I have had to hold my tongue on this, for a while, as it was all a surprise. I would of loved to tell you all about it as it progressed, but you will have to make so with hearing it after the fact in the next three posts.
Oh, and no, it wasn’t me proposing – I just had the privilege of being part of it. Arthur had mentioned on my first day in the car he was planning to propose to Becca. Her parents were visiting in a few weeks time, and they were thinking about getting married the following March, when they were both in the U.S. So, there was lots to be done and being something you only do once, it’s worth doing it right!
Stage one was of course to get the fathers permission. Call me old fashioned (or I suppose Arthur in this case), but I think the father should still have an influence. If he has a good reason for saying no, then you should probably address that before getting married to avoid problems later down the line. Thankfully he said yes, while they were over visiting Becca for the week. I believe it was the first time they had met Arthur, so I’m sure it was a lot to take in in just one week.
The second step was to get Becca to the location that Arthur wanted to propose, while still keeping it a surprise. For this, Arthur enlisted the help of two of her friends (Mihaela & Haleigh), who proceeded to invite her camping for the weekend in Jinja. She then invited Arthur to come along with her (how convenient) and to avoid being the only men I was invited along too. Stage two complete.
