AWESOME: Man asked girlfriend to marry him on nearby hayride after his recovery from a brain tumor

Oct 16, 2014 at 04:00 am by bryan


The beauty of the fall harvest at Grandaddy's Farm set the backdrop for a romantic moment for one area couple.

Nicholas Smith of Tullahoma selected the farm's popular pumpkin patch as the location for him to pop the question to his now-fiance, Rebecca Edwards. A trek to the farm was already an annual tradition for the couple for three years, so Nick felt it was the perfect location for him to present his custom-made black diamond engagement ring to Becca.

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"Every year we go to Grandaddy's Farm to pick out a pumpkin," Smith says. "I knew I could catch her off guard. It would be a regular Saturday in October, with pancakes for breakfast and then off to the farm."

It took a couple months of planning for the moment to be "the most perfect day of our lives," according to Smith. With help from Grandaddy's Farm's owner Andrew Dixon and close friends Amanda and Jamie Martin, a decorated pumpkin with a big bow was placed in the pumpkin patch for the couple to discover.

"I had no clue, none at all. We were on the hayride, and then when we stopped, he started steering me in the opposite direction of everyone else, which confused me. I tried to show him a pumpkin I liked, but he had moved on. He said, 'Well, what about this one?'" Edwards recalls.

Showing his girlfriend the special pumpkin and dropping to one knee, Smith proposed to a very surprised, and very elated, Edwards.

Smith says he wanted to present his suit much sooner, but a cancerous brain tumor put his plans on hold. Now facing his fourth session of radiation and chemotherapy and recovering from an April brain surgery, Smith looks forward to his future.

"I wanted to do it before the surgery, but I didn't ask just in case something happened to me. I wanted to wait until I was healthy enough, strong enough to do it the right way," he says. "Grandaddy's Farm is a special place for us, and it will always mean something to us. I hope to one day take our kids out there and share it with them. Tell them the story."

More about the farm:

Grandaddy's Farm is located at 454 Highland Ridge Road in Estill Springs, Tenn. Admission is $8 for everyone age 2 and older, or you can purchase a season pass for $20 a person, which includes all activities. Pumpkins and product purchases are extra. To learn more, you can call 931-327-4080. For more information, you can visit the website at GrandaddysFarm.com or find them on Facebook at Facebook.com/GrandaddysFarm.

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