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  • So a couple of weeks ago on Thursday, December 29th, 2016, I proposed to Jenn.

  • Jenn is the most incredible person I've ever met in my life

  • Basically since the day I met her I knew I wanted to spend the rest of my life with her

  • As this was only gonna happen once in my life, I had to get it right.

  • So on Christmas Day I'm surprised Jenn to a 2 night staycation at our favorite hotel Terranea Resort.

  • I wanted the first day to be all about settling in and relaxing

  • and then the second day is where I take her to a nice lunch and then propose to her in the room afterwards.

  • I wanted to document as much as this experience as I could

  • because I wanted it to be something that we could both look back on

  • and I wanted to share this with my friends, family, and of course you guys

  • So please join me on this journey where I will show you exactly how I proposed to Jenn.

  • - Hey guys! - Hey guys!

  • We are off to Terranea Resort

  • Me and Jenn are having a romantic couple of nights.

  • We stayed here maybe... 5 months ago? - Yeah!

  • We absolutely loved it!

  • So this is gonna be nice and relaxing and it's dog friendly which is very important.

  • So Cheeki can have fun!

  • Yeah it's amazing how I remember after... It's only been 5 months.

  • We swear like it's been so long!

  • Well for me, it's a long time.

  • So let me take you back a bit.

  • Me and Jenn have both worked with our good friend, Vu, from LR Creative.

  • He's a great videographer and once I told him what I wanted to do he was more than happy to be on board.

  • So I told Jenn we have the room from the 28th and 29th of December

  • but what she didn't know is I actually booked it from the 27th

  • So me and Vu went down that morning and our plan was to get everything set up

  • Know what cameras go where, where I'm proposing,

  • where she's going to watch the video and I also wanted to film an outro for the memory video

  • of me wearing the same thing I'll be wearing on the actual day just to kinda confuse her

  • and throw her off a little bit .

  • So me and Vu had a lot of work to do.

  • Follow me and then we'll speak to them. - Okay. Cool! Sounds good.

  • Amazing! Let's do this!

  • Any kind of Instagram Story or Snapchat today make sure it's....

  • Yeah, I realized that we have to be very careful.

  • If I post anything it's gotta be staged where it's like, "Oh, I'm shooting with Ben, but not for what you think it is."

  • Even the outfit I'm gonna wear when I propose Even getting that out of the house was so hard this morning

  • I had to wait until Jenn went into the shower

  • She'd be like, "Why... you're just going to work, but you've got this smart shirt and jacket?"

  • How'd your parents handle it when you informed them?

  • They were so excited.

  • Mum has been saying for ages like, "When are you gonna marry her?"

  • because she knows that I never really spoke to her about girls and relationships and stuff

  • but the second I met Jenn I was like, "I really like this girl..."

  • and she's like, "What? We're having this conversations?" and she was stoked.

  • So I'm just messaging Hilary.

  • Hilary is the girl that's helping arrange everything here. She's been amazing.

  • She helped sort the rooms out, the restaurant, and now she's coming to meet us to help plan

  • where we want to shoot the footage afterwards, going to the restaurant to try and put the camera down

  • and even helping with the flowers and putting down the petals in the room

  • So she is awesome and I haven't even met her yet.

  • If you want I can walk you guys down after and we can check it out and talk about whatever else.

  • So I'm gonna propose to the room after lunch so I wanted to capture us having lunch

  • just to kinda lead up to the moment.

  • Just plant the camera. It can even be where these bushes are.

  • The camera I'm gonna be using when I film over there is gonna be the GH4.

  • Teresa is gonna be moving with the Mark 3 and the 7200 the whole time.

  • So she's always gonna be with that.

  • So thanks to the amazing Vu, Hilary, and all the staff at Terranea I was feeling ready.

  • We got everything prepared down to the T

  • and we even had our friend Teresa come the next day to help film as well

  • so we felt great!

  • The night before I told Jenn that while I was "working" with Vu that day,

  • He wanted me to learn this new editing software

  • and that I should get some content over the next couple of days

  • Y'know something to work on.

  • Jenn believed it. She didn't get suspicious in any way.

  • She thought it was a great idea so that way I could document some of the trip as well.

  • The next morning, me and Jenn - - Sorry, I didn't understand the question.

  • Next morning, me, Jenn and Cheeki were off for what would be an unforgettable trip.

  • Wow! I remember this...

  • Enjoying your champagne?

  • Oh yeah! - It's way too hot for a beanie and a jacket, isn't it?

  • Yeah, it's like 80 degrees right now.

  • Trying to find our bungalow right now

  • We are all far too warm Cheeki included with her jumper.

  • Wow!

  • Ohh my god! I can't believe it. It's so nice.

  • Yeah! This is much bigger than I thought it'd be. - Yeah! This is insane!

  • There's a kitchen! You can cook here!

  • Look there's weights here!

  • This is our little home. We've got to get the fireplace going.

  • It'll be so nice there with the firepit and we can have a nice glass of wine or something

  • Jenn is outside working

  • She has no idea that she'll be sitting there tomorrow watching the video

  • and I'll be here about to propose!

  • So it is Thursday morning (the big day!)

  • Me and Jenn are about to have a lovely breakfast.

  • We are very excited about this.

  • This is probably our most exciting part of the day, isn't it?

  • - Eating. Oh yeah, breakfast!

  • Especially at a hotel. In room dining is a must.

  • What is it, Thursday today?

  • Yeah. Thursday.

  • So we've got a nice day planned.

  • Or is today Friday? - No, it's Thursday.

  • We're gonna have a little relax and have some breakfast and then go have a nice lunch

  • and then we can have a little walk around

  • Yeah, it's so nice!

  • So it is Thursday morning. Today is the big day.

  • I can't believe it. Today I'm about to become the luckiest man in the world

  • If she says yes!

  • We just had breakfast. She still does not suspect a thing.

  • We were talking about what we wanted to do today, do some hikes, things like that.

  • Little does she know...

  • Vu and Teresa are about to arrive, I think

  • They're meeting with Hilary in a bit to go over all their plans and stuff.

  • I have to be careful because Jenn is in the room over there.

  • So now I'm just gonna help Jenn film a bit and then just get everything ready.

  • I've got the camera set up.

  • I've pretty much done everything I can on my side

  • Now I just have to make sure everyone's in place and that there's no problems

  • But I feel good. I feel so excited.

  • I'm gonna pick up Teresa right now and we're gonna head to the resort.

  • And I'm gonna show Teresa where her shooting spots are

  • She's got three major places to shoot from and then I gotta show her paths to take

  • to avoid Ben and Jenn as they're walking

  • So Ben and Jenn start eating at 1PM

  • We'll have a GoPro set up at the restaurarant

  • I'm gonna do some camera shots and then

  • Teresa is gonna head back at 1 - 1:10 - 1:15

  • Ben is texting us right now

  • It's funny because it's actually really warm over at the resort

  • and Ben is gonna wear this really nice coat

  • and Jenn is gonna be like, "Why the hell are you wearing this coat?"

  • So he's just gonna play it cool.

  • So this is where it all kicks off

  • All I can do this is keep my cool and hope Jenn doesn't see Vu and Teresa in the bushes.

  • Oh shit!

  • I don't know if you can see

  • Ben and Jenn just went for a walk

  • and I'm showing Teresa where she'll be taking her second shot

  • but Ben and Jenn actually came out for their walk, so we had to run and hide because they could've seen us.

  • We're going to Catalina right now and set up the GoPro

  • and I'm sweating.

  • We're about to go for a nice lunch at Catalina Kitchen now

  • Oh really? Next to Boshi? - Bashi

  • So it's a lovely day. I might regret wearing this jacket. - Yeah, I think you will.

  • We'll see.

  • So Ben and Jenn are about to get seated at the cafe for lunch.

  • I'm hiding behind a set of stairs with my camera gear here and I'm gonna be shooting right over that ledge.

  • Here's to an amazing marriage and life together.

  • and we're glad we can be here to record it. We'll see you in a little bit.

  • Good luck!

  • Alright! Here we go! Moment of truth.

  • On March 13, 2014, I met the girl I would want to spend the rest of my life with.

  • With the odds strongly against us living 5,000 miles apart

  • we knew this was something worth fighting for

  • So we talked, we Skyped, we sent videos.

  • We just felt so comfortable in each other's company.

  • You just fell asleep.

  • So we decided we had to make this work.

  • I need to see you.

  • And then you came to London.

  • And that feeling when I'm waiting for you at the airport

  • knowing that soon I'll have you back in my arms

  • a moment I've imagined a million times in my head.

  • This was one of the best days of my life you meeting and getting on so well with my friends.

  • You made me see London in a whole new way.

  • You made me laugh more than I ever have before.

  • We got to experience our obsession with food together.

  • And then it would just be a countdown until I see you again.

  • We'd take a romantic trip to Napa

  • Film our first video together.

  • One roll or two?

  • You came to see me play

  • and convince me to go on a ride after a few too many drinks.

  • Nothing else matters when I'm with you.

  • You make me a happier person and a better person.

  • I'd even get sunburnt at the beach for you, which did last about two weeks.

  • We went to Disneyland.

  • and took our first flight together on our one year anniversary.

  • We hiked of course.

  • I love each and every moment with you.

  • The birthdays

  • The not-so-manly night in's

  • Just being silly with you

  • We'd spend Christmas in London

  • and Valentine's Day in Palm Springs

  • Got a Bloody Mary. It's a good day!

  • It's a very good day. Valentine's Day and I'm the luckiest man in the world to be with this one.

  • This has been the best Valentine's Day ever. - Ever!

  • I'd show you where I grew up

  • and introduce to you, Digestive biscuits.

  • We went on a camping trip we'd never forget.

  • You took me to my first Coachella where we danced pretty much the whole time.

  • You have no idea how incredible you are

  • How sweet you are

  • How kind you are

  • How brave you are

  • You've given me a life here I can never even dream of

  • We get to watch our angel grow

  • from dressing her up to making friends

  • I want to make memories with you for life.

  • and take unforgettable trips with our amazing friends

  • Every day with you is an adventure

  • and I never want this journey to stop.

  • So Jenn, if you could please turn to your right and enter the bedroom

  • where I'll be waiting to ask you the most important question of my life.

So a couple of weeks ago on Thursday, December 29th, 2016, I proposed to Jenn.

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