In November 2011, the young man invited the young girl to fly home with him to New York to spend Thanksgiving with his family. The young girl was very nervous! What if the young man's family didn't like her? Would he still want to marry her? The young man reassured her that his family would love her and he would still want to marry her no matter what!
The young man and the young girl flew in to New York and spent some time with the young man's family and then they took a special trip to New York City for a night! The young girl was so excited! They were planning to not only explore the city, but they were also going to get to go ice skating at Rockefeller Center! The young girl had dreamed of doing this ever since she was a junior in high school.
The couple had an early morning flight so they would have a full day in the city. After taking the subway, doing some walking, and finally hailing a taxi, the couple made it to their hotel where they freshened up and headed out to do some exploring and grab lunch before heading to the ice rink.
All day the young man kept having to make trips to the bathroom and the young girl was starting to worry that he wasn't feeling well but was just too embarrassed to tell her. Then, when they sat down to eat lunch, the young man only took a few bites of his hamburger before saying he wasn't hungry after all. Now the young girl was concerned and even told the young man that they didn't have to go ice skating if he wasn't feeling well. The young man reassured her that he was okay and they could definitely still go ice skating and they headed to the rink.
When the couple arrived to the rink, there was a really long line, but the young man had told the young girl that their hotel had given them special passes. Luckily, the passes allowed them to bypass the line. "How cool is that!?!" the young girl thought, thinking nothing of it.
The 2 then got their skates and made their way to the ice. They skated and rested off and on. The young man even pointed out to the young girl that they were filming the skating and the young girl jokingly mentioned that they must remember her from when she was on the Today Show while in New York in high school and came to film her again! Little did the girl know, but they were there to film HER! And the young man had actually been making so many trips to the bathroom to adjust his microphone for the filming!
After awhile, it was time for the skating session to end and there was an announcement made to clear the ice. The young man suggested they grab a quick photo as they had wanted to get a picture for their Christmas cards. The girl agreed, but then the young man suggested one of the rink workers take their picture while they were skating around. The rink was getting pretty empty by this point and the young girl was starting to get embarrassed. Then, the couple's song started to play! "What a coincidence!" the girl thought and decided maybe it would be okay if they skated a little bit longer since no one was yelling at them yet and it was their song after all.
Eventually the young man skated the young girl to the center of the rink and took the young girl by both hands. The young girl was thinking that this was not going to make a very cute pose for their Christmas card and was about to tell the young man this when he firmly said her name... "Chandelle."
It all of a sudden hit the young girl! The young man was proposing NOW! Not at Christmas! Next thing she knew, the young man was pouring out his heart to her, telling her that he couldn't wait to hear their first baby cry (and many other sweet things) and then got down on one knee and asked her to marry him! She of course said "Yes!"
Oh...and I forgot to mention...the young boy had contacted match.com to see if anyone might be able to help tape the proposal since the couple wouldn't be near their family. Match.com suggested the young man contact The Ultimate Proposal instead, so he did. And they not only came and filmed the entire proposal which then aired in an online show on yahoo, but they also flew out the couple's parents and the young girl's best friend! They even tried to get Hunter Haye's to come sing 'Wanted' for the proposal, but he was already booked.
And the story continues....
I've already heard your love story but it's so fun re-reading it! I remember how we got coffee just a few weeks before you went to NY for Thanksgiving and then watching it all unfold on facebook ;)
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