When we hosted our engagement story contest, we read through hundreds of funny, charming and sweet engagement stories from excited couples looking forward to their nuptials. Each one had its own style, and we loved reading all of the proposals.

The only problem was that some of them were downright embarrassing!

From naked proposals to public displays, some engagement stories cross the line from beautiful to blush-worthy. This man rented out a movie theater, hired a group of faux audience members and showed this video of himself singing Daniel Beddingfield’s “If Your Not the One” in his underwear as his special way to propose.

Do you love it or hate it? She said yes, but would you be more prone to cry with joy or die of embarrassment? Do embarrassing proposals make you want to rant or rave?

Big, bubbly balloons and tandem bicycles are all the rage right now for engagement photo shoots, but what’s going to be the hot new prop that engaged couples will be clamoring for next season?

Photographer Max Wanger seems to think that colorful streamers are the answer, as evidenced by this beautiful shoot with a couple named Grace and Parson. We love how he plays with focus to create artistic shots that would look fabulous in a photo save the date card.

What do you think? Are streamers the next big thing?

After sifting through 6 weeks worth of submission, the Wedding Paper Divas Engagement Story Contest finally came to a close.  We’re excited to share the amazing, romantic and unique story of Courtney and Chris:

Love on the Mountaintop

My boyfriend Chris and I are avid skiers, so when he told me that the lifts at our favorite resort were opening early for season pass holders one Saturday morning, I couldn’t resist. We got up early and managed to be the very first to get to the lift. Unbeknownst to me, Chris had been in communication with the mountain staff for months and had convinced them to open the lifts a half hour early just for the two of us.
There were a lot of people getting their skis together behind us, so I didn’t think anything of it at the time. The lift attendants played along and said it was going to be a beautiful day, but really busy since it was a special weekend for pass holders.
About half way up the lift, Chris brought my attention to the returning chairs on the opposite side. There was a sign on the back of the chair that said, “Hi hunny!” I didn’t catch on right away, but there was a total of 16 signs on the chairs that passed, each with a special memory or inside joke from our time together. When we got off the lift, the last sign at the top of the mountain said, “Will You Marry Me?”
We clicked our skis off, Chris got down on one knee, said some of the nicest words anyone has ever said to me and asked me to marry him. I said yes, and then two of our best friends came out of the background holding cameras and champagne glasses with our names engraved on them. We toasted on the top of Bear Mountain!

Check out more photos and a video on Courtney and Chris’ website.  You can also find some of our other favorite stories and read more about the winner here.

Congratulations Chris and Courtney!  Enjoy your $500 Wedding Paper Divas Gift Certificate and don’t forget to send us photos of your wedding!