<\/a><\/p>\nThe proposal<\/h2>\n
As we were coming out of the pandemic, we had been together 2 years. It was my 40th birthday that year, and Rahi surprised me with flight tickets to Santorini!<\/p>\n
I later learnt that she planned, and then had to reschedule, the proposal no less than 3 times! COVID and ever changing travel restrictions meant we had to postpone the holiday a few times, which must\u2019ve been so hard for her!<\/p>\n
We finally made it to Santorini in July of this year. She had booked a gorgeous sunset suite in stunning Oia, and it was breathtaking. She told me she had booked a photo shoot for us the day before we left – it was our first International holiday together as a couple (thanks Covid!), so I thought, why not.<\/p>\n
Throughout the holiday, she would sometimes appear lost or distant. It confused me, and we even argued about it! It\u2019s only later she told me it was because she was rehearsing the speech in her head over and over!<\/p>\n
The day arrived, and we headed off to Imerovigli where our photo shoot was to take place. For a second when we got there, I did think this might be more than a photoshoot, but then she threw me off the trail by saying goodbye to the photographers, and telling me we needed to get to dinner.<\/p>\n
We walked to what I thought was our restaurant, but as we got there, she asked, \u201cDo you trust me?\u201d I nodded, not sure what was going on. She blindfolded me, and led me down a narrow path, up a step, and then asked me to stop. While I was walking, our song started playing, and I told her how weird I thought it was that they were playing our song (which is in Hindi by the way!) through the cliffs of Santorini.<\/p>\n
When she took my blindfold off, we were under a gazebo, on the most beautiful terrace overlooking the caldera, standing in the middle of a heart made of candles and rose petals.<\/p>\n
As my heart started beating at a million miles per hour, and the sun was setting in the distance, she dropped down on one knee and with the most wonderful promises of our life and future together, she proposed.<\/p>\n
I said YES! The ring was stunning, handmade and designed by her. She even selected the diamond herself!<\/p>\n
Suddenly we heard claps and congratulations all around us and realized that people had gathered around above the terrace and were watching in amazement.<\/p>\n
After a celebratory glass of champagne and Rahi handing me a bouquet of gorgeous red long-stemmed roses, we were whisked off by the photographer (who had magically reappeared on the terrace) to take some more pictures.<\/p>\n
We came back to a beautiful table set up for a private dinner for two. During the meal, Rahi stood up and asked me to dance with her. It was romantic and perfect\u2026.I didn\u2019t think that anything could possibly top this, until a few moments later, when fireworks went off all around us! She really had thought of everything!<\/p>\n
It was an incredible, thoughtful and beautiful proposal. She had planned every detail, and gone to great lengths to ensure it was magical!<\/p>\n
<\/a><\/p>\nThe second proposal<\/h2>\n
It was just us in Santorini, but Rahi didn\u2019t want my daughter to feel left out. So a week after we got back, we flew out to Cyprus on a family holiday. There, she got my little one involved in planning a surprise proposal, and she asked me to marry her (again) on the terrace of our suite, with my daughter giddy with excitement to have been a part of it and thrilled for the family we are building together!<\/p>\n
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