The Proposal
At the end of March 2002, two years after we met, Hardy popped the question. I knew something was coming because Hardy started asking me questions such as "Does there have to be a ring when I propose?" One afternoon, after we had just come back from a run together, we were relaxing in the bedroom. Hardy rolled over, looked me in the eye and said, "Will you be my wife?" At first, I wasn't sure if that was "the" question. But as he waited for a response, I realized he must love me to propose to me when I probably looked and smelled my worst. So I said, "Yes!"
About the Ring
Hardy waited to get the ring until I could help pick it out. He actually had his heart set on a Tiffany's ring. We looked around at a few places and found a simple solitaire setting we really liked at a local store. When the lady described the setting similar to a tulip, the national flower of Holland — my husband's country — we knew it was the right one.
The Date
We got married on June 7, 2003. We chose June because that's the month that we met.
About the Dress
I picked out a dress made by Jasmine. At first, I wasn't going to try it on because it had blue accents and I had already chosen my wedding color to be purple. But as soon as I tried the dress on, I fell in love with it. I couldn't stop looking at it. It was so flattering to my figure. So, I changed my wedding colors to go with the dress.
As far as size, I didn't want to put too much pressure on myself to lose weight before the wedding. So, I ordered the dress slightly bigger than the size I was at the time.
