Over the Easter long weekend, I took a massive step in my future and proposed to my girlfriend.

Luckily she said yes and now I am proud to say I am engaged. 

How did I do it? Well, we were originally going to Mexico in May and I had a seeking suspicion she was expecting me to propose in Mexico. Maybe it was the absurd amount of engagement ring photos she would send me randomly at all hours of the day or maybe it was the continued imaginary planning of our future wedding. 

Either way, I decided it was a good idea to completely throw her off the scent of the incoming proposal. After talking to her father to get his permission I planned an Easter egg hunt around our new house with different pictures of us at different times of our lives. For instance, one photo was a picture of me and her holding her nephew and niece and on the back, I had written: " This is when I knew I was part of your family". I planted three of these pictures around the house with trails of chocolates and Easter bunnies. 

The final picture she had found had nothing written on the back, this was on purpose. When she said "this one has nothing written on the back" I got down on one knee and said, " It is supposed to say this is where we begin the rest of lives". 

Needless to say, she cried, I cried but after a whole lot of mumbling, sobbing and attempting to understand what she was saying we were engaged. 

Now here is the thing, that weekend we travelled to both of our families and heard different advice as to what comes with marriage and planning a wedding in general, but coming from family is one thing. I am curious as to what the best piece of marriage advice you can give me is! and how long have you been married?

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