I Got Rocked! (Rules of Engagement)
Bling! Bling!
For the record (and since this seems to be everybody’s favorite joke/question) No, I’m NOT changing the name of my blog to MrsMalini.com, thank you very much!
I would be lying if I didn’t admit that this was a long time coming. (I mean I was born in 1977 so you do the math!) But after years of fantasizing about the “big moment” I can honestly say I finally met a guy who out-imagined me :) It’s Valentine’s Day, so I’m taking this opportunity to get super mushy and give you all the glorious details of the big surprise <3 Nowshad Rizwanullah, I can’t wait to marry you!
Psst! All the theme decor you see in the room is by Nicole and Mike who have recently started a delightful venture known as Cupids Closet. Not only will they come up with the perfect surprise for you to spring on any occasion, they’ll help you execute it too! Write to them now at noversier@gmail.com. You can also post a comment below to win one surprise on the house just by telling us who you need to stun and why! xoxo
Wanna know how he asked me? :)
I Got Rocked: Decoy Dinner
Mabruk, Sahara Star
So Thursday night I was scheduled to have a pre-valentine’s dinner date with my boyfriend (since he’s in Hyderabad for work today) which I was already pretty excited about because I didn’t know where we were going until we pulled up to the Sahara Star and walked into Mabruk (the fabulous Lebanese restaurant) with delish food and front row seats to the hotel’s hilariously random “sound & light show”. Dinner was great and Nowshad (who is well aware of my tendency to suss out surprises) had already planted the idea that we were going to the Grand Hyatt later to meet a business school buddy of his called Eric for a drink, who was only going to be in town for one night…
I Got Rocked: Room with a View
Grand Hyatt
Now here’s the fun part! We drive over to the Grand Hyatt and enroute Nowshad makes a call to “Eric” (who he said was here with his wife Anna and I must ask them how they met because its a great story.) From what I gather Eric has invited us up to his room for a drink. Nowshad even throws in “we can just wait for you downstairs man” before agreeing to go up! So we walk into the hotel and are intercepted by a hostess who asks if she can help us. Nowshad mentions Eric’s room number, hands her a business card and we’re off. We get to the room door and Nowshad knocks and comments that the door seems to be ajar and maybe we should just go in. Boom. I suddenly find myself surrounded by roses, candles, glitter, champagne, strawberries and chocolate whipped cream (Cupids Corner excellent job!)
Even at this point I’m thinking; wow, what a romantic, he really went all out for Valentines Day! So he tells me that he especially asked for a room with a nice view and I should check it out. So I walk up to the window and when I turn around two seconds later he’s on one knee with a little box in his hands. Oh My God right?! I was kinda in the middle of half crying/half laughing and mostly saying, “Oh My God” when he said, “I know I’ve made you wait a long time for this, but I want to spend the rest of my life with you, will you marry me?” It took me under a second to say, “YES!”
China House
It gets better by the way! After he put that dazzling diamond ring on my finger and we *clink clicked* the champagne he revealed that Eric and Anna are actually here but waiting for us at China House to have a drink. So we head downstairs to the club where we were first introduced by a common friend (thank you Mikey!) three and a half years ago. As we walk in, boom again around 30 of our closest friends are gathered around screaming “Congratulations!” and so we proceed to celebrate up a storm till the lights come on! True story.
China House
China House
Thank you everyone for making my day and the endless love and good wishes pouring in on Facebook makes me feel special everyday! Eric & Anna, you will forever be part of this memory :) now I just have to meet you and find out how you met! Nowshad, thank you for that incredible proposal, a delightfully shiny rock and the knowledge that you will always be there for me, I love you. Happy Valentines Day :) xoxo
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February 14th, 2011 at 1:02 pm
Where can i find me a Nowshad? Lotsa love, Mals. You deserve every bit of this and more! <3
February 14th, 2011 at 1:03 pm
Lovely lovely surprise..may you guys enjoy a alot of happiness in your lives together!!!!
BTW does Cupid’s closet throw surprises in Bangalore too? If yes, I would like to try myhand at winnign this..let me know
February 14th, 2011 at 1:06 pm
Wow!! that’s super yaar….:)
February 14th, 2011 at 1:06 pm
Awwwwwwwwwww! Congratulations once again, M. Keep rocking! :)
February 14th, 2011 at 1:15 pm
Awww..congratsss..what a cute story..and a cuter couple!
February 14th, 2011 at 1:16 pm
Not fairrrr, you need to tell us who he is, what he does, is he really as sweet as you are!!! Lots of congrats!
February 14th, 2011 at 1:35 pm
awww…..i was doing on awww on every sentence…..this was sooo cute and romantic….congrats again and may u guys live happily ever after :)) <3
February 14th, 2011 at 1:53 pm
Thank you :) he’s such a keeper!
Amber his name is Nowshad, I met him 3.5 years ago in Mumbai through common friends at Friday Club (a social network I run in Mumbai) and then he went off to business school for 2 years and we did long-distance! He came back (just for me *aaaaaww*) and the rest is history! xoxo
February 14th, 2011 at 1:53 pm
Thank you for sharing your beautiful story with us!
Wishing you and Nowshad a lifetime of love and happiness! :)
February 14th, 2011 at 2:16 pm
hey…thats like a dream day..!!!
He treats u like a princess truely..! :)
Really happy for both of u…!
February 14th, 2011 at 2:18 pm
pssst…I read this blog almst 4 times now…wid a broad smile on my face!
Its soooo damnn beautiful…! :))))
February 14th, 2011 at 2:29 pm
CONGRATULATTIONS!!! U ROCK!!
February 14th, 2011 at 2:35 pm
Congratulations, Malini! I am so happy for you. Please do something to ‘nazar utharo’ for both of you.
I love your blog. It’s a great great lovely post to open my V day reading.
God bless and happiness always.
Love
Swarna.
February 14th, 2011 at 2:49 pm
MALINI !!
Fantastic news.
Nowshad…u r a rockstar. And that Rock is incredible !! Great choice with the ring. Looks lovely on Malini.
God bless you both with a lifetime of Happiness !!
Chetna n Mohit
February 14th, 2011 at 3:01 pm
Awww… Truly a wonderful proposal, he sounds like an old romantic, congrats! Must say that you don’t look like you were born in 1977, not even an iota of it…
February 14th, 2011 at 3:32 pm
Aww!!! How cute. Congratulations!!! Many blessings to you both! Have a great life…
February 14th, 2011 at 5:35 pm
Awww Congratulations again!
This is soooo beautiful that I have tears in my eyes…
Congratulations to both of you and best wishes for a super life ahead =)
xoxo
February 14th, 2011 at 6:47 pm
ooooh…i have tears in my eyes!! such a sweet story!!!! congrats!!! :)
February 14th, 2011 at 7:50 pm
congratulations malini!!!!! i loved the post and am linking it to my boyfriend. we are doing a long distance tooo….hmph for mee,….psst for u guys :)
February 14th, 2011 at 8:36 pm
awwwwwww… how sweet <3 felicitation!!! god bless you both :)
February 14th, 2011 at 9:20 pm
malini congrats :)…
<3 happy 4 u
February 14th, 2011 at 10:57 pm
Congrats …… feeling very awwwwww …
February 15th, 2011 at 6:48 am
Congratulations!
February 15th, 2011 at 7:15 am
Malini – congratulations! I’ve never met you, but so happy for you, and quite awesome that you shared this very special story with your readers/fans. You both look positively radiant – congratulations again!
February 15th, 2011 at 8:10 am
I’ve been waiting for this post ever since you announced your engagement on twitter…congratulations!! You two make such a darling couple…and the proposal…sounds like a dream!! One of the sweetest proposal stories I’ve ever heard…I almost needed a tissue! The rock is like icing on the cake…just perfect! And you look lovely in the photos..only a bride to be can look so radiant! Wish you both lots of happiness and love! xx
February 15th, 2011 at 9:20 am
omg… i was just readin the whole thing… nd i almost had tears in my eyes… i really dunno y… but it was sucha dream – like proposal…!!! congrats malini!! and have a beautiful life ahead!!!
Psst!!! we want updates abt ur marriage and then the honeymoon tooo!!!!
February 15th, 2011 at 10:22 am
CONGRATULATIONS!
February 15th, 2011 at 10:41 am
hi…
congratz…
February 15th, 2011 at 11:10 am
Already wished you :D!!!
Hey if they do surprises in Bangalore I would love to surprise my hubby. Since we became parents last year..its almost like we stopped seeing each other as spouses and its been an endless cycle of nappy changing, bottle warming, sleepless nighst etc with hardly any time alone for ourselves. Would love to do soemthing special for him.
February 16th, 2011 at 7:19 am
ur one lucky girl..to spend the rest of ur life with the one you love is all you ask for…i wish you all the luck n happiness…:)
February 16th, 2011 at 12:22 pm
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February 16th, 2011 at 3:46 pm
thats amaaaaazing! congratulations to both of you, youll make a beautiful couple :)
February 16th, 2011 at 11:59 pm
Congratulations Miss malini. God bless and wish you both the best. Just wondering…isnt your fiancee based in US. If you get married and relocate here…whats happening to the social updates :-)…You cover the US social scene??
February 17th, 2011 at 12:04 am
oh if i missed the fact that hes back, ignore my question. In any case congrats again :-)
February 17th, 2011 at 12:26 am
Hi Malini,
many many congratulations Once again … how wonderful it must have been for you to be at the receiving end of this Surprise i can just imagine… Your engagement story is Really cute … I would like to stun my Girlfriend too .. This year on 21st Feb we will be celebrating one year of our wonderful Relationship.. But since she has her exams till 23rd, i will be taking her out on a later date for dinner … Since when it comes to Surprises i fail miserably cuz i cant execute them .. i wonder if You would be able to help me out with this … I am really hoping that i can do something special for her …
and just out of curiosity i would like to read about this Friday club which i was totally unaware of !! :D
and also plz include like button on ur site under comments i really wanted to like the one comment in which u r replying to amber :D
February 17th, 2011 at 12:49 pm
Congratulations Miss Malini!
February 17th, 2011 at 11:28 pm
Congrats girl….what a fairy tale proposal (every girl’s dream)…just check if u r growing any feathers lately :)
February 23rd, 2011 at 10:53 pm
Wow…super cool proposal!!! Congratulations to both of you
February 25th, 2011 at 11:32 am
hey Malini Congrata ya !
If u ask me, I would love to redo the wooing to my hubby after long over a decade.. Life’s become so hectic and with our son now, the pinkiness doesnt seem to find time in our lives.. It’ll be a dream if I could live “that” day again when we met and agreed for a wedlock.. sigh…. Cupid, do it for us all over again will ya ?
February 25th, 2011 at 11:33 am
hey Malini Congrats ya !
If u ask me, I would love to redo the wooing to my hubby after long over a decade.. Life’s become so hectic and with our son now, the pinkiness doesnt seem to find time in our lives.. It’ll be a dream if I could live “that” day again when we met and agreed for a wedlock.. sigh…. Cupid, do it for us all over again will ya ?
February 25th, 2011 at 12:19 pm
Much happiness to you both!
That’s a lovely story to tell the kids ;)!
February 25th, 2011 at 4:56 pm
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March 25th, 2011 at 1:25 am
wooaaaaaaaahhh!!! i know im late but.. OMG!! this is awesome!! super duper congratulations miss malini…. you truly are an extremely lucky woman to get proposed in this grand manner!! waayyyy to go>>>>
when are the wedding bells ringing BTW…???? hoping to get an invite…. infact, you should have a contest on your blog.. and the winner should get an invite to your wedding.. not a bad idea huh?? :) :p ;)
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April 7th, 2011 at 3:21 am
congos :)
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June 14th, 2011 at 7:32 pm
wohhoooo!!
Congrats! seemed like a lot of fun!
July 10th, 2011 at 12:40 am
Am sure you got engaged! Kudos! But this is such a paid advertisement by cupids closet. seems cheap!
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