Last week, Ari and John won our weekly contest. Will they win again this week or will a new couple take the prize? You decide. Read the stories and vote below. Remember, you can vote once a day, so make sure you come back tomorrow to vote for your favorite couple!

1. Ariel Baruch & John Laing
Location: On top of Mt. Sugarloaf in Sunderland, MA
Date: Saturday Oct. 17, 2009

John & Ari

Ariel writes:
It is widely accepted that one of the most breath-taking parts of Fall in New England is experiencing peak foliage. John and I had planned on driving through the Valley, camera in hand, to capture pictures of the changing leaves, something neither of them was accustomed to growing up in Florida.

After more than an hour of traveling (and no good pictures to show), we made their way to the top of Mount Sugarloaf, a mountain looking over the Valley in Sunderland, MA. It was a brisk Fall morning, one of the first truly cold days of the season, so there were only a few other people at the top. The view was incredible — I was busy snapping pictures when John directed her towards a patch in a field below. “What’s that?” he had asked, pointing at the field. After a few minutes of staring at the field, then at John, then back at the field, I finally understood what was happening.

With the assistance of a pumpkin patch, John proposed. Using roughly 1,000 pumpkins, the message “Ari, please marry me!” was laid out before me.

2. Ashley McElwee & Ryan Sjuts
Location: New York, NY
Date: September, 2009

Ashley & Ryan

Ashley writes:
Back in September I took Ryan to New York City. For Midwestern boy it was a big adventure and I loved sharing it with him. We had a blast walking around and seeing all the sites.

We went to Central Park on the last day in New York City- everyone has to have a hotdog once right? So Ryan suggest we eat up on a hill away from everyone else but still in sight of the lake because it would be more “romantic”. Now he never uses phrases like “more romantic” so I knew something might be up.

So he was really quiet and I was eating really slow. All he was thinking was hurry up and eat your hotdog so I can ask you to marry me! So I finally finish and asked him if he had a good time on the trip- his response?

“The only thing that would make this trip better is if you would spend the rest of your life with me.”

Blown. Away.

Turned to look at him and he was holding the ring. He said afterwards that he wished he had gotten down on one knee- but to me it was perfect.

3. Evelyn Protano & Omar Abdelhamid
Location: Philadelphia, PA
Date: February 13, 2010

Evelyn & Omar

Evelyn writes:
Omar and I got engaged the night before Valentine’s Day. For this story to make sense, you need to know that Omar and I have a thing with penguins, which started when he bought me a giant stuffed penguin when I was having a rough time at work. It’s been a running joke ever since.

Anyway, Omar said he didn’t want to wait to exchange gifts on Valentine’s Day, and suggested that we exchange gifts right then. Omar gave me three bags, one small, one medium, and one large. I opened the small bag, and it contained a set of penguin nesting dolls! In the middle of the first set of nesting dolls was a note that said, open bag number 2.

In the second bag, was another set of penguin nesting dolls! At the middle of this set, was a note that said open bag number 3. I opened the third and largest bag, and it contained two giant penguin nesting dolls! Inside the second nesting doll, was a black box with a beautiful ring. He proposed, and I said yes.

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