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Here is Elizabeth and Ed’s story . . .

“My husband and I fell in love on our first actual date. We lived in different cities and met on a chairlift at a ski mountain. On our second date, he asked me what my plans were for the summer (this was late April and he was a school teacher with summers off). I responded that I was headed to Tibet. ‘What are you doing?’ I asked in return. ‘If I have to go half way around the world to be with you,’ he answered, ‘then I guess that’s what I’m doing.’

Three months later he joined me on a two-week horse pack trip across the Eastern Tibetan plateau where he proposed to me on a mountaintop overlooking a monastery at around 14,000 feet. He had picked up a ring while we were en route through Hong Kong and kept it hidden in his saddle bag until the time was right, about half way through our trip. He was pretty nervous watching that saddle bag during one particularly deep river ford where the horses had to swim! The ring was too big so I did a ‘field dressing’ of duct tape around the inside so that I could wear it right away.

(This photo was taken in July, 1999, at about 12,000 feet on the eastern Tibetan plateau, to celebrate our engagement earlier that afternoon. Those are authentic Tibetan robes and finery – we were adorned by our Tibetan guide and his spouse in their own ornaments. On the hillside behind us is a sprawling Tibetan monastery and town.)”

What a glorious tale of true love! Elizabeth Yarnell is a cookbook author and natural health expert. She invented an earth-friendly, back-to-basics cooking method for one-pot meals (her technique layers whole foods into a Dutch oven and flash-cooks it all for a meal in 30-45 minutes). You can check out her website GloriousOnePotMeals.com!

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Here is Holly’s story . . .

“Joseph and I had been dating a year or so when he finished grad school and moved eight hours away for a job.  We had casually discussed marriage and Joseph would always playfully say ‘I’m waiting for you to ask me!’  So I would jokingly pop the question. One weekend when he was back for a visit, after I had fallen asleep, Joseph slipped the engagement ring on my finger and waited anxiously for me to wake up.  When I finally did wake up the next morning (I’m a late riser!) I felt something odd pinching my finger and gazed sleepily over at my hand.  An excited shriek alerted Joseph (and the neighbors, I think!) that I was finally awake.

Best morning ever.

And he never even had to ask!”

What an amazing proposal story!  Too go to bed a single woman and wake up an engaged one sounds like something right out of a Jane Austen story!

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Here’s Giacomo’s Story . . .

“Looking for an unconventional way of expressing my commitment I found your company the perfect fit. I purchased two styles of engagement rings. And then couldn’t decide which one to give my soon-to-be wife, so I gave her both! I asked her to marry me with our children present where she and I had our first date (this is the second marriage for both of us).

Everyone was in agreement, especially her!

We got married on November 6, 2009, at the Paterson Museum in New Jersey. Actually, that’s where I met her. She was bringing her class on a visit to the museum and I happen to be the museum’s director (and that was three years ago!).

We are very happy together. Some things get better each day. She wears both rings I proposed to her with: one on her hand and the aother around her neck on a chain.”

Aww, Giacomo – thanks for sharing your story with us! We’re super glad that Turtle Love Committee gets to be a part of your awesome relationship!

Thanks to everyone who has submitted their stories!  If you would like to share your story too, email us!

Here is Alison’s Engagement Story:

“Hi there, saw your interview with Megan and thought you may enjoy my story.

I proposed to my hubby via phone. We lived together, but I decided while on my way to a friend’s house I wanted to marry him.

Being the compulsive person I am, I called him and told him (yes, told him) that I wanted to get married. We booked our venue the next day.

As for our wedding rings, we made them ourselves at (http://www.thedevilsworkshop.ca/workshops_weddingbandworkshop.shtml). I made his, he made mine. We had them hand-engraved.

Thanks for the taking the time to read our story

Alison”

Here is Matt and Steph’s Engagement Story:

“Dear Turtle Love Committee,

Having bought a blue topaz Kennebunk ring from you (and my fiancee having loved it), we thought we’d share our engagement story.

Our story was featured on the front page of a local newspaper in Bath, England (see image below). We came to England to study abroad, and I proposed to Steph in the independent cinema by having the staff show a short film I made myself, containing photos and video the two of us took over the past 12 months here in England, before giving her the ring (I’ve attached a screen shot of the question).

We both love the Kennebunk ring (and I’m excited to get my wedding band from Turtle Love), and we thought you might be interested in hearing our story.
Thanks very much!

With love,

Matt and Steph”