“I impatiently waited 8 years and 5 months for my proposal. It had become a running joke in our friendship group that I would marry someone else and invite my fiancé, Leon, along as a guest. We went on a family holiday to Greece in September 2015 with our two year old, Nico, and Leon kept moaning there was no sand on the beach at the hotel. I kept reassuring him that Nico wouldn’t mind not being able to make a sand castle. A few days later we went on a day trip to Old Rhodes town which is really romantic, and we spent the day wondering the medieval streets followed by dinner at a taverna, and then went onto the beach at Old Rhodes harbour at sunset. I walked off to get the camera to take a photo of the view, and as I returned I found Leon stood next to some writing in the sand with Nico on his shoulders. The writing said ‘Marry Me’! he tried to take Nico down but as he was wary of the waves he wouldn’t budge so he had to go down on one knee with Nico on his shoulders. I didn’t know whether to laugh or cry and immediately said yes and gave them both a big kiss. I always thought after such a long wait I’d be relieved he’d finally done it and that would outweigh the excitement, but it was so worth the wait.”
Natalie Stead

“He flew me to Venice for my birthday. Then on my...