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One of the most popular questions I receive is “How did you and Professor Lasertron get engaged?” It's a great story (although I'm biased), a common question, and I can easily write a long post about it! 
One February night in 2007, I was up late at my apartment working on button flower orders. I was thinking about my boyfriend, and I thought “this is the man I want to marry.”
Always impatient and not one for sitting around, I decided that I ought to go after it and propose to Dave.
First, I began looking for an engagement ring. I found jeweler Kathryn Reichert through Etsy. We had previously purchased matching posey rings from her that said “Megan loves David/David loves Megan” on the inside of the band that we wore. We absolutely love them, so Kathryn was the obvious choice for David's engagement ring. She worked closely with me to create a custom piece that was perfect for him. Here they are in their unwashed glory.
I also created a little book that told the story of how we met. I illustrated each page with drawings of us.
(ed's note: Emilie shared some of the details of her wedding; below she shares her proposal story!)
Here is how the proposal unfolded…
If you live in Maine, you may have heard about Your Piece of Maine, a contest sponsored by the Maine Association of Realtors. The rules require that you submit a 3-minute (or less) video on YouTube explaining why you want a piece of Maine. There are 10 prizes; first prize is $20,000!
J had decided that it might be fun to put something together, highlighting that he moved here from California and then feature a few of his favorite local places. He also decided he is ready to trade in his California license plates and officially become a Maine-iac, something we both thought would be a cute angle for the end of his video.
After I came home from work (feels so odd to write that!), we (dogs, too) piled into the car to go for a walk at Higgins Beach in Scarborough, something we do most nights. The weather was particularly gorgeous that day, and the sunset was spectacular.
We strolled down the beach with our little point-and-shoot camera (that also takes video) and my tripod until we found the right spot and waited for the right light for J to talk about why he loves the beach in Maine. He wanted me in this clip, since this is an activity we do together.
He was setting up the camera and asked me to walk toward the water to mark our starting spot. You'll have to watch the video to see what happened next (note how I think he's done and try to pull away to turn the camera off- he pulls me back and goes into his proposal talk)!
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