Engagement Story: Randy & Caroline
May 11, 2009
We loved this jaw-dropping engagement story and we think you will too! Randy tells the story from his view:
“So I’ll admit it. I’m terrified of skydiving. It’s no coincidence that it took almost 2 years for my sweet girlfriend, who I would do anything for, to get me to upstate New York to skydive at skydive the ranch.
This trip was a little different though. In addition to two parachutes, two instructors and two flourscent yellow jumpsuits, I brought two bright yellow tarps each the size of a basketball court. Why the tarps? Earlier in the week I had taken the tarps to a playground in Brooklyn to spraypaint them with a wedding proposal that she would see from the sky (and hopefully be able to land on!)
It had seemed a simple idea but I figured a few things along the way. In no particular order.
- Weather forecasting is not quite a science, by the end of the week I could count on rain if the forecast was for sun.
- A yellow tarp the size of basketball courts is heavy. 60 lbs each. I need to work out.
- Related to #2, I’m getting old. I’ve never been so sore from trying to fold and smush yellow tarps back into a car.
- Only 50% of elementary school kids understand the word “engagement.”
- I really love my fiancee. It’s true that work isn’t work when you don’t consider it work. We’re perfect for each other.
So the big day we headed up to skydive and as we headed up in the plane my fiancee’s brother (thanks William!) lugged the 60lbs tarps out onto the landing field. I landed first and rushed to grab the ring from William. As I was doing this, my fiancee was in the sky and her tandem instructor was pointing out the sign which had the spraypainted proposal (and ” yes, no, and maybe” just for kicks — hoping she’d land on the “yes!”).
When she landed (teary eyed and sniffling) we hugged and kissed, I said that I had “fallen” in love with her and took a knee and popped the question of questions.
And she said yes! We couldn’t be happier.”