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For me, it\u2019s always been all about the engagement. And for  the past nine years, my partner Kara has suffered through endless hints  about how NOT to propose. We\u2019d spend lazy weekend afternoons  watching \u201cA Wedding Story\u201d on TLC, and not once was I satisfied  with a proposal. Champagne toasts in a hot air balloon? A tad excessive  for my tastes, not to mention my fear of heights. An intimate picnic  on the beach at sunset? Clich\u00e9 and too \u2026 sandy. Apparently, the  possibility  of a perfect proposal was beyond my imagination. Fortunately for me,  it was completely and totally within Kara\u2019s \u2026  It was the evening of June 18, 2009, and we were at our favorite French  restaurant in Coconut Grove to celebrate her 30th birthday with our  closest friends and family. At least, that\u2019s why I thought we were  there. I remained blissfully ignorant of all the signs. Kara, a  carnivore  to the core and the very reason I abandoned vegetarianism on our second  date, wasn\u2019t even touching her filet mignon. My best friend David  was drumming his utensils more than usual and Jill, Kara\u2019s best friend  since high school, was barely speaking.   Then Kara got up from the table to \u201cgo to the restroom\u201d for what  must be the fifth time since we sat down, and while she was gone, the  restaurant lights dimmed. My first thought was that she was going to  miss her happy birthday song! Then I heard it: Bjork\u2019s \u201cUnison.\u201d  Our song is playing on the restaurant speakers? Again, I\u2019m clueless,  thinking \u201cHow nice of them to play our song for Kara\u2019s birthday!\u201d  My eyes searched the room for the birthday girl, and our eyes met as  she came out of the restaurant kitchen. In all the years we\u2019d spent  together, I had never seen that look on her face. It was suddenly all  clear; she was going to ask me to marry her.   The waiters wheeled in a spotlight, which they switched on and directed  right at me. I immediately turned into the gushing pageant queen I never   thought I could be\u2014hands fanning my face, tears of joy streaming down  my face, shoulders shaking. As she made her way toward me, a huge  bouquet  of white lilies in her hands, the room completely disappeared. I  couldn\u2019t  hear or see anything that wasn\u2019t Kara. After what seemed like an  eternity,  she got to our table and got down on one knee by my side. She pressed  her forehead to mine and told me all the things I\u2019d ever dreamed of  hearing from a lover. She pulled the box out of her pocket and I saw  the ring. It\u2019s all happened so fast, I could barely comprehend the  question, \u201cWill you marry me?\u201d I erupted from my haze with a  high-pitched  \u201cYES!\u201d and the entire place broke out into applause. Our friends  were all crying. Our cousin Haidy was filming us. Now, on lazy weekend  afternoons, I can watch the perfect proposal on repeat. Kara and Brittney wed on Nov.  13, 2010 in Miami, FL. Read their Real Wedding feature here. Want to see your proposal story  in Equally Wed Magazine? For consideration, send an e-mail briefly  outlining  the highlights of your story and a snapshot of you two to kpalladino@equallywed.com. Submission of your photos, videos and letters constitutes permission to Palladino Publishing, publisher of Equally Wed Magazine and EquallyWed.com, to use them in all media."},{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Engagement Story: Brittney and Kara","item":"https:\/\/equallywed.com\/engagement-story-brittney-and-kara\/#breadcrumbitem"}]}]