She loved surprises and Rob knew it. She couldn’t help but get excited and jump up and down like a small child in a candy shop when one was in the air. She would wave her arms and hide her face when really excited. She loved surprises and he knew that it was the perfect way to propose.
On a Wednesday morning Jayne reminded Rob that she was having drinks with some friends that night after work, but that she wouldn’t be late. Rob said that he was meeting an out-of-town client that day anyways, and that he looked forward to seeing her that night. And to make the day even better, he promised a surprise for her when she got home. She couldn’t wait. She thought about it all day long and got excited whenever it crossed her mind. Jayne loves surprises.
When she arrived home that night, Rob met her at the door wearing a suit. A little bit odd, but she didn’t think much about it. Maybe he just ran late meeting his client and hadn’t had a chance to change yet. After all, the client meeting was out of town. The next thing she noticed was that Rob had a horrible nose bleed, so she immediately forgot all about the suit. Jayne tried to suggest that he should lay down. Then she insisted. And then she pleaded. She just wanted him to get better, but all Rob could do was pace back and forth around the condo. After Jayne finally got him to lay down, he reminded Jayne of the surprise and pointed to a beautiful blue box wrapped with a perfect white ribbon. Excited, she tried to bring the box over to the couch to open it beside Rob. He let out an insistent “NO”, but she had no clue why. He wanted her to open it right where she was standing for some reason. She wasn’t quite sure of his reasoning, but wasn’t going to argue. A surprise is a surprise after all.
As she opened the box, there was another smaller equally beautiful box inside. As she opened it, she was greeted with a perfect black ring box. See above for Jayne’s love of surprises and her normal reaction with excitement. Immediately, her hands starting flying, she covered her face and got excited like a little kid in a candy store. She said yes before she even remembered to open the box.
After the excitement, Rob told her that he had wanted her to stay where she was so that he could get down properly on one knee in front of her. And the client that he had to meet out of town was actually her parents. He had driven the 2.5 hours (each way) to ask Jayne’s parents for their blessing before he gave Jayne her big surprise. And the surprise had been just that, a complete surprise. Not once did Jayne suspect that a proposal was coming, but it was the best surprise she could have ever asked for.
Jayne and Rob, it is always so awesome to be part of a couple’s special day who we’ve met somewhere else in the past. We loved you even back at Erin and Kevin’s wedding in 2006 and were super excited to see you (and the beautifully pregnant Erin and proud daddy-to-be Kevin) again. We really hope you’ll stay in touch and that we’ll see you again soon :)
- Brianna (photos by Ewan)
For our brides : Flowers and decor by Patzee’s Floral Scapes. Venue : Benmiller Inn and Spa.
by Brianna
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