The perfect proposal: How boyfriend secretly travelled 14,000km to ask his childhood sweetheart to marry him – and even stood right next to her in disguise before popping the question
- Highschool sweethearts got engaged in unexpected surprise in Hamat, Lebanon
- Adam Rennie proposed to Andrea in 2018 at Our Lady of Noorieh Monastery
- The project manager disguised himself and travelled to Lebanon as a surprise
- When Andrea posed for a picture he surprised her and dropped on one knee
A boyfriend who travelled 14,000kms to propose to his high school sweetheart reveals how the couple’s surprises are the secret to a happy marriage.
Adam Rennie popped the question to his girlfriend of seven years Andrea Murr back in 2018 when she went to Lebanon to visit her family after they both graduated university.
The project manager told Daily Mail Australia that his soon-to-be-wife thought he was working from home in Sydney when he secretly travelled to her homeland to ask for her hand in marriage.
Adam revealed the surprise proposal has set the couple up for happiness in their marriage.
A pair of highschool sweethearts got engaged in unexpected surprise in Hamat, Lebanon
Adam Rennie proposed to Andrea Murr in 2018 at Our Lady of Noorieh Monastery in Lebanon
‘I always knew I was going to do something special and the proposal was always going to be overseas,’ he said.
‘So when she said she was visiting her family in Lebanon I knew it was the perfect opportunity to propose.’
The 25-year-old headed on a plane to Abu Dhabi before flying to Andrea’s favourite spot of Our Lady of Noorieh Monastery in Hamat, Lebanon – overlooking the picturesque bay from atop Cape Theoprosopon.
In the couple’s engagement footage, he disguised himself and waited at the holy site as Andrea rode in the car with her father – unknowingly driving to meet her future husband.
The long-term couple finally tied the knot in February 2020 just two weeks before coronavirus restrictions started (pictured: Adam and Andrea Rennie)
‘Later her father took her to that very spot to take a photo next to me whilst I had my back to her in front of the view,’ Adam said.
Andrea threw her hands up in shock as Adam removed his disguise and went down on one knee.
Adam said his now wife had ‘no idea’ but he became paranoid after she repeatedly called him while he was at Abu Dhabi airport.
‘She kept calling me because she missed me but I kept telling her I had to go into a work meeting incase the airport’s intercom made any announcements that would give me away,’ he said.
The project manager disguised himself and travelled to Lebanon as a surprise while Andrea was on holiday
While she posed for a photo at the holy site he removed his disguise and dropped down on one knee
The pair who had been dating for seven years became engaged in 2019 in Hamat, Lebanon
Adam revealed the surprise proposal has set the couple up for happiness in their marriage.
‘Since the proposal, it’s definitely made us eager to surprise each other,’ he said.
‘Just two weeks ago we came back from Cairns to celebrate Andrea’s birthday.’
With coronavirus restrictions preventing elaborate overseas proposals, Adam revealed he wouldn’t let the virus deter him from making the big question memorable.
‘If I proposed to her during the pandemic I would still make it a big surprise,’ he said.
‘I would wait for the opportunity where Andrea was travelling interstate for work and arrange some big surprise to make the proposal memorable.’
The pair finally tied the knot in February last year – two weeks before coronavirus restrictions kicked in across the country.
Adam (pictured) told his girlfriend Andrea that he was working from home in Australia while she was holidaying in Lebanon with family
Andrea (pictured, left) drove in the car with her father (right) to unknowingly meet her soon-to-be husband
Adam (left) removed his disguise when Andrea (right) started to pose for a picture at the Our Lady of Noorieh Monastery
The high school sweethearts started dating in Year 11 when an unexpected seating arrangement in class brought them together.
‘We actually started dating when we were very young in year seven and we ended up going our separate ways. But we came back together after sitting together in a Maths class,’ Adam said.
The project manager’s advise to young couple’s wanting to create ‘truly special and unique proposal’ during the pandemic ‘should come naturally.’
‘Don’t restrict your imagination. An overseas proposal is tricky but whatever you think is special to her and with the right planning, anything is possible,’ he said.
The high school sweethearts (pictured) started dating in Year 11 when an unexpected seating arrangement in class brought them together.
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