Abby & Omar Philadelphia Engagement

Can I just say how much I love when I get stories with my submissions? Yes, I LOVE them and this story makes me smile! Abby was so sweet to share her story of she and Omar. Many thanks to FlickFoto Photography for this lovely engagement session! 

A Chance Meeting that Bloomed into so much more.....

The way that Omar and I met is just too funny. Almost two years ago, if I did not take my cousins from London out to the club on a Tuesday, we probably would have never met. I was at the club standing on the wall, tired and minding my own business when Omar stepped on my foot.

Being the person that I am, I just knew that I was not going to let him walk away without him not know how angry I was for him stepping on my toe.

I kindly tapped him on his shoulder and told him that I did not appreciate him stepping on my foot.

At that moment when I spoke, we looked at each other and I think time stopped. All I knew at that moment, I was not concerned about my foot. After he apologized, he asked me to dance and the rest is history.

After spending many days and nights together, we soon realized that our love was meant to be forever. We continue to thank God, for the wonderful blessing that we have found in each other and cannot wait to spend the rest of our lives together.

The Proposal

So, I knew the proposal was coming, because we talking about marriage and went ring shopping. I just had no idea when and where and it was driving me crazy! 

On the day of our one year anniversary, I called Omar and let him know that I was on my way over to his house, after work. He told me that once I got there that we were going to a store because he wanted me to help him pick out cabinets. Now, I was confused because I thought we were going to dinner to celebrate our anniversary.

Once, I got there, Omar was still getting dressed and I was anxious and ready to go. I sat down on the bed and tried to wait patiently. LOL. Omar came in the room and asked me if I was ready for my anniversary gift. I said yes and got very excited. He went over to the corner of the room and pulled out a Littman Jeweler bag and I immediately thought that this was IT! He pulled out a Littman Jewelry box and just handed it to me and said "Happy Anniversary". I thought it was strange, but did not comment. I opened the box and noticed that there were earrings in the box.

Being the goofball that Omar is, he asked me if I liked my present and I said yes. I am not going to lie; I already knew the expression that I had on my face because I just thought I KNEW that there was an engagement ring in that box. To this day, Omar still says he wishes he had a video camera to record the look that I had on my face.

Omar then said to me, that I was just playing; here is your real gift. He went back in the corner and pulled out another ring box and handed it to me. I looked at him and opened the box and saw that there was a silver necklace inside. I think I looked at the box and the necklace in confusion because I could not understand why Omar was playing with my emotions. After letting me be speechless for a minute, he said to me, "Let me stop playing with you, here is your real gift."

I turned my head away for a second and when I turned back around, Omar was on one knee with a blue box in his hand. I started to cry before he could even ask me anything. He opened the box and there was the ring that he picked out for me. He asked me to marry him and I said YES!!!!!

Photography: FlickFoto Photography via Two Bright Lights

Venue: Fairmount Park

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