We couldn’t stop smiling when a video of Gemvara customer Gary’s proposal to his fiance Courtney was posted on YouTube. His unique (and unusual proposal) at a Halloween party was a surprising and sweet moment captured on video. We just had to know more about Gary’s inspiration for his proposal and the engagement ring.
The Proposal
“I write messages on my head to earn some extra money. That last sentence was not a typo!” Gary laughed to us. Seeing that he wanted to propose to Courtney in a memorable fashion, he waited with his idea until their favorite holiday: Halloween. At a recent Halloween party, Gary and Courtney’s childhood friend Shannon snuck into the bathroom to write his romantic proposal on his head. With a large hat as part of his costume, it was the perfect way to conceal his message until the moment was right. With camera in hand, Shannon asked to take a picture of the couple but when she said, “Smile!” it was the go-time. Gary moved from the couch down to one knee on the floor and removed his hat. “Will you marry me?” on his head, and a custom Gemvara engagement ring in hand, Shannon was overjoyed. She said yes! Gary revealed a funny detail you can overhear in the video: “In the video, you can hear Courtney’s reaction to seeing the message written on my head, ‘Who did that to you?!’ She admitted that she felt an initial feeling of slight jealousy because it was obvious another woman had touched my head! When she found out it was her friend Shannon, she decided I wasn’t in the doghouse.”
The Ring
Gary describes him and Courtney as “a slightly oddball couple, and traditional things aren’t for us.” Courtney had dropped many hints that she was not a diamond girl. When it came time to create the perfect engagement ring, Gary used their favorite colors as his inspiration. Courtney’s favorite color is orange, so the center stone is a radiant fire opal. Gary chose amethyst for the side stones for his love of purple. “It is symbolic of our love and lives together, and shows that we will always be beside each other.” Inside the ring Gary engraved “I love you, Honey Poodle,” his nickname for Courtney. Let’s hope Gary’s wedding band will include an engraving of his nickname!
“I love Courtney very much, and we both love the beautiful ring from Gemvara!”
Congratulations to Courtney and Gary on your exciting and unique engagement! What a memory to capture forever.