*Warning* This is a long story!
Im not exactly sure how to start, but I guess I will introduce myself as TFFCs partner. We have been together now for over 4 years and when it came time to think of a fantastic way to propose to her I was lost as to how to go about it. I wanted this to be a special, memorable and most of all surprising moment.
So this is how it all came together
TFFC had ordered the Empreinte ring from LV as a gift to me for our engagement. It had to be special ordered so would take a few weeks to arrive at the store. This gave me a reason to be in the store at the time and to hide the real reason why we would be at the store. The manager of the store made up a fake invitation for TFFC to attend a special appointment with her SA for the release of the new Richard Prince bags and a few other new items. TFFC had NO idea what the real reason for invitation
TFFC was however a little suspicious, so I asked Shalomjude from tPF to act like she was attending and had received an invitation. This drowned her suspicions in no time! (Thanks Shalomjude!)
I managed to arrange with the staff and manager of the store to place the ring I had bought for her in a monogram case, just like it would appear if we were picking up my ring. So after arriving at the store her SA showed her some new bags and we ended up buying the Tahitienne MM in beige. Meanwhile the store had closed its doors, and we had the whole shop to ourselves! The SA then asked us to wait a minute while he went out the back to get my ring that had arrived. He brought out the box and left us to have a look at it in person. The lights were dimmed, and TFFCs favourite wedding song (Pachelbels Canon in D) began playing over the sound system. She still didnt catch on, thinking that it my ring arrived after all.
So I slowly, (and quite nervously!) opened the box to reveal a platinum set diamond ring, and not a gold Louis ring she was stunned. She couldnt say a thing at first she was confused about the ring, but it then dawned on her what was really happening. I told her there was no launch, that it was all a set up. I got down on my knee and recited a small poem I wrote for her. Then asked her to marry me. (She said yes
)
Tears, (of joy?!) flowed for some time. We suspect all the LV staff were out the back watching us on the security cameras! They then all came out, gave TFFC a bunch of roses I had organised for her, and an arrangement of flowers on behalf of the store. They served us fruit mocktails (as they werent allowed to serve alcohol) and they even took a few photos for us.
The night nearly went on without a hitch. Apart from the ending, where I had organised for us to go for a walk on the beach (location of our first date), and have a picnic blanket set up with 222 (how many weeks we have been together) tea light candles placed around it, a bottle of her favourite wine and cheese all laid out for us. But it wasnt meant to be. The weather had turned freezing and the rain was coming down, so I had to abandon the final part of the night.
But even though it didnt quite go to plan, the night was still an absolutely memorable one. The staff at Louis were incredible to have allowed us to do this and to put so much effort into it. I never in my wildest dreams thought I could pull this off... but somehow... it all came together in the end...
I just thought Id share it with you all
Thank you for reading!
Here are some pics of the flowers LV gave us, the ring, and of course the bag. The monogram items were a gift from TFFC to me for our engagement as well.
Im not exactly sure how to start, but I guess I will introduce myself as TFFCs partner. We have been together now for over 4 years and when it came time to think of a fantastic way to propose to her I was lost as to how to go about it. I wanted this to be a special, memorable and most of all surprising moment.
So this is how it all came together
TFFC had ordered the Empreinte ring from LV as a gift to me for our engagement. It had to be special ordered so would take a few weeks to arrive at the store. This gave me a reason to be in the store at the time and to hide the real reason why we would be at the store. The manager of the store made up a fake invitation for TFFC to attend a special appointment with her SA for the release of the new Richard Prince bags and a few other new items. TFFC had NO idea what the real reason for invitation
TFFC was however a little suspicious, so I asked Shalomjude from tPF to act like she was attending and had received an invitation. This drowned her suspicions in no time! (Thanks Shalomjude!)I managed to arrange with the staff and manager of the store to place the ring I had bought for her in a monogram case, just like it would appear if we were picking up my ring. So after arriving at the store her SA showed her some new bags and we ended up buying the Tahitienne MM in beige. Meanwhile the store had closed its doors, and we had the whole shop to ourselves! The SA then asked us to wait a minute while he went out the back to get my ring that had arrived. He brought out the box and left us to have a look at it in person. The lights were dimmed, and TFFCs favourite wedding song (Pachelbels Canon in D) began playing over the sound system. She still didnt catch on, thinking that it my ring arrived after all.
So I slowly, (and quite nervously!) opened the box to reveal a platinum set diamond ring, and not a gold Louis ring she was stunned. She couldnt say a thing at first she was confused about the ring, but it then dawned on her what was really happening. I told her there was no launch, that it was all a set up. I got down on my knee and recited a small poem I wrote for her. Then asked her to marry me. (She said yes
) Tears, (of joy?!) flowed for some time. We suspect all the LV staff were out the back watching us on the security cameras! They then all came out, gave TFFC a bunch of roses I had organised for her, and an arrangement of flowers on behalf of the store. They served us fruit mocktails (as they werent allowed to serve alcohol) and they even took a few photos for us.
The night nearly went on without a hitch. Apart from the ending, where I had organised for us to go for a walk on the beach (location of our first date), and have a picnic blanket set up with 222 (how many weeks we have been together) tea light candles placed around it, a bottle of her favourite wine and cheese all laid out for us. But it wasnt meant to be. The weather had turned freezing and the rain was coming down, so I had to abandon the final part of the night.
But even though it didnt quite go to plan, the night was still an absolutely memorable one. The staff at Louis were incredible to have allowed us to do this and to put so much effort into it. I never in my wildest dreams thought I could pull this off... but somehow... it all came together in the end...
I just thought Id share it with you all
Thank you for reading!Here are some pics of the flowers LV gave us, the ring, and of course the bag. The monogram items were a gift from TFFC to me for our engagement as well.
Without you both the surprise wouldn't have worked!
I'm so glad things went without a hitch R! That was some dramatic staging. But she's more than worth it! Congrats to you both and I wish you the best in life to come and enjoy together.
