Posts Tagged ‘marriage’

Popping the Question: Making It Really Special

Friday, August 1st, 2008

You have the Celtic engagement ring of her dreams, a Celtic design you lovingly chose: now, perhaps, you are thinking about how to propose to the woman you love. Here are some fun ideas for making your proposal memorable, touching, and unique: …continue reading Popping the Question: Making It Really Special

The traditional Irish Wedding Season

Tuesday, June 10th, 2008

“Have you set the date yet?” “So, you two lovebirds, when is the special day going to be?” If you’ve recently gotten engaged, no doubt you’ve had these questions thrown at you more times than a clown at the state fair’s had pies thrown in his face. …continue reading The traditional Irish Wedding Season

A unique Irish marriage proposal

Tuesday, May 27th, 2008

Lauraine Harper emailed me a few weeks back. She read that we love to tell peoples stories and told us she was eager to tell us her marriage proposal story. I can see why. This is truly a touching story. Thank you Lauraine for sharing this with us

We would like to share our Ireland Trip story with you, for it is charged with two very different types of emotion.

Billy’s Mom, JoAnne Dunlevy was not feeling well when we started out for our very first trip to Ireland. We stopped to see her on the way to the airport. We told her we would cancel our plans and in her usual unselfish way she said to us “You kids get on that plane and don’t look back”. She always spoke of her desire to go back to her roots in her family’s County Clare. We promised her we would go there and have a toast in her honor. …continue reading A unique Irish marriage proposal