A teenager has revealed how she got engaged on her 16th birthday after her partner surprised her.
Sarah Preston, now 19, had only been together with her previous boyfriend for six months when he proposed to her.
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After celebrating the birthday with a birthday meal and gifts, the day ended with a surprise proposal and Sarah’s agreement to the huge commitment.
The musical theater student said: “I was young, naive and confused, so I said yes.”
Sarah, from Fife, suspects that if she were asked such an important question at a young age, she would definitely agree.
After dinner she went back to her ex-partner’s house and was told that her most important gift was upstairs.
She thought she was getting a new dog after being told to close her eyes.
But she was stunned when she opened her eyes and saw her partner down on one knee.
Despite the romantic gesture, the relationship quickly deteriorated.
She got another surprise when her ex-boyfriend got her name tattooed on his arm without telling her beforehand.
Without any concrete plans for an actual wedding, the couple stayed together for another three years, until they finally called it quits.
She said: “I think laughter is the best medicine, so I’m glad it made people laugh.
“My friends and I laugh about the story now because there was no chance they would let me marry him.
“The only thing that changed was the relationship, then it started to go downhill.
“I am not ashamed that this happened because I learned many important lessons from it.”
Meanwhile, a Scot took things one step further by proposing to her when he proposed on stage at a music legend’s concert.
The couple rocked out to the music of 70s icons Madness as they performed at Edinburgh Castle this month.
But the groom-to-be had devised an elaborate plan to show how much in love he was.
The legendary ska band opened by playing their 1981 hit It Must Be Love.
Frontman Suggs sang the song as the word ‘love’ appeared on the big screen behind the band.
Then hearts started floating across the screen, Suggs stopped singing and started slowly clapping his hands.
The singer got the rest of the band and the audience involved.
Then, a photo of a couple slowly appeared on the big screen.
One of the fans, John, had planned to propose to Heather.
A message slowly appeared behind the band.
It read, “Heather, you are my world. Will you marry me? Lots of love, John XX.”
The audience erupted in loud cheers when the important question appeared on the screen.
At just the right moment, Madness burst into song again and sang the chorus.
