Question about engagement

I was a little surprised by the official proposal. He had already proposed but without a ring and we wanted an official clean version to share with our friends and families. I said it didn't feel real without a ring. He chose one he liked and I love it. It jumped out to him when he was in the store so I feel special when I look at it because I see him in it. He said I could chose a different one if I wanted to but he chose that one for me.

One of my friends though is very particular like you and if she ever gets engaged the ring would have to be chosen by her.

The proposal took me by surprise, I'm not good using jewelry so my fiancé didn't know what to do, he invite for my birthday to Miami so at night we went to the beach and propose me with a picture of a ring in his phone!!! I start laughing and I kiss him with my best "YES!" Now we are still looking for the ring 😂

Happens all the time! Or people ask why my ring is on the wrong hand haha. I just explain that we made the decision to get married together and didnt feel the need for a proposal Most people that know us well arent surprised by my answer haha

Thanks for sharing! What do you tell people when they ask about your proposal story?

We did things a little bit differently than normal... We decided to skip the engagement ring and proposal and both picked out our wedding bands together. We are both wearing our bands on our right hand until our wedding when we will swap them over to our left hands We looked at rings together online (etsy for the win!) and each picked out our favorite. They ended up being almost a matching set (like his and her versions) which we thought was pretty cool. We ordered both his ring and mine at the same time conveniently from the same shop.
When our rings arrived a week later in the mail we took the package over to Don's moms house and told her about our engagement and opened our rings with her there. It was super fun to include her and she was excited to be a part of it. We then went over to each of my parents places and told them about our engagement. Everyone had been waiting for than for a number of years now so nobody was very surprised haha.
Then we kept our rings and engagement under wraps for a couple weeks until we had a christmas dinner party with all our our friends and we announced our engagement to the group (about 16 close friends) in a big pre-dinner toast. It went super well and we had a ton of fun planning our announcement together.
I always thought that i would want a big surprise proposal but even if i could go back, i wouldnt have had it any other way than what we did

Ooh, I like this special day idea, thanks!

We went ring shopping together, I gave him an idea of what I liked but the proposal was a surprise and I wasn't sure when it was going to happen and he planned something special for it! My mom and step-dad, when they got engaged, they planned a special day, just the 2 of them, and went to Ottawa and he proposed to her on parliament hill, I think in front of the peace tower. So it was a special day for them and it wasn't a surprise. I was invited to come along but at the time I was not okay with them being together and really didn't like my step-dad so I didn't tag along.

I hate surprises too but I wouldn't have wanted to know about my ring or my proposal. It's exciting and nerve wracking at the same time for the guy. You don't think he wants to experience that? My fiancé did everything himself and because he knows me, he made great decisions and choices. I would have loved anything he got me because it is a romantic gesture from him.
Each to their own- if you truly want to be involved in everything including picking out the ring then do so but maybe let him decide how he wants to pop the question
If not then just tell people the event that happened. No big deal

Before he moved in I told him not to bother if he didn't intend to eventualy propose... His mom worked in a jewelry store so I picked out rings I liked... For over a year I would go and visit her at work and browse their stock... The proposal was a complete surprise to me the ring was not... Lol.

I picked out my ring but he still went to buy it on his own and plan a proposal. Depending on your fiance I would say to do similar. Although he's taking into consideration what you like and including you in each step, he might still like a chance to ask in his own way. If not, I'm sure there will still be a romantic dinner of sorts so just tell people he proposed at dinner. No one needs to know you were aware before hand unless you want to share that part.

#1 it's always best to be honest! If that's the way you have chosen to do things, that's your way and it's ok! What we did was I chose 3 rings I loved and my fiance went back to the jeweller and picked his favourite. I wanted him to have some involvement and I LIKE to be surprised. So because I had so much to say in the ring process, I backed away and let him deal with the proposal. I wanted him to have that moment and I didn't want to control that. But if you can't handle a surprise proposal, maybe do something special that both of you have wanted to do, never had the chance, and propose to eachother! That way you both will have your own story together!