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The Staging of a Marriage Proposal

Set tablelet there be lightOnce upon a time, a Prince called from Wisconsin asking if  in a few weeks he could propose to his girlfriend on our frozen beaver pond in Minnesota. Since he, his girlfriend and my daughter had all gone to school together in Florida, I said yes (like I'd say no?) After he secretly asked her father for her hand (& the rest of her as well) they would come to our place to say hello.  Late on the appointed night  from inside my nice warm kitchen, I could see their car lights coming up the driveway. I efficiently  called the crew ,  who were shivering in place only warmed by a small campfire, and  the lighters quickly started flicking.We had wired Mason jars and put votives in them hanging from tree branches, so it was quite enchanting.  They lit 100 votives in cut out white paper bags, artfully arranged a faux fur throw on the bench, lit the candles on the pictured table , and scattered rose petals and potpourris on the ice.  Then they vanished into the dark!  I greeted the couple , quickly noting that the prospective bride was wearing flip flops, and handed them a lit candle in a lantern. I told them to follow the candle lighted path and off they went.  The groom had something to say at each turn about the steps in their lives leading them to this moment in time. She said, YES, and the wedding is in August.  My daughter is the Maid of Honor and yes - we stage weddings, too!

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Comments

What a great story!!!  Almost makes me want to get married.  Of course, I have to ask "why did the prospective bride have on flip flops"?
Posted by Sandra Hughes-Redesigned Spaces-Virginia Redesigned Spaces - Fairfax County, VA (Redesigned Spaces - Northern Virginia) about 5 years ago
Fun stage.  How about staging a request for a price reduction?  Any suggestions, besides no offers and limited showings?
Posted by Keith Jeppson - Salt Lake City Real Estate (Everest Realty Group) about 5 years ago

Attention all stagers in Utah - call Keith Jeppson.

Sandra - what can I say -She's young and has no feeling in her feet ? Flip flops function like snowshoes? Love makes you warm all over?

Posted by Kathleen Lordbock Keller Williams Realty Brainerd Lakes ( KW REALTOR/Staging & Short Sale Specialist) about 5 years ago

Isn't it fun helping young folks be romantic?

Hum, let me see if I can figure out the flip flop conundrum. Oh yeah, these folks once lived in Florida. Those of us who live in the desert tend to wear our flip flops year round too. We may have on our parkas when it gets way down to 44 degrees but we have on our flip flops. My hubby (from Kansas) says he can always tell us natives because we wear shorts and flip flops year round -- just add a sweater or a coat in the cooler seasons.

Posted by Yvonne Root Northern Arizona Home Stager (rooms b.y. root) about 5 years ago

Fun, fun, fun!!!!

 

Posted by Minnesota Home Staging Firm, Minnesota (Minnesota Home Staging Network~ MN's Top Home Staging Firm) about 5 years ago

WOW I did something like this for a friend. He married a girl from No. Carolina and when they were on their honeymoon I staged their first apartment so when they came home he could surprise her. It was so much fun

Congrats to the happy couple

Phyllis Pafumi 

Posted by Phyllis Pafumi-ReStyled to Sell Staging Homes NJ (ReStyled to Sell Home Staging New Jersey) about 5 years ago

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