"You're supposed to be the mother of the bride, not the OPENING ACT!!!"

Lauren Bacall-- glorious as ever.

A woman I knew years ago had been living with a man for quite a while. One day they were scheduled to have lunch together. He comes in, dressed in a tuxedo, carrying flowers and champagne, and followed by a violinist. He went down on one knee, and as the violinist played, proposed. She said yes, everyone had champagne, he paid off the violinist, and they had a long, romantic lunch.

At my (first) wedding, Aunt of the Ex went around the recepton telling people that we were getting married because I was pregnant and that the family was not happy. Why she did this, I still don't know. Luckily, people found it funny, if puzzling.

Aims and MM have the most perfectly Aims-and-MM proposal story.

Umm, assuming that was MM in the bar?

Indeed it was. And it was pretty typical of us. As was us both cracking up during the ceremony.

Around here in Utah, the guys are expected to pull off some amazing stunt--balloon rides, hiding the ring in food, proposals on the electronic screen at sporting events--and the shallow bimbos who expect this of them like to play My Proposal Was Better Than Yours during dull times.

They stopped playing it with me when I smiled serenely and said, "Well, he did get down on one knee, but he had to get out of bed to do it, and since he was naked he had to make sure nothing sharp was on the floor under his knee. Then I said yes, and he climbed back into bed."

Also, we only got married because a neighbor who hated us ratted us out to our landlord, who was horrified at having a couple living in sin in his building. We'd been telling him we were married for nearly a year. But between him and Hubby's folks sighing and whining, we figured, why not? It made hte paperwork easier anyway.

I've sort of been ruined by Laurie's proposal to Amy in Little Women.

I was ruined by Lord Peter's proposal to Harriet. Anyone who proposed with "Placetne magistra?" would probably get an immediate yes, or rather "Placet." Bonus points if punting on the Thames is involved.

Our proposal story: Hec sent me the highlights of a lengthy IM exchange he'd had with amych the previous weekend. Then I burst into tears and mentally tortured myself and him for three weeks before saying yes.

Good times, good times.

I so want to get him in a ring and punch him in the face.

Why do you need a ring?

Marriage proposals and face-punches: no ring necessary!

She also created Big Drama at my wedding as well, by showing up in a white lace dress.

My sister showed up at our brother's wedding in a white dress. Her response, "I know I'm not supposed to wear white at a wedding but I love this dress and I look good in it and no one's going to stop me."

1) My sister is very big on appearances, but she is also extremely self-centered.

2) The dress, in fact, decidedly did NOT look good on her.

2) The dress, in fact, decidedly did NOT look good on her.

That makes it all worthwhile.