The first wife: I had it set up with the night club owners. At midnight, they changed the song to a slow one, cleared the dance floor and slid a chair on stage. I walked up, was handed a microphone and called my then girlfriend on to the dance floor. I asked her in front of 300 people.

Third wife: I bought her a really nice white gold Claddagh ring with a pink, heart shaped diamond for Christmas. After a year, I asked to see the ring, as I wanted to get it appraised for insurance purposes. I had another heart shaped diamond that I wanted installed, and the pink one used for a pendant.

After getting the ring back from the jeweler, I planned a day of hiking and a picnic near the top of Mt. Ogden, overlooking the valley in the Wasatch Mountains. After eating, I pulled the Claddagh ring with the new diamond in it, placed it on her left ring finger while saying "So...you wanna?" She replied "Sure, why not?"

Since this wasn't the first rodeo for either of us, and since she already has more than enough jewelry, I decided that I wasn't going to buy wedding bands. Instead, since I was working in Aerospace and had access to the material, I made both of our wedding bands out of titanium. She said that she likes it better than one that could have been bought, because I took the time to machine and polish it, laser etched our names on the inside, etc. After we wed, I handed her the remainder of the 6" length of titanium that was used to make the rings. She still has that piece of stock, in her jewelry box...

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1987 560SL
85,000 miles