[{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"BlogPosting","@id":"https:\/\/equallywed.com\/national-proposal-day\/#BlogPosting","mainEntityOfPage":"https:\/\/equallywed.com\/national-proposal-day\/","headline":"It’s National Proposal Day!","name":"It’s National Proposal Day!","description":"Celebrate National Proposal Day with engagement stories from LGBTQ+ couples on Equally Wed. Then, share your proposal story with us!","datePublished":"2017-03-20","dateModified":"2017-03-20","author":{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/equallywed.com\/author\/emilyrochotte\/#Person","name":"Emily Rochotte","url":"https:\/\/equallywed.com\/author\/emilyrochotte\/","identifier":5619,"image":{"@type":"ImageObject","@id":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/2f3a3d93cba6196f7aeb50eff060379dae87a7bab7b12983b5dbf60b5cc535f4?s=96&r=g","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/2f3a3d93cba6196f7aeb50eff060379dae87a7bab7b12983b5dbf60b5cc535f4?s=96&r=g","height":96,"width":96}},"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Equally Wed","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","@id":"http:\/\/equallywed.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/equally-wed-lgbtq-weddings-logo.jpg","url":"http:\/\/equallywed.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/equally-wed-lgbtq-weddings-logo.jpg","width":218,"height":60}},"image":{"@type":"ImageObject","@id":"https:\/\/equallywed.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/proposal-in-Central-Park-4.jpg","url":"https:\/\/equallywed.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/proposal-in-Central-Park-4.jpg","height":667,"width":1000},"url":"https:\/\/equallywed.com\/national-proposal-day\/","about":["Engagement"],"wordCount":470,"keywords":[" South Africa","Central Park","gay proposal","high school sweethearts","lesbian proposal","Paris","proposal","proposal story"],"articleBody":"In honor of National Proposal Day (and coincidentally also National Happiness Day) we are sharing some heartwarming proposal stories from Equally Wed that are sure to bring a smile to your face!Photo by Kiss Me in ParisDev and Jason“As I listened to him tell his story, I was moved to tears by his strength of character. This man was unlike anyone I had ever met before or after. He had the spirit of a child in the face of so much suffering. His energy, his love for all who meet him, and his playful spirit warmed my heart. I saw in him the opportunity of a lifetime: the opportunity to build a life with a remarkable man of gravitas and humility. Incredibly, he asked for my phone number before I asked for his. We went on three dates in the next seven days. One week after we met, I told him to close his eyes and hold out his hands. I placed a wedding band in his hand and said, ‘Open your eyes and hands, and ask me anything you want.’ He asked me to marry him. I said yes.” Read this incredible love story from start to finish here.\u00a0 Photo by Jessica Hunt PhotographyTaylor and Lexa“Some people in life find their person when they are young, while others find theirs when they\u2019ve already grown for a while. The couple featured in this submission is one that met and fell in love young. Taylor and Lexa started dating in their early teens, and they have stayed together and grown together. They\u2019ve also grown more in love every single day, and after years of dating, Taylor contacted me to help plan a surprise proposal for Lexa.” This proposal story of high school sweethearts was so sweetly told by their photographer here.\u00a0 Photo by Emily Katharine PhotographyNate and John“Nate and John both planned on proposing to one another on their trip with friends to the South African countryside, filled with luscious greens and beautiful mountains. With the help of their friends, Nate popped the question first.” See all the beautiful photographs of this on-the-knee moment here. Photo by Oriel Pe’erJason and Kenny\u201cThe minute Jason said he wanted to go to Central Park that Sunday morning, I knew he was going to propose,\u201d Kenny says about the big day. He was excited and always talking on the phone. I just wanted to scream yes, yes, yes, that entire week, but I waited patiently. I felt like the happiest person in the world. We will exchange our vows on a beach, in Trinidad & Tobago next October, with dear friends and family.\u201d Read the full heartwarming story of how this couple went from just friends to madly in love.\u00a0"},{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"It’s National Proposal Day!","item":"https:\/\/equallywed.com\/national-proposal-day\/#breadcrumbitem"}]}]