Heart and Hands played an instrumental role in the proposal to my fiancee. In June, my girlfriend, Trina, and I visited Ashland to find a dress she could wear to my sister’s wedding. We visited Heart and Hands because the staff had been so kind and helpful to us last year when we were forced to evacuate our home in Redding, CA due to the Carr Fire. On this most recent visit, we met the owner, Elise Peters, who was just as helpful. Elise suggested wonderful accessories that masterfully accentuated the stunning dresses on offer. In the end, my girlfriend was won over by the torrent of unsolicited praise from another customer who preferred Trina in a majestic, silky teal dress. However, I couldn’t help but notice how deadly gorgeous Trina looked in this other silky white dress with a white, silk wrap. I would need to return for a secret purchase.
From grad school to new jobs to world travel to evacuating the Carr Fire, Trina and I have shared a lot, and there’s no one else I would rather spend the rest of my life with, so I made up my mind. I was finally going to propose. For the picture-perfect proposal, I needed Trina to be wearing the picture-perfect dress, so I called Elise at Heart & Hands in August to see if the dress and shawl Trina had tried on in June were still available. Not only were the dress and shawl available, but Elise agreed to send them to me, so I didn’t have to drive up to Ashland.
When the big day came, Trina received the gift toward the end of a day-long scavenger hunt I had crafted for her. She put on the outfit before she was picked up in an old MG and brought to the Sundial Bridge in Redding. This is where I proposed. She loves the dress and she loves the wrap! Oh, and she said YES!
Thank you, Heart & Hands, and thank you, Elise for helping us make the big day a magical one!