A few weeks ago BMWK featured my surprise engagement video on their site. Now, allow me to formerly introduce myself. My name is Nikki, and I am the Chief Editor of www.nikkiandthecity.com. As a writer, I've had the opportunity to be featured on Huffington Post, ESSENCE, and JET, to name a few. However, the greatest day of my life occurred on January 4th, 2014, when Stephen … [Read more...]
When You Can’t You Say Something Nice; How To React to a Friend’s Engagement
What should you do when your friend tells you she is now engaged to her horrible boyfriend (at least in your opinion he is horrible?) Do you tell your friend how you feel about the engagement? If yes, what is the appropriate time to bring this up to her? This is a very difficult conundrum, because you love your friend and you want her to be happy. If you say something, you … [Read more...]
Couples Spotlight: Claudine Raymond and Junior Melien (Big Screen Proposal Video)
By now, I’m sure you’ve had a chance to watch this beautiful proposal video we’ve been sharing on the site over the last few weeks. As much as possible, we love to get to know the story behind the couple of a popular video or photograph. So it was inevitable that we had to track down this awesome couple so we could share their story with you. Meet Claudine and Junior. They were … [Read more...]
Why Proposing is One of the Manliest Things a Man Can Do
Him: (as he gets down on one knee with his hands shaking and palms sweating) “Will You Marry Me!? Her: (with tears in her eyes) “YES!!!!” AND THE CROWD GOES WILD!!!!! OK, I have a confession to make….I love...love! Yes, and sometimes I will sit at my computer and look at many of the proposal videos on YouTube and the ones featured on this site. It’s just something … [Read more...]