Mike and Lili’s Maritime Hotel Rooftop Proposal
A little over a year ago, Mike and Lili were matched up on a dating app that connected people based on mutual friendships, and immediately struck up an engaging conversation.
Lili asked their mutual friend about Mike, and was advised that he was a great guy and that she should take their relationship to the next level–by meeting with him face to face. The connection was instant.
“She presented herself with a refined elegance and just seemed so well put-together,” he said. “She was very driven in life and with her career. She had an amazing smile and seemed to have a very kind heart. She is the total package and everything just felt very natural with us from the start.”
The pivotal moment that let both of them know that their strong connection was growing into a long and lasting love was an epic, month-long trip to Europe for a friends’ wedding that Lili had planned long before meeting Mike. They said the trip seemed like an eternity for them both. By the time it was over they were overjoyed to be reunited, and knew that they had found each found The One.
“I’ve never been so happy to see someone as I was when she turned the corner walking out of that airport terminal!” Said Mike, recalling the day she returned.
As their relationship grew, Mike knew he had to plan something as perfect as their love to ask Lili for her hand in marriage. He settled for the night of Lili’s birthday for the big surprise and set about making it a truly memorable event. He hired professional hair and make up artists from GlamSquad to arrive at Lili’s apartment that afternoon to get her and her two friends dolled up for what Lili thought was just a special celebration. Meanwhile, he and his sister Kellie decorated the room with rose petals and tea lights. When Lili arrived, he serenaded her with a song he wrote.
He popped the question with a stunning hand-picked diamond, and Lili wiped tears of joy from her eyes as she said, “Yes.”
The two shared a champagne toast before heading to the nearby restaurant Revel, where Lili’s friends and the couple’s immediate family members would join up with the two of them afterwards for a birthday celebration turned mini-engagement party.