I wanted to make sure Justine had no inkling of a proposal probably happening was my goal.\u00a0 I kept telling her months leading up to our trip how\u00a0I loved how happy we are together and that i couldn\u2019t see how getting married would make our relationship any better.<\/div>\n

While in the Maldives for my birthday (Valentine\u2019s Day),\u00a0I had everything planned to propose to her on the beach under the moonlight at one of the most romantic places in the world.\u00a0 To keep her guessing and ensuring no proposal was coming, the day of (Valentine\u2019s Day), while lying on the beach together,\u00a0I looked at her and said \u201cWe are here in the Maldives, in the middle of the Indian Ocean, taking in pure serenity and relaxation.\u201d I then asked her \u201cWould you trade all this for a Ring?\u00a0 Would getting married make this moment we are sharing together right now any better?\u201d\u00a0 \u201cAll that matters is that we are here, enjoying life, happy as can be, sharing amazing experiences together.\u201d\u00a0 I got the response\u00a0I wanted which was \u201cYou are right,\u201d but tears soon followed and\u00a0I knew she had given up hope on any possible proposal.<\/div>\n

Later that evening, we had\u00a0booked a private table on the beach for Valentines Day, we\u00a0sat under the moonlight,\u00a0listening and watching the waves crash at our feet, and\u00a0I waited for the perfect opportunity.\u00a0 I was extremely nervous and waited for her to say something, and then she said it.\u00a0 \u201cWhat is better than this, here on the Indian Ocean having a romantic dinner with the love of my life?\u201d\u00a0 That was the moment\u00a0I was waiting for.\u00a0 I slowly reached into my pocket while getting out of my chair and dropping to one knee and said \u201cThe only thing that could be better is asking you to marry me.\u201d<\/div>\n

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We\u00a0both cried, we both laughed, and we had one of the most amazing evenings together that\u00a0I will never forget.\u00a0 The next day when Justine was telling people on the Island that\u00a0she just got engaged last night they said, \u201cYou proposed to her in the Maldives? Where are you guys\u00a0getting married on the moon?\u201d\u00a0 LOL<\/div>\n

I couldn\u2019t have had a more perfect engagement, and there is no better feeling then knowing you get to spend the rest of your life with your best friend.\u00a0 It was a special day for both of us, and\u00a0I wanted to make sure you both always remember it<\/div>\n

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How did you choose your theme? Flowers? and overall wedding design? We wanted to incorporate my italian family background with Ali middle eastern family background<\/div>\n

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What was the best part of your wedding day? Our first look !<\/div>\n

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What do you want to always remember from your wedding day? Being surrounded with so much love from our friends and family and the happiness we felt saying our vows<\/div>\n

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\u201cIF I only I knew!\u201d what is one piece of advise you would give to brides planning their wedding day? spend more time on the actual timeline of day..<\/div>\n

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And where are you going on your honeymoon? we are spending 2 1\/2 weeks in October in Paris,France and the Almalfi Coast of Italy<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Justine and Ali- Adore! I just adore the two of you, and had such an amazing day with your family and friends, who welcomed us into their lives. Watching the two of you during your wedding day was a true testament to love. Seeing the blending of your families and your cultures, and your beliefs. […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-11011","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-wedding"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.puresugarstudios.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11011","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.puresugarstudios.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.puresugarstudios.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.puresugarstudios.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.puresugarstudios.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=11011"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.puresugarstudios.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11011\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.puresugarstudios.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=11011"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.puresugarstudios.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=11011"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.puresugarstudios.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=11011"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}