"When I realized what he was doing, I kinda went into shock! We've been dating for 9 years, so when it was happening, I couldn't believe it! Finally. I came home from work, and he had it set up in our patio. He said he was trying to decorate outside and wanted me to check it out. When I saw it, I didn't even think about it. I was curious why he was doing that… haha. He pointed at the big pumpkin and said he tried to carve it but messed up and wanted me to look at it. He had the marry me pumpkin turned around to the fence, so I turned it. The moment I saw the M, I fell apart. I turned, and he was on his knee and proposed! After we composed ourselves, he had champagne chilled on the patio, and we had our first toast!"
Congratulations Lauren + Shawn!!!!!
PS. Don't forget. Submissions for our pumpkin carving contest are due tonight by midnight CST. xoxo!
111 Comments
AHHHH that’s so cute!!!!!!!! congratulations!!
That’s such an adorable story! Thanks for sharing with us!!
Oh my goooood I love this 🙂
Valentina
http://valentinaduracinsky.blogspot.com/
Oh how cute! LOVE it ♥
xxx
http://joyfuldiary.blogspot.de/
Awww!! How sweet!! congratulations!!
That is the sweetest proposal! 🙂
OMG! What a sweet proposal ♥
Awww, what a lucky lady, such a cute little idea. Boy done good!
Aww that is the most adorable proposal story ever! I’m glad she shared it on your blog, that made me smile as I was reading it 🙂
tears! that’s awesome!
That is some good carving. He’s a keeper.
-Melissa
http://shakeshakee.blogspot.com
Aw how sweet! I love proposal stories, always makes me smile 🙂 thanks for sharing!
Oh that is adorable!
That is one of the most romantic proposals ever! Congratulations and all the happiness and good luck for the future.
x
Awww, I have no idea who Lauren is but this had me tearing up too. Such a sweet proposal! Thank you for sharing. I wish them all the best!
xx,
http://www.icouldlivehere.org
awwwwwww man so cute!! Congratulations
awwwwwwwwwwww i just died. death by sweetness overload. happy day and congrats to them 🙂
so cute. i’m dying.
xoxo,
Rachel Nicole @ Summer Breeze
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That. is. adorable!
http://catherinedenton.com
so sweet! i loved this 🙂
OMGoodness that is an adorable idea!
that just melted my heart…so sweet
http://slidingdrawersblog.blogspot.com/
Aw, this is such an adorable proposal story – love it!! And yay Elsie, thanks for having your friend share this with us! xo
Oh dear, this is so far the cutest and the sweetest story! I wish all the best to the couple!
Sometimes it really surprises me that also guys can come with such a creativity and imagination, lol.
xx
etiene-et-eugene.blogspot.com
That is priceless; earnest, thoughtful and original and therefore purely romantic. That warms your heart, thanks for sharing.
I’m not a really romantic gal, but proposal always reduce me to tears!!! congratulation to your friend Lauren!!!!
Annnd almost cried. That’s so romantic! <3
That is fantastic – and so simple! I love proposals like this!
Sooo sooo CUTE! x
that’s awesome. what a fun proposal!! congratulations, lauren and shawn!!
That man surely is a keeper. That’s a proposal for the storybooks!
What a sweet story 🙂 Congratulations!
How sweet!!
Haha, very unique! Congratulations!
THIS MADE ME TEAR UP!!!!!!!!!!! What a cute proposal! Ahhh <3
That is DARLING! And wow, does he have some pumpkin carving skills – definitely means he’s a keeper. 🙂 Congrats!!
Morgan
seemomogo.blogspot.com
Such a cute story! Love the carved pumpkin.
Carlee
http://almostendearing.blogspot.com/
So sweet!!!
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VERY creative and cute!!!
so sweet! it made me tear up too, and i don’t even know Lauren and her fiancé! LOL!
Aaaaw, so cute!
Any guy willing to do a little crafting and decorating is a keeper! Congrats!
That’s SOOOOO awesome!!!! congratulations!!!!
aww, this made me cry! what a beautiful thing <3
AHHHHH!! SO CUTE! Im tearing up a bit too 🙂 🙂
Rory
http://www.wearaboutsblog.com/
so sweet!!
Oh my gosh that is so sweet! What an adorable idea! And completely in season!
how awesome is that!?!
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That’s cute and creative! I like people with imagination. Greetings from the storm!!!
Friends of mine got engaged in a similar way, but with two pumpkins, one that said “Will You” and another that said “Marry Me?”. When he turned them around, it spelled out “Marry Me? Will you”, but she got the idea 🙂
That is sooo incredibly sweet! <3
Super sweet story! Love the use of a pumpkin this season.
So romantic. They better preserve that damn pumpkin!
what a lovely romantic and sweet proposal!!! <3<3<3
such a sweet and romantic proposal! he’s definitely a keeper 🙂 congratulations to you both!
really sweet and nice. 🙂
http://lovesimplegreen.blogspot.com/
how cool is this! love it!
Pretty sure I had a spasm reading this, it was so cute. Congratulations on making every fiance look bad for the next year, Shawn 🙂
I got chills!
http://www.samspinkslippers.blogspot.com
That is so adorable!!!
xoxo missdottidee.blogspot.com
This is absolutely adorable! Oooooh my gosh I can’t wait to get married!
xo Heather
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Aww. Adorable! Similar to how my cousin was proposed to. Her now-husband had 8 pumpkins carved to read “Marry me?” and had his sister set them up while he and my cousin were at a Halloween/birthday party for her. When he drove up to their house, the pumpkins were lit up on the porch and when she went up to them, there was a little tiny pumpkin with the ring inside.
That is the BEST story! How romantic~ <3
xo
my cousin just got engaged this way over the weekend! he took her out to dinner and when they came back the pumpkin was on the bed and he bent down and all that jazz. so cute and sweet.
Literally just teared up… that is so ADORABLE.
xoxo,
Laura
http://lauraisthriftingthroughlife.blogspot.com
What a beautiful proposal story! & I LOVE the pumpkin. Halloween will probably always be a romantic time for them & I hope they share many, many more happily ever after together.
Congrats to them.
This makes me teary-eyed so sweet!
Oh my goodness! That is the cutest thing ever! What a sweet man! 😀 Congratulations to them both!!!
reading this made me super happy
How cute! What a lucky girl!
That’s adorable! So wonderful!
xx
http://www.naturally-christina.blogspot.com
ahhhh super cute
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Awww! That’s so cute!
Oh my goodness! SO CUTE! love it. perfect for any fall junkie:)
Alyssa
Wow!! Congratulations!!haha! What a surprise 😀
Sooo romantic! 🙂 x
How romantic!!!
Maria xx
http://www.cheekypinktulip.blogspot.com
Who proposed??? 😉
Oh wow. I’m quite impressed by his carving skills! X
http://your-girl-is-lovely.blogspot.co.uk
Awww so cute!! Congratulations! 🙂
There were tears in my eyes when I read this. So cute! Must be an amazing man she found! 🙂
x
Sabrina
http://apixiesviewonfashion.com
That is SO cute and original, aaaaaw! Congratulations! xx
http://www.creativityandchocolate.blogspot.com
What a beautiful proposal 🙂 x
what a cute story! love it!
http://kribamil.blogspot.de/
So so adorable 😀 Congrats!
Oh my gosh!! That is the cutest proposal ever! I can’t even… eek!
Fantastic story!
That is the cutest story! I always wanted to have a fall wedding if I were to ever get married again, since its my favorite season. I love that you shared this:-)
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SO romantic!
i’m such a sucker for marriage proposals!such a sweet idea 🙂
Soooo original!!! Congrats to the couple!!!
Kisses
<3 Val
http://www.beautyval13.blogspot.com
A really cute proposal! Congrats!
Wow, oh my gosh I love this…Reading your words brought tears to my eyes!Congratulations Lauren!
🙂
xx,
Erika
That’s so sweet! Best wishes for them!
~ Hanna
http://www.hannasmithonline.blogspot.com
Wonderful idea 🙂 That’s so cute.
OMG – what a cute story! PERFECT for this season, and what a story to tell their future kids & grandkids!
XOXO
-Daisy Nguyen from PS BANANAS fashion blog:
http://psbananas.com
Romantic and adorable!
Congrat. It looks nice.
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What a creative guy! So sweet and adorable!!
Omg, SO romantic!
I am crying…
I LOVE that story! Thanks for sharing. 😉
Thanks for sharing! What a wonderful, sweet story!
Aww.. How cute!!
I’m dyiiing! Soooo adorable. <3
This made me tear up as well…Reading this post as I am packing things up… living a hard “long time relationship” break up here… hard times.. but hey, Super idea and I wish them the best of all !
xo 😉
Cant help it, those stories of proposal always makes my eyes wet! Thanks for sharing this fall proposal!
Olive xox
This is absolutely adorable!
Adorable! I got engaged this year too, so I understand how amazing this feeling is – congratulations Lauren!
Oh my gosh! Made me tear up! So cute 🙂
Awww, so cute – and funny, too, because I’ve also been dating my boy for 9 years last week and he proposed to me last weekend, too! Congratulations to Lauren and her boy, I know exactly how they feel. (: