DG Proposals

PROPOSALS

Mallory + Beau

Mallory and I met at A&M, and after dating for 4 years I knew that I wanted to ask her the big question on my mind. I played basketball for A&M and then decided to pursue it professionally, which led both of us to the place of my proposal— Australia.

On the morning of the proposal we started the day just like any other. While Mallory thought I was doing my usual morning walk in the water, I actually went to my favorite spot on the beach where the proposal would take place. In essence of time, I frantically started building the sand sculpture with the only tool I could find, my sandal.

As soon as I finished, I ran back to get Mallory. She was looking everywhere for her camera, but I had scouted out one of my buddies to take pictures of the proposal, so I knew exactly where the camera was. I assured her we would go back to the Mexican restaurant we ate at the night before to search for it. Finally turning the attention from her camera to the “thing” I found, we started walking towards the beach. She asked questions the entire way there but all I heard myself saying was, “I don’t know what it is. I’ve been trying to figure it out. You need to see it.” I led her to my favorite spot on the beach and showed it to her. The heart I sculpted with “Will you marry me?” written inside was in the sand. She was completely surprised. Then, I got down on one knee, opened the box with her ring inside and asked her to marry me. Of course, she said yes.

Chris + Andrea

The day had finally arrived that I would ask Andrea to marry me! It took me a while to figure out the perfect way to ask her but when I came up with it, I knew there was no way she would see it coming. Andrea’s best friend Crystal and her husband, Will, were coming to Texas to visit. With some background planning, I had Crystal suggest to Andrea that we go to Sea World in San Antonio— Andrea loves Sea World. The night before we went to Sea World, Andrea ironically brought up the topic of marriage proposal but I quickly changed the subject. I just thought to myself, "If only she knew what was taking place tomorrow!" The morning arrived, and I was starting to get nervous because it was the day I was going to ask Andrea to marry me. In order for everything to fall into place, we had to get to the dolphin cove, Andrea’s favorite exhibit. Once we got to Sea World, Will and I immediately went to talk with the head dolphin trainer, who helped make my plan successful. Luckily, Andrea was so glued to the dolphins that she didn’t even realize it. A short time after, Crystal went to talk to Andrea and the head trainer sat a huge bucket of fish right next to her. This completely caught Andrea off guard and almost spoiled the proposal, but luckily the excitement of the dolphins erased any suspicions away. As I began to get down on one knee Andrea took a step forward and did not see me. I was on my knee for about 15 seconds before Andrea finally noticed me holding a ring right next to her! At first, she jumped back about 6 feet and started crying. She then came close enough for me to ask her to marry me. Through the tears, she nodded and eventually was able to get a soft "yes!” I knew from that moment on I would definitely get to spend the rest of my life with her. I was the happiest man in the park that day!

Rhen + Michael

Michael and Rhen’s friendship began when they met August 12, 2002, over 10 years ago on the first day of 7th grade. 3 years later they went on their first date. That same year both coincidentally ended up spending spring break with their families In Destin, Florida. On March 15th 2005 they walked barefoot along the beach under a full moon and shared their first kiss. Michael told Rhen he loved her for the first time on September 6, 2005 and they spent the next 7 years through high school and college falling deeper in love.

For Christmas this year Michael gave Rhen a wedding planner with the comment, “I figured you’d be needing this in the near future.” Michael avoided proposal suspicion on February 11, 2012 when they went to Messina Hoff Winery to celebrate Michael’s 22nd birthday. Afterward, Michael suggested they walk the property to see if they would like to return during the day. While exploring the Messina Hoff grounds under the moon Michael led Rhen to a lake. There he had spent the previous day hauling truckfulls of sand and constructing a handmade beach against a section of the water. As they approached Rhen initially thought there was a lit dock, but soon discovered sand lined with candles and covered in seashells. Michael requested they both remove their shoes and they walked together in the sand barefoot under the moon. Against the water sat the ring in a bronze DG box, Michael hit a knee and asked Rhen to marry him. Rhen quickly joined him as she fell to her own knees, buried her face in her hands overwhelmed, and said, “Yes.”

TESTIMONIAL

Page + Rhett

We actually have a fun story about our first visit to David Gardner's! A couple of years ago, during our fall semester in 2009, David Gardner’s hosted a “Diamond Cutting Demo.” The Geology department at Texas A&M was invited, and being science majors, Rhett and I decided to attend. We had a blast! David Gardner even took a few of us into the back to see the gem collection and we were blown away. Rhett and I had only been dating a few months and hadn't really breached the topic of marriage. But, we spent some time with the DG staff and the passion was contagious. I told Rhett that we absolutely had to come back for my engagement ring— three years later, David still remembered us!

Rhett worked with Lauren throughout the whole process and she was amazing. I have the most beautiful ring I've ever seen and Rhett can spit the specs out like no one's business! When we were ready to order our wedding bands, I brought a picture of a man’s wedding band with his wife’s fingerprint etched inside of the band. Although nothing had been done like it before at DG, the staff was willing to research and try something new. A few weeks later we started the process and Chris, DG shop manager, started taking wax casts of my fingerprint. After trial and error, Chris decided to use a computer program to digitize and etch my fingerprint into the ring. It worked perfectly!

Rhett and I love small, personal touches, so it meant a lot to us that the staff at David Gardner’s was willing to work hard to give us exactly what we wanted! We love the passion at David Gardner’s and it truly shows in every piece of jewelry.