Vows - Wedding in Paradis

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Adam and Jennifer were introduced by a mutual friend in December of 2005 at a pub in New York City. They confessed that it was love at first sight as they found it difficult to take their eyes off each other. While talking with Adam, Jennifer discovered that the two had attended the same high school, but she had no memory of him back then. "To this day it remains a huge blow to his ego that I didn't know who he was — he was two years ahead of me," she explained. The couple dated for a few years before Adam proposed in 2010.

The proposal was sentimental for many reasons: Adam proposed on Trinidad State Beach in Humboldt County, California, where Jennifer lived for almost a decade, and it took place during a trip celebrating Adam's birthday. Unfortunately for Adam, the proposal didn't go exactly as planned. The ring wasn't done in time for the trip and as a result was not delivered to him. He was so eager to propose that he decided to go ahead with the proposal anyway. "I was so surprised that I honestly didn't even think he was serious, so I told him I'd give him my answer after I saw the ring. Of course," she continued wth a smile, "the second I realised he was serious I said YES without hesitation!" She then had to wait two days before seeing the ring and claimed, "It was the longest 48 hours of my life before actually seeing the ring — which, by the way, he designed entirely by himself!"

Source: Jamaica Observer

For proms, the tie must match the dress

18.05.12

"I told him it was burnt orange, and he got the tie to match," she said.

"She knew that it was not a typical color, but the tie I got even had a little design on it that matched the design on the dress," Michael said, referring to a light tiger stripe print on the fabric. "She was really excited about it. The girl’s dress is a big deal. If the outfit doesn’t go perfectly, if the guy isn’t matching, it’s a problem. I made sure it worked."

In Fort Collins, Colo., Amy Weintraub sent a picture of her chocolate brown dress to her date, Luke Siddens, and he used the image to get a matching tie and vest for their prom last week at Poudre High School.

"I didn’t realize he wanted to match me," Amy said. "He just kind of decided that on his own. It was a little lighter than the dress, but it matched pretty well."

For homemade dresses, ties can always be made from leftover fabric. For a 2010 prom at the Stanley Humphries Secondary School in Castlegar, British Columbia, Canada, Arielle Roberts made her own dress with the help of a grandmother and aunt. Her date’s mom sewed a matching tie "when the green bow-tie and cummerbund she’d ordered for him weren’t quite the right shade," Arielle said.

Source: Salt Lake Tribune