PUT A RING ON IT: Rachelle And Krzystof Prove That You Can Pull Off An Unconventional Marriage Proposal

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This week, we spoke with Rachelle and Krzystof about finding love and how to pull of an unconventional marriage proposal.

HER SIDE

Upon entering a dark lit room filled with dancing and people mingling with one another, I recall looking up and meeting eyes with Krzystof from across the dance floor and, as we locked eyes and held each other’s gaze, I knew this event would be life-changing. Although we didn’t talk to each other once throughout the night, there was a strong attraction and pull towards one another, which may have been sensed by my friend who decided to present Krzystof with my number unbeknown to me. I remember being anxious when I received an anonymous text the following night, but as time progressed and we continued having deep conversations late into the mornings for several months, things began to evolve as our love began to take shape. I first fell in love with his intellect and his calm, mysterious nature. It wasn’t until after several months of courting one another that he asked me to be his girlfriend and I accepted. Throughout the past five years I have fell in love repeatedly with the same man as we’ve journeyed through life together. Dating each other has been full of adventures and travels. We support one another and have learned to be each other’s confidant. The greatest gift I was granted was Krzystof as not only my fiancé, but also my best friend and my better half.

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THE SWEET (AND UNCONVENTIONAL) PROPOSAL

We didn’t have a traditional engagement proposal and are not planning a traditional wedding. We mutually decided to have a destination wedding in Jamaica on the beach and set the date for June 17th, 2014. This occurred when Krzystof and I saw a picture of a wedding gazebo on the beach located near where we were planning a vacation in the country. As a result, we discussed the pros and cons of the spontaneous decision and decided to go through with the destination wedding. The spontaneous, mutual agreement was shocking for both of us and, it still hasn’t hit us that we’re getting married. It most likely won’t until the actual event takes place. Krzystof has also mentioned that he plans on surprising me with a more traditional proposal in the future. As of now, our attention is fixated on arranging the wedding. After very little planning, buying a dress and suit and coordinating with the Jamaican resort, we have everything finalized and I am extremely excited to begin this long-lasting, life-long romantic affair with the love of my life. I truly can’t imagine my life without Krzystof and can’t wait to start this new chapter as “Mr.” and “Mrs.”

NEXT: Check out his side of the story and that BEAUTIFUL ring!

HIS SIDE

The moment I first met Rachelle it seemed as if fate had brought us together. We were mere teenagers when we first crossed each other’s paths, both reluctantly dragged to a college going-away event by a friend of a friend’s sister. We were both too shy to talk to each other. Fortunately, our mutual friend forwarded Rachelle’s telephone number to me and the next day I made the most important decision of my life. I recall feeling worried and overwhelmed with excitement while on the train to meet Rachelle for our first date; excited, because I actually had a real date but worried because the only time I saw what Rachelle looked like was in a dark, heavily crowded party. My worries were soon put to rest as I called out her name and saw a slender beauty turn and smile at me. From that moment on, I knew she was for me. For the first couple of months, we were locked in a game of cat and mouse as I tried to make things official while she scurried away from any signs of commitment. Eventually, all of the passionate conversations, admiration and desire caught up to us and we fell in love. Ever since then we have been together through it all. Throughout these five years she has become my best friend, my lover, my world, but most importantly, she has become a part of me.

PLANNING AN UNCONVENTIONAL WEDDING

It was always evident that this was the woman I was going to marry, and similar to our kooky, spontaneous, untraditional relationship, our decision to get married was no different. It started with us planning a summer getaway, but it became something more with the simple whisper of “what a beautiful place for a wedding,” and like magic, I knew this would be the place where we would begin the rest of our life. It wasn’t until I saw her smile and look at me with a face full of wonderment that I understood the true meaning behind the word happiness.

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