Proposals are a little more stressful than the movies make it seem. There are the classic 3 prongs of a proposal, though: the ring, the approval, and the ask. John bought the ring once Jill moved to St. Louis. The idea of when to pop the question festered for a long time. He wanted to get the approval of her parents and wanted to do it on a significant date, but nothing within that year felt right.

Christmas rolled around and we visited our home state where Jill's parents live. John nervously waited for a day when Jill had plans and went to go talk to her parents alone. Jill's dad works evenings so John even had to ask her mom to wake him up! With concerned faces they asked what this was all about and when John told them, it seemed like a weight was lifted off everyone's shoulders. Her parents gave John their blessing. This left the final piece of the puzzle, the date to ask.

There were several significant dates John considered to pop the question on: Christmas, a planned vacation to Hawaii in April, Jill's birthday in April, and their dating anniversary in April. Christmas came and went and April felt too far away. So, on the morning of Valentine's Day John decided it was time to pop the question.

Jill would always work later in the day, so John nervously waited at her apartment for her to come home. They had agreed to go get some sushi for Valentine's day. John was able to play it cool, waiting for a good time to get on one knee without Jill seeing and no opportunities really presented themselves. Finally, as Jill fitted her shoes to go out for sushi, John got down on one knee, pulled the ring out of his shirt pocket, and waited for her to turn around. He popped the question and she said yes! Time for Sushi!

J&J

Wedding Day

6:30 PM–7:00 PM

6:30 PM–7:00 PM

Ceremony

7:30 PM–11:00 PM

7:30 PM–11:00 PM

Reception