Marriage Proposal Puzzle
"A Special Puzzle"
40 pieces
November 1999
A friend of mine came up with the idea of proposing to his girlfriend using a custom-made jigsaw puzzle. Using his computer, he arranged the words, "Terry, will you marry me?" over a 4" x 7" image. He purposefully placed "marry" in an arc, with the idea that I could cut a "ring" figure piece right over that word.
Because of the theme of the puzzle, I decided to use a style that has heart-shaped knobs, which is different than the style I use on most of my other puzzles. For figure pieces, in addition to the ring, I cut a heart, a rose, and of course my signature "strong arm" piece (see second picture below).
Tom presented the unassembled puzzle to Terry as a gift, and the two of them assembled it together, but Tom had removed the "ring" piece (containing the word "marry") and put it in the same box as the engagement ring. When the puzzle was assembled except for the missing ring piece, Tom brought out the box and proposed. I am happy to report that she accepted, and they were married in July of 2000 :-).
In Terry's own words:
Thank you so much for making my Engagement Puzzle! I love all of the little heart-connectors and special pieces. It really made the event extra special.
Thanks again!
Terry
