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[19 Oct 2010 | One Comment | ]
Engagement Rings And Proposals Abroad: Part Deux

After the incredible cliffhanger that was ‘Engagement Rings And Proposals Abroad’, Chris picks up the story of his engagement as he and his wonderful wife-to-be land in New York. **SPOILER ALERT** : she might say yes…

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[13 Oct 2010 | No Comment | ]
Man On The Moon: Travel Counselling

Gazillionth man on the honeymoon Dan undergoes serious therapy about trip organisation.

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[12 Oct 2010 | 4 Comments | ]
She Said Yes (Part 2)

In our last exciting episode, Stag Test Dummy (Dan W) had decided what he needed to do to make the Big-P special for Sharon, and now we catch up with him as he details the specifics.

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[11 Oct 2010 | 3 Comments | ]
She Said Yes! (Part 1)

Did she, didn’t she? Stag Test Dummy’s time has run out and the day of the Big Proposal has arrived. Did he have everything sorted, did she say yes? Just what the hell does the guy look like? Is he really part top hat, part crash test dummy?

Read on to find out!

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[4 Oct 2010 | Comments Off | ]
First Dance Macabre

Dan and Mrs Dan’s first dance took literally weeks of intensive training with Lionel Blair and the cast of Strictly Come Dancing. Not really, but he has to try and get you to read it somehow.

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[21 Sep 2010 | No Comment | ]
I Too Could Have A Body Like A Librarian For My Wedding

Tim weighs up his options for some pre-wedding weight training work outs, and hopes to regain the enviable physique he achieved in his old job, working with those famously muscle bound titans; the mighty librarians.

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[7 Sep 2010 | 3 Comments | ]
Are Wedding Books Worth The Paper They’re Written On?

With an ever-growing stack of wedding books on her coffeetable Helen wonders if any of them were worth the reading time

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[19 Aug 2010 | No Comment | ]
Commission In A Box: Ingenious Proposal Solution

Popping the question is a nerve-wrecking experience even for those with an exceptionally sturdy disposition. That one little question poses so many others: What if she turns me down? Will …

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[30 Jul 2010 | 4 Comments | ]
Half Decent Proposal: Part Three

Previously on Half Decent Proposal, Tim had initially fought bravely against the difficulties conspiring to scupper his romantic proposal in New York, before capitulating and getting a bit upset and, frankly, whiney about it. Having failed to get Hannah to his first choice spot, without the ring she wanted and feeling the day hadn’t come up to scratch, he had found a bench in Central Park and apologetically mumbled something about getting married. Will Hannah think the proposal as much of an unmitigated letdown? Join us for the final instalment, Part Three: Michelin Starred Man and Wife.

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[23 Jul 2010 | No Comment | ]
Half Decent Proposal: Part Two

Previously on Half Decent Proposal, Tim had taken his intended Hannah to New York’s finest 50’s themed diner and indulged her love of stars at the planetarium, but a combination of hyperactive school kids, Whoopie Goldberg, science and, above all, crippling self doubt threaten to scupper his plans for a suitably romantic proposal. See how things develop as we join him in New York’s most famous green bit for Part Two: Senseless Park.