The Wedding Proposal...

On bended knees Janan went....

It was on the faithful day of "14th of March" (Theme: I love you)...
(Trivia: why is 14 March linked to I love you? Answer at the bottom of this write-up).

Yes, on that date. Janan proposed to Evelyn. It was after a normal church cell group meeting cum birthday celebration. It was after the Word session, Janan asked all present to watch a very important video. The video, was pre-recorded earlier and with the help of Amanda and Jackie (yes, we owe you both a big thanks), and contained, amongst others, pictures of us, a live recording of 'the profession of love' and ended with a cliffhanger... *da da dum*

This was followed by the proposal proper. On his knees he went. On the sofa, she crouched. One was apprehensive. The other a bit nervous. Both were anticipating the moment, yet, both were unsure of what to expect next.

And so, the groom-to-be popped the question and offered the ring firmly. The bride-to-be answered affirmatively to the question and the ring was popped into her finger.
This was followed by a rapturous cheer from the crowd and as a final gesture, a bouquet of flowers was handed to the bride-to-be.

But enough about descriptions... let's read what the soon-to-be wed couple has to say about the moment:

Janan: Was I nervous?

Of course! Who wouldn't be? People who were present that day noticed that I was edgy throughout the entire night. Thankfully, there were a lot of pre-planning and pre-preparation... otherwise, I think I would have panicked beyond imagination!
On that day itself, plans were laid our carefully, get the flowers, don't forget the ring, try to remember the proposal script (which at the end, I did forget...but managed to pull-off an impromptu one) and try not to look nervous. All in all, I can't remember how it was done... but I think I must attribute it to a guiding God via the Holy Spirit and the support of friends who were around.

Thanks to all the friends and pastor's family for being there on that date and for making the event memorable. It was truly one that was much, much, much better than I anticipated and much, much, much to our delight that you were able to join us!
As for the video, when we shot it, we had to do it secretly. It was veiled in a timely manner by telling my fiance that the three of us were going to talk about the Chiangmai Mission Trip video shooting. (Actually, we talked only 1 minute about that after our video shoot!)
The thinking of the script was another matter. It took some very creative bursts of ideas plus some very good *ahem* last minute script changes by the directors. In any case, the video itself is worth more than a thousand bucks because there are a few 'uncut' scenes of me... doing some really funny stuff. We promise to show it on our wedding day and thereafter on this site. :)


Evelyn: Was I surprised?

Prior to the video that was going to be shown, I was anticipating an Easter home-evangelistic video. The show started with a countdown. It looked "strange" to have such a countdown but it still didn't occur to me that it's a special video. No hints of any proposal yet until when I heard my favourite song "I WILL BE THERE" by Steven Curtis Chapman being played, I started to realise that that video is customed-made just for me. ;) It started with group photos and then more and more of my pictures with Janan was being projected. It strucked my mind with an "awed" feeling of "Oh my God, what should I do now?" Could it be now?? In the midst of being nervous inside, I kept a "cool" and "like nothing happened" look (*chuckled*) until the part where Janan appeared in the video. It went "live" to my heart. I remained calm, until Janan walked out from somewhere holding a bouquet of roses at the end of the movie, as if everyone has made the way for him to come to me.

By then, many pair of eyes were on me... and us, and I was still preetty "stunned" and "speechless". In that magical moment, Janan expressed his heart out, and all I could remember is that He said I am someone very special, God's gift to him before He asked the "Ultimate question." It was an atmosphere of "Laughter" and moments of silence here and there as many twitched their ears among the crowd to hear the proposal message.

It was a jovial laughter night too despite the "tensed moment". So much laughter that my eyes also teared because of all the hard laugh. I had mixed feelings of tears and joy. =) I took some time to answer the "Ultimate Question" because of my "daze". ;) It's once in lifetime to say, "Yes, I do"....

Mind was still in a "daze" several minutes after that magical moment before I "digested" what was happening around me. Now, I figured out why there were so many digital cameras that nite! aha.. things began to crystalise.

All in all, I really appreciate the people who were with us on that night and together it marked a "significant" day of our lives. ;) Thank you for all who celebrate our love together and I'm looking forward to our BIG DAY with you as we build up towards the wedding day!
God Bless!

(Answer: 14 March = 14/3 = 1-4-3 = 'I l-o-v-e y-o-u' (number of alphatbets for I love you)

It was in conjuction with my 27th birthday celebration too, 17th March.... and also for all the March birthday babies in my cell group ie- Lay Guan (bestman-to-be) and Nic (potential photographer). =)