Well done sir - all the best to both of you! It's a fine institution - I liked it so much the first time I decided to do it again! (Well the first time was good till we went in a different direction after a decade!)

I surprised my 2nd wife with the question when we were trekking in Patagonia - had the ring made by a friend before we went for the month. Funny thing was she nearly stole the thunder when about a week before I had it planned (hogmanay) she started to ask if I would ever marry her - just her and me in a tent! I had to bat her off with a 'let's not talk about it now we're on holiday' kinda line. It all worked out in the end, she got a fair surprise as the bells went in a wee pub in Chile - and I had a good idea of what her answer was going to be following the earlier discussion...