Galaxy Origins
Where and when they said yes
On a cliff path in Cornwall, in a restaurant in Edinburgh, in the kitchen on a Tuesday: every proposal has a place and a time. We calculate the point that was directly overhead and the catalogued galaxy nearest it, and make it into a framed artwork with the place, the date and their names.
A present for both of them
Engagement presents are hard: the couple are about to receive a wedding list's worth of things. This one is about the two of them, and it is something they will hang in the home they are about to share.
- Ellie & Sam · St Ives · 2 August 2026 · she said yes
- The best question ever asked. Love, Mum and Dad.
From parents, friends or each other
An engagement present is usually given by parents or close friends at the engagement party, or by one partner to the other after the question. If you are the one who proposed, it is a lovely answer to 'what shall we do with the ring box'.
For friends of the couple, ask the person who helped plan the proposal for the time and the place. The artwork names both, so the story stays on the wall long after the wedding.
