The Plan
The plan started off fairly straight forward. Maryana and I had been dating for almost four years at the time. In fact, our four year anniversary was only a few weeks away when I decided I was ready to propose. Wanting to surprise Maryana, I knew I had to propose the weekend before, if I wanted to really surprise her. But how could we go on a romantic date without her suspecting anything?
The Location
I thought this would make a perfect location to propose to Maryana. Now that the hard part was out of the way, I just had to get the ring, and figure out how I could get to this spot before she figured out my plan!
The Ring
Luckily for me, my good friend Jay, worked at a jewelry store, was able to custom order a ring for me, and have it sized in a matter of days. This was crucial to my plan, as I was quickly running out of time. The ring arrived with a few days to spare, meanwhile I was working on my plan to get Maryana to the falls.
The Day
I asked a number of friends to go with us to “Hike the Falls” for the day. The benefit was two-fold. Hopefully, with the addition of other friends Maryana would not suspect I was planing on proposing. Also, having friends with us would allow us to capture some photos of the day and the proposal.
So far my plan was working. Maryana did not suspect a thing and I had a small group of friends to go with us. Luckily, the weather held out and it turned out to be a perfect sunny day!
The Question
After hiking a few miles, we finally located the spot where I had taken a picture of Maryana a few years earlier. We walked out onto the falls and I handed my camera to Jay and told him to take our picture. Everyone else knew what was about to happen and it seemed Maryana still didn’t suspect a thing.
As we posed for a few pictures, I reached into my pocket to retrieve the ring. As I was pulling it out, Maryana’s hands moved backwards bumping mine, nearly causing me to drop the ring into the water and over the falls! I quickly recovered my grip on the ring as I prepared to propose.
Caught completely off guard, Maryana was surprised to say the least. She quickly regained composure as she took in everything that was happening.
And then, she said, “Yes”
My plan worked out perfectly. Maryana was totally surprised and loved my proposal. With the help of my friends, Jay, Tara, and Todd, I was able to make everything happen in time and have some amazing pictures of the day!