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Forever? Friday: Nancy & Donald

Today's proposal led to a 22 year (and counting) happy marriage! Maybe we should all be taking notes on how it's done!!



Donald and I met at our friend Kim's birthday party in a restaurant/bar. There were about a dozen of us (ratio 2-3 women per each man) around a large table meant for 8. I noticed that he and I had a similar sense of humor and thought to myself that he'd make a good friend as we "got" each other's jokes. As the evening progressed, and the crowd thinned, Kim ended up next to Don and I was still opposite him. Kim asked Don what he was looking for in a woman. He replied, "One who doesn't smoke and doesn't have kids." I raised my hand and said "I qualify." He said, "OK, let's get married." I replied, "OK." We then told the other people (who were not paying any attention to us) that we were getting married and they'd get their invitations in the mail.

That was a Friday evening and he asked me out for the next evening. Saturday evening he asked me out for Sunday. Sunday he asked me out for Monday (he knew I was happily single and dating other guys -- figured he'd keep me booked solid so they wouldn't have a chance!). It worked and we dated for a year (which included Christmas, New Years, and Valentine's Day without a proposal).

On the 1st anniversary of when we met, he insisted we go to the same restaurant/bar for a drink before meeting up with my brother and mother to go to dinner at another restaurant. He was so fidgety that I thought, "He brought me here to break up with me!" Finally, he reached into his pocket and pulled out a box with an antique ring (he's an antique dealer) and proposed! Of course, I said YES and we've been married 22 years. For our 20th wedding anniversary we renewed our vows. (picture taken by Nancy Miller Photography).

(Nancy is also owner of Barefoot Weddings, which earned the title of 2009 Small Business of the Year from the Longboat, Lido, St. Armands Keys Chamber of Commerce. So if you're looking for a wedding officiant in Florida...)

I love stories where there seemed to be an inkling right from the start... Thanks for sharing Nancy and Donald!

Have a great weekend everyone...and keep those stories coming!

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