Terry & Deirdre
How they met
So our coming together truly was love at first “site!”
We both made it through troubled marriages and were ready to settle down again. Clubs were a no-no for both of us, so as fate would have it, we met online on Match.com.
Terry purchased a 7-day trial just looking to check things out. Well on Day 7, Terry was too busy to make it online in time to cancel his free trial! Stuck with a month long commitment, Terry looked casually, but was mainly unimpressed with what he saw. Literally with only days before his subscription ended, and with no desire to renew, Terry came across Deirdre’s profile. Intrigued, he reached out to say hello…
Meanwhile, Deirdre had been encouraged by co-workers to check the site out, since they had also found love. Reluctantly, she went on to give it a try after they purchased a membership for her as a gift. After being a member only one day, she saw Terry’s profile, said “he’s cute!” and responded to him…
We quickly fell in love, and have literally been inseparable ever since…
The proposal:
Terry was asked to sing at a family member’s wedding in Buffalo, NY on 11/11/11. Since Deirdre hadn’t met most of Terry’s family yet, including his mother, they figured it would be a good trip.
As it turns out, the 11/11/11 wedding was postponed. But Terry had other plans…
He had been thinking of various ways to propose for several weeks, but nothing excited him. Finally one day it hit him – do it in Niagara Falls! The “Honeymoon Capital of the World” would become the place where we would officially begin our journey of love together.
But first, Terry had to buy a ring, get permission from Deirdre’s father (as a gentleman should), tell a few close friends and family members, remember the passports, and most importantly – make sure Deirdre didn’t find out! So finally after we flew to Buffalo, met some of Terry’s family, got Deirdre hooked on some good old fashioned Buffalo cooking (wings, pizza, etc.), the day finally came.
The day started out like any other Saturday. It was chilly, but good weather for Buffalo in November. They crossed the Rainbow Bridge into Canada, worked our way through the crowds of tourists enjoying the Falls and found a quiet place where it was just the two of us overlooking Niagara Falls. The proposal went something like this:
Terry: Isn’t this a beautiful site?
Deirdre: Yes it is, it is so beautiful.
Terry: And you are even more beautiful. I love you so much, and there is nothing more that I would rather do than spend the rest of my life sharing moments like this with you. (As Terry takes out the ring…) Deirdre Renee, will you marry me?
Deirdre: *shocked* YES!! Yes baby, YES!!!
We spent the rest of our “Proposal Day” exploring Niagara Falls and Toronto falling more in love with each other…
The engagement ring:
The ring is a 3/4 carat princess cut diamond ring.
