The Proposal.

Love Conquers Flight Delays: A Proposal Saga

When I was planning to propose to Maddy, I had after 6 weeks of meticulous planning organized a romantic meal and proposal on the beach in The Dominican Republic. However, fate had other plans. We boarded our flight to the Dominican Republic in Manchester, and the takeoff was smooth as silk. Just as we were settling in for the journey, the pilot's voice crackled over the intercom, announcing an emergency landing due to smoke detected in the cabin! Panic ensued as we braced for the unexpected. After a nerve-wracking landing and the fire brigade assessing the situation, it was confirmed we would need a new plane. While Maddy sipped Bucks Fizz, blissfully unaware in the airport lounge, I was frantically rearranging our proposal plans. After two hours of emails and phone calls, I had reorganized for a proposal on the sky terrace of the hotel for a couple of days later. I thought all was sorted, but fate wasn't done with me yet. The day of the proposal arrived, and we were getting ready in the hotel room, everything seemed perfect. Then, just as I was about to pop the question, I received a WhatsApp message – our proposal had been moved due to high winds! Cue more stress and scrambling to find an alternative. Finally, I settled on a wine cellar. I made an excuse to Maddy, saying, "I need ice for our drinks," and dashed out of the room. I hurried to the location and found it was indeed a wine cellar, but what they failed to mention was that it was a fishbowl in the center of an Italian restaurant, with a buffet table surrounding it. Talk about unexpected! But there was no backing out now. I took a deep breath, went down on one knee, and asked Maddy to marry me. She said yes, of course, and the entire restaurant erupted into applause. However, for the remainder of the holiday, the entire hotel seemed to be aware of the proposal, and there were many pointed fingers and whispers wherever we went. It was a proposal we would never forget, filled with unexpected twists and turns, but in the end, all that mattered was that we were together and engaged to be married. #EmergencyProposal #FishbowlRomance