The wedding is probably considered a woman’s BIG DAY. The proposal — probably one of the bigger moments in a man’s life. People always want to hear the story of how he proposed. Well, not to add more pressure on guys in the romance department, but here’s one proposal that perhaps you can tweak to make your own.

According to UPI, a man from Melton Mowbray, England, said he proposed to his girlfriend by plowing his proposal into a cornfield and flying her overhead:

Robert Szabo, 27, said he plowed the words “Sarah Marry Me” inside of a giant circle in a cornfield and then had a pilot take him for a flight over the cornfield with his intended, The Daily Mail reported Tuesday.

“The pilot flew the plane past the field and pointed it out,” Szabo said. “Sarah was overwhelmed, absolutely gob smacked. A few tears were shed but she said ‘yes’ straight away.”

Szabo’s now-fiancee, Sarah Garside, said: “It was the greatest day of my life — the most romantic thing anyone has ever done. I had to read it a few times before it sunk in.”
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And for those planning a wedding and curious on some of the unique ways to exchange vows, here’s what one Oregon couple did:

Here comes the bride, glub glub, glub…
Associated Press

SELMA, Ore. — The bride wore a white veil, a red garter and black neoprene. The groom, too, was in diving gear, set off by a red bow tie. When the pastor pronounced them man and wife, Brian Wilson and Christina Gunn took off their breathing gear and exchanged a kiss 20 feet under the surface of the Illinois River in Southern Oregon.

The underwater ceremony was performed last week, the Grants Pass Daily Courier reported.

The vows were written in pencil on a white slate, which were displayed for Pastor Jim Bard, also a diver.

“He asked us if we did, we held up our cards that say, ‘I do,’ he pronounced us man and wife, then we took off our regulators and we kissed,” said Gunn. “I cried.”

Wilson is a former captain of the Josephine County swiftwater dive team who said, “I darn near cried, too.”

Gunn picked up the sport after meeting him.

They chose their wedding spot, under a bridge, for romantic reasons.

“That was the first place we dived together,” said Wilson. “We’re both previously married with kids, and we were thinking, ‘Why do we want to have a traditional wedding? Let’s do something unique and cool.’ ”

A small group of family members gathered on the riverbank.

“It’s really different, I’ll tell you,” said Gunn’s grandmother, Genevieve Eppele, who scrambled down the rocks with her husband of 63 years, Fred.

“I told her, ‘Can’t you get married like normal people?’ ” said Gunn’s mother, Gail Stading.

For the benefit of family members, the couple afterward repeated their vows on dry land.

Information from: Daily Courier, www.thedailycourier.com

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So was your proposal high on the romance factor? Do you remember exchanging vows in a nontraditional setting?

Anyone have suggestions on what makes a memorable proposal?

Hawaii weddings seem to be much different from those held on the Mainland. What ODD (or maybe unique or different) rituals or customs have you seen?

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Though our food word game has been going strong, we’re starting to see a lot of the same words. So we’re starting a new game, with Uncle Rodney’s blessing of course. In keeping with this love and wedding theme, we’ll name songs that have at least one word in common. There is only one rule: Name a song that has ONE same word as the entry before you.

Example:
“LOVE and Honesty” = “I’ll Always LOVE You”
“I’ll ALWAYS Love You” = “ALWAYS Be My Baby”

Music is such a big part of our lives that certain songs can evoke both special and painful memories. The first dance. The break-up song. Your song — where the lyrics express what you and your partner feel for each other.

But are you familiar with funeral songs? Maybe I haven’t been to that many funerals yet but I don’t recall a lot of music being played.

In Australia, popular rock classics are becoming the song of choice at funerals…

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Australians making odd choices for funeral songs
Associated Press

ADELAIDE, Australia — Hymns are being replaced at funerals in one Australian city by popular rock classics like Led Zeppelin’s “Stairway to Heaven” and AC/DC’s “Highway to Hell,” a cemetery manager said Wednesday.

At Centennial Park, the largest cemetery and crematorium in the southern city of Adelaide, only two hymns still rank among its top 10 most popular funeral songs: “Amazing Grace” and “Abide With Me.”

Leading the funeral chart is crooner Frank Sinatra’s classic hit “My Way,” followed by Louis Armstrong’s version of “Wonderful World,” a statement said.

The Led Zeppelin and AC/DC rock anthems rank outside the top 10, but have gained ground in recent years as more Australians give up traditional Christian hymns.

“Some of the more unusual songs we hear actually work very well within the service because they represent the person’s character,” Centennial Park chief executive Bryan Elliott said.

Among other less conventional choices were “Always Look on the Bright Side of Life” by the Monty Python comedy team, “Ding Dong the Witch is Dead,” “Hit the Road Jack,” “Another One Bites the Dust” and “I’ll Sleep When I’m Dead.”

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Have you thought about what kind of music you would like played at your funeral? Would you go with a traditional tune or something that more reflects your personality?

On a lighter note, what are your choices on a great wedding song? Do you prefer the bride walk down the aisle to the traditional “Here Comes the Bride” or a love song specially picked out by the couple? Do you remember your wedding song? Or do you have a song that is a must-play if you were to get married?

Notice that whenever you see slideshows, the bride picks the sweet and slow songs and the groom chooses some rock or alternative for contrast. Then when they do the pictures of the couple, it looks like the girl got to pick…