NMJ Lovers | Teddi & Chris

After a night full of laughter and love, Chris proposed to his partner Teddi under the stars in a field that felt like home. Chris worked with our team to create piece that resembled Teddi's personality – a beautiful cluster ring with a blue Topaz centre.

Join us as Teddi and Chris share more about the proposal and what their special day will be like, including BYOT (bring your own tent) for those who want to experience their love for the stars in the very same field where it all began.

 

Let's go back to the beginning, how did you meet?

We met online actually. Our first date was camping. Teddi cooked and I brought wine that I had made. We immediately connected and spent the next morning working on a project together. She came over for dinner a few days later, and we haven't been apart a day since, even living 45 minutes away from each other.

 

You recently got engaged, congratulations! Can you tell us a little bit about the proposal?

As a little backstory, we love to camp and often look at the stars and converse about astronomy. We also started hosting farm to table dinner events together the past fall, which was our first serious endeavor together as a couple. The area is located on a hilltop on the farm with wide skyline views of the sunset and night sky. Fast forward to the engagement...

Teddi had mentioned it would be fun to take dance lessons together, so I told her to leave a certain date open on the calendar and surprised her with dance lessons. We had a ton of fun and grabbed a drink and dinner afterwards. On the way back, I started mentioning how beautiful the night sky was. I pulled into the field and drove on to the hilltop where we host the events together. I opened Teddi's door and led her out into the field to view the stars.

I told her "I would love nothing more than to look at the night sky with you for the rest of our lives." And asked her to marry me. 

Teddi, what was your reaction when you saw your engagement piece for the first time?

I couldn't love the ring more. It is representative of so many facets of our relationship. It's incredibly unique with attention to detail. The asymmetry reminds me of an elegant and simple bouquet of flowers (I love to stop and pick wildflowers). My favorite color is blue and one of the center pieces has the slightest blue tint--something you only notice up close. The ring is beyond anything I could've imagine and is simply perfect. I have gotten so many compliments on it and love to wear it. There is nothing like it!

 

What does marriage mean to you both?

Marriage is a full embrace of the person you are with, good, bad, and everything between. It is not hoping for change from the other person, having expectations, or being disappointed for what they are or aren't doing for you. It's about loving them fully for who they are and knowing you are loved back the same way. There isn't a timeline or a goal, just sharing and enjoying all the moments that life brings. Ups or downs, marriage is about using those tides to lean on each other and grow closer. It's about knowing how much greater having an open, honest, and loving connection with someone is than worrying about who took the trash out or why we are running late to an event. In the end, there's nothing more fulfilling then knowing your partner wants to be in the relationship because there's no one else they could imagine sharing life's celebrations and struggles with, no matter how hard or easy those may be. Love in marriage is reciprocated naturally, fully and without expectation or conditions.