Soho New York | Eleonor + Thomas Surprise Marriage Proposal

Thomas & Eleonor got married in 2005. They were so young & went through many rough patches, so Eleanor tattooed the verse: “1 Cor 13” on her ring finger as a reminder to believe in their love.

BUT 4 years later they split…

BUT still stayed in touch.

Thomas always regretted how he proposed to her in their military barracks with a $400 ring which he placed on the wrong finger & hand.

After he returned from being deployed to Kuwait in 2013, he knew Eleanor was still the one & he began planning an elaborate re-proposal. He rented out the entire Soho New York cafe (a tea cafe so popular that they usually have a 2hr wait time) with a gorgeous new ring he’d spent many months researching.

There was a violinist and the entire restaurant was decorated in an Alice in Wonderland theme with pink roses and pink macaroons. I loved photographing this elaborate proposal by The Heart Bandits!  Check out Thomas’ advice and responses on re-proposing to Eleonor.

How did you pick the ring?  It took me quite some time to find it through a jeweller online.

What advice do you have to other guys when planning your proposal? Find something special to her and use that as a focus. And get help if you need it.

 

Shout out to my multilingual assistant Ruth who surprised us all by speaking Tagalog, a Filipino language with Eleonor! Mahal Kita!

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Thomas also really wanted me to know that, “I love her and always will.”