On the 28th of October 2010, on the day that marked our 19 months as a couple, Andrew asked me to dinner – because we had celebrated the past few monthsaries in pretty low-key ways! Fajitas and a movie at home, or takeout, and it’s always fun to get dressed up and go out on a real date once in a while!

We went to Esperante at the Fairmont St Andrews for an eight-course meal.

Yes, EIGHT COURSES.

We had a little bit of everything on the menu! Crab, caviar, venison, pigeon, lobster, several desserts… everything!

Andrew looked so handsome in his smart-going-out-clothes.

Our dessert was all kinds of strange – we had chocolate torte with meringue (fine), green tea and lime panna cotta (?) and jelly with real flowers in it served with lavender ice cream (??).

It took us four hours to eat eight courses, it was about 11pm when they brought out our final course – a second dessert.

It was on a little plate with a silver dome on top, and when the waitress lifted the top off, there was a ring on top of the chocolate truffle.

In true Hannah-style, I thought it might have been a very elaborate cake topper, so I turn and ask the waitress:

“Am I supposed to EAT this?”

Then Andrew took the ring (which is a classic Tiffany’s ring, I LOVE it), got down on one knee and proposed!

And now I’m the happiest girl in the world, which I say a lot, but this time I really mean it.

We went home and all our closest friends here were hiding out in the living room waiting to surprise us, I love my friends so much. They waited 3 hours because they didn’t expect dinner to take so long.

They had laptops lined up on one side of the room so my bestfriends in Manchester, Andrew’s mom and my sister could be at the surprise party as well!

It was the most perfect proposal ever from the most perfect now-fiance ever – and now I have a wedding to plan! EXCITING!!!