Wedding Proposal Recipe

Ingredients:

1 kg of courage
1/2 kg of creativity
1/2 cup of sentimentality
1/4 cup of traditional proposal lines, cut into words
1 ring white gold with diamond (price varies)
your fiancee to be
yourself, remove all the nervousness inside.

Procedure:

1. Plan your wedding proposal ahead. Several circumstances will hinder you, in my case, distance and opposition from family. But I am determined to pursue my love and follow God.

2. Ask yourself and pray for it intensely. You have to ask God and yourself "are you sure?" Put all your 1 kg of courage in a bowl.

3. I planned my trip to Singapore, in your case, in any place. Mix your 1/2 kg of creativity in your 1 kg of courage. Mix it well. Add little water, tea or a coffee break. I planned that it will be under a tree because 6 years ago, I opened my feelings for her under a tree in a building facade so at least I have to replicate the scenario. Let your imagination and creativity run well.

4. Before that, on a separate occasion. I brought a simple white gold ring for her with a simple 2nd rate diamond (not really expensive but genuine). I tried so many jewelries store back home. I couldn't find my piece, until I bumped into one within my budget and fit my taste and my fiancee's personality. I asked the girl to give me the ring, and she gladly gave me a discount---lucky charm.

5. Mix in slowly the 1/2 cup of sentimentality bring her to the lanes of your sweet past and your promised future.

6. We were walking down the "rainforest" inside the Singapore Botanical Gardens that Sunday afternoon after going to Church, we were surrounded by numerous big trees. Tall and strong...like my love 8 years ago that sprung from a seed, the tree is now big to bear fruit. I must preserve it.

7. When we stopped before a tall and huge 'balete' tree. I stopped. Took my ring out, and while she is fixing the camera. I presented to her the ring. She was confused or shocked, why there is a ring---or why I am giving her a ring, did I just picked it up somewhere?

8. Dash it with your traditional wedding proposal lines. I faced her, kneel in front of her and asked her, "Will you marry me?" Will you be my wife? Will you be the mother of my children?
She said, "Of course" at first. Not really convinced, she might be overwhelmed or confused, I repeated just in case, she did not understand. Then she finally said, Yes.

9. I kissed her and we embraced. Serve this proposal with sweet toppings of hugs and kisses.

10. When we went out of Botanical Gardens, I know I planted a seed of love in our hearts. And finally, and officially, she is now my fiancee.

NOTE: Serves only 2.