Continuing with our current theme of recently engaged couples here is another lovely story, this time from Julie…

Where did I propose?
On Christmas Day in my slippers and jamas, just before we had to set off to Swindon to visit Steve’s mum in hospital, which is where we spent most of Christmas Day…. His mum is very poorly so it made a lovely christmas pressie for her too…It was the best xmas gift.

What did he say?
He say….Yay!   and was very emotional and a tear slid into the tea and toast…
The dog looked pleased, the cat didnt look that bothered, but we were very very happy !

Why did I propose?
I proposed as we have been together for nearly 3 years. We met on match.com, after many trials and tribulations (on my part) – I was about to give up after meeting too many strange and wacky characters, dare I mention ‘Goldfish Man’ ‘Mystery Man’ ‘Hunts Man’ ‘I have no Hair Now Man’ ‘Im actually 20 years older Man’ ‘I have a porsche Man’ (but saw him ride off on a bicycle !) and so the sad list went on..  I was about to hang up the mouse and never brave the dating sites again but decided one last try, I saw Steve (and thought now he looks nice and normal) and so I made the first mouse move !  We met, I took him on a tour of 4 bedfordshire pubs and chattered all evening, so was very pleasantly surprised when he asked if he could see me again!  I was pleased that he had his own hair, teeth and hadnt lied about his age.

We had both been through some very rufty tufty times and once Steve had decided he could put up with my snoring and peculiar Aquarian compulsiveness and arty traits, we moved into our first house together (which we found on the internet, and a dog and a cat, so we were all happily rehomed together!)
Romance is not dead
I like to surprise and have done during our relationship. A candlelit dinner in a windmill, a trip to Wales fungi foraging, were lovely things to do together, something we both hadnt done in a very very long time.
To find love again in your (cough) late 40s/early 50s is a wonderful thing and I would recommend it (once you get past the first hurdle of ‘mistakes’ on internet dating!) to anyone…Our journey is still exciting.

Getting through it together
Steve’s mum has terminal cancer and hasnt very long left and sadly wont make our wedding in September, but the best gift we have given her is that she knows I will make her son so very happy and I think that has made things a little easier…and made us stronger.

Our wedding
Being on a vintage budget, we decided to go for a Vintage tea wedding so am getting hitched on 15 Sept in Old Warden on the day of the Bedfordshire Steam and Country Fayre, so Im hoping that we will get some interesting photos!  Im also collecting ebay tea sets (we will ignore the one i thought was a bargain – it was for a dolls house!) – My wedding car has to be my most favorite car ever, the little retro Figaro. No big roller or bentley for me, the Figaro will add love and a smile to the day!

Through the lens
Here I must confess that apart from my boring day job – I dabble a little bit in photography I love images that evoke emotion, make you smile, think, care and make other people evoke emotion.  But we cannot take our own photos so hence deciding to have a go and enter this comp and Dorset is one of my favorite romantic places – despite being landlocked in Beds!

Well Juile that is a great story…I wish you all the best with both the competition and your lovely sounding wedding.

What about you?…Come on, there is still time to enter our fab competition, just click the following link and fill in the form, it couldn’t be easier than that- Valentine Competition

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