

Congrats dude lol techniacly i was engaged today but haha I doubt it will ever happen.

 

haha, you got it BigPimp ... ill be coming back to you.. im happy i didnt spring for a house because this way, with only one year of renting, we'll be able to get a place together.. one year or rent was worth the wait.

thanks for remembering me bro.. you guys rock.

awesome.

i'm so fsckin happy!

 

Ten f*&%ing THOUSAND dollars!!! That's insanity. It's a worthless rock. Diamonds are nothing without those Debers bastards.

 

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j/k Congratulations! Sounds like you put a lot of time & effort into it. Best wishes for you & your fiance.

 

 

good luck with planning the wedding

 

be careful because this is going to be one of -those- comments:

when you see the ring you want (both diamond + setting), it doesnt really matter (within reason) how much it costs.. i certainly ended up with a ring that was twice what I had expected/planned to spend.. but when I saw what I saw, there was no going back.. i couldnt give her something inferior and be nervous and unsure about it.. it was worth every penny to me to get what I wanted her to wear, and what I thought she would most enjoy.. it's only money right?

besides, it's a symbol of your committment.. it's priceless..

(yah, im pushing it)

 

Congrats

With the right person life is grand

 

Congrats!!!

 

That is so awesome! Congrats!!!!!! Let's see a pic of the ring!

 

Congrats! That was a very sweet and unique way to propose!

 

Ok, I totally understand the 'symbol of commitment' thing but I should be able to give someone anything and call it a symbol of commitment. It is truly very unfortunate that the chosen symbol happens to be an artificially cost inflated rock. You shouldn't have to be nervous and unsure about giving a girl a 5K ring instead of a 10K ring. The entire point of this is that a 5 thousand dollar symbol and a 10 thousand dollar symbol are the same thing ... a symbol.

In conclusion:
1) 'Symbols of commitment' should not be a manditory two+ month salary raping of your wallet.
2) I liken the price of diamonds to unsolited prison sex.

--Scatterbrained thoughts of the single guy--

 

i got one for less than 4k but that was my budget, if you had the cash for it then good for you

 

http://www.movadoboutique.com/diamond/index.cfm

the pics we've taken dont really come out well with the sparkle.. not a bad problem to have!

 

Long story short -- my girl has waited forever for a diamond. It's something she's dreamed about -- being in love, having a diamond. It's something she has always wanted and I am forunate enough to be the one to satisfy that dream of hers. I was happy to do it and get something that would make it worth the wait.

If you want to spend less, spend less, it's still just as symbolic -- I agree. But for me, it wasn't about how much I spent, it was about getting the right ring. And, in my case, it was more than I had expected to spend, that's all.

Elliot

 

yeah, man, it's all about what you have.. if you're in school or such, then you do the best with what you can.

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