Remember like a billion years ago when we asked you guys to send us your very best proposal stories to win a trip to Las Vegas or Napa? It was a contest we were running to celebrate the release of The Proposal on DVD, but it didn’t feel like work — we had such a fantastic time reading all the entries and laughing our asses off. I don’t think we got even a single entry that wasn’t either funny or interesting or just bizarre.
We’re a little late on announcing the winner; the process got a bit derailed when everyone in the office had the flu for like two weeks. But we read every single entry, and we discussed, and we voted, and we are SO EXCITED about our winner, Liz from North Carolina.
Here’s Liz’s entry, which we thought was funny and touching and definitely unique:
My boyfriend came over to my apartment while I was outside walking the dog. I wasn’t expecting him, so I ran up and hugged him. He didn’t hug me back and wouldn’t look me in the eyes. I asked him what was wrong and he said “I need to talk to you about something; I wrote you a letter to explain everything.” He had once tried to break up with me in a letter, so I was furious. I ran upstairs and he gave me an envelope. I opened it, cursing him “You fucking asshole, we have been together forever and now you’re breaking up with me?!” It was a swirly lettered card that said “Congratulations on Your Engagement.” I was confused. On the inside of the card, my boyfriend had written “That is, if you say yes.” I looked up from my angry tears to see that my husband was kneeling down on one knee with a ring. I realized what was happening. I started to cry even more and I said, “Yes, you asshole!!!” and beat him with the engagement card. I later asked him why he would propose to me in such a completely unromantic way, and he said “Well, you knew I was probably going to propose soon, and I wanted to make sure you were surprised.”
Congratulations to Liz and her husband!! We can’t wait to hear all about your trip! Make sure to send pics!!!
AWWWWWWWWWWW so cuute:)
Liz is a good sport, that’s all I can say.
Is she taking her husband with her to Vegas?
hahaha!!!!!!!!!
Hey a heads up Liz, you can return the favor to him if/when you get pregnant!!! : )
Seriously? My story didn’t win? That is a completely ridiculous story and just plain awful. To pick someone that had a break up already with this person? They’re obviously headed for divorce at some point. Way to go.
well at least you lost gracefully. geez.
Sore sport much?
Beautiful Story. Have fun guys!
yay! i saw the word “asshole” in unintentionally skimming and thought i wasn’t going to like it, but i totally did. we don’t know what happened in the past with them and it sounds like they can be both funny and romantic with each other, which is definitely great.
(and by the way i like that his motivation was finding a way to surprise her. that was cool beans.)
That was a really dumb story I cannot believe it won. Seriously the other stories must have been ridiculous if that was the winner. Totally disappointed.
LAME. I could probably have made a better story up.
Yep, that was really disappointing! I didn’t enter my story because I’m outside the US but I was kind of hoping the winner would have something good. I thought the judges didn’t get a single entry that wasnt funny or wacky or bizarre… so why did this one win? I mean it’s tell-your-friends funny, but not funny or interesting to anyone who doesnt know you. YAWN
i think that was adorable. i was getting a bit misty eyed!
It was an okay story – I’m surprised it won, though. Congrats to the couple, but I agree with anonymous above me. Tell-your-friends-funny, but hardly the best one out there. I was looking forward to a wonderful, romantic story!
Meh.
Wow,
Some people are really cruel. From the above entries I have found out that my wife and I are headed for divorce, our life is uneventful, and my proposal was neither funny, wacky, or bizarre. I am very appreciative about Liz winning and still in shock. My point was just an attempt to catch her off balance and throw the best curve that I could. Too bad their was not a contest about how we met or the “big-day”. Now those are some good stories. Anyhow, we have decided to go to Napa Valley and are very excited! Here is to a great marriage, fine wine, and even some good cheese!
there’s nothing wrong or unromantic about this story- but as i said before it’s a story for friends or your future offspring- they will find it special and romantic and all that- strangers looking to read THE WINNER of a “most out of the ordinary proposal story” competion aren’t going to be bowled over. The people who comment on blogs or gossip websites etc are, like myself, bored and anonymous, which leads us to compare everything posted to the ultimate possible in entertainment value, and if it falls short of our expectations, we slip a few half-thought-out phrases from the comfort and safety of our computers. Don’t take it personally- just think, if you were to read a story that won the “most embarrassing story ever” competition, and the winner had walked around for half a day with tp stuck to their shoe, you would be sitting going “ho hum, I expected someone to have peed themselves or been caught having sex by their parents or something”. It doesn’t mean the tp incident wasn’t embarrassing, but it could have been so much worse….
enjoy your trip x