When mom-to-be Cristy packed her hospital bag she had all of the usuals, from newborn diapers to tiny infant socks, but also a secret something tucked away.
Take a look at photos of her giving birth, and pay close attention to what happens after little Jasper was treated for ingesting meconium:
Photos by Adelaide Birth Photographer Victoria Berekmeri.
In a post for BabyCenter UK, photographer Victoria Berekmeri explains, “Cristy had planned the proposal and I was in on the occasion from the time she had booked me to photograph her baby’s birth. With the help of the wonderful midwives looking after Cristy on the day, the team managed to orchestrate a proposal like no other.”
The small, see-through pouch in one of the images holds a ring for Julian, the new dad, to offer the woman who just gave birth to his son. On Jasper’s body suit a message reads, “Daddy, will you marry my Mummy?”
On the off chance you can’t tell from the emotional photos, Victoria writes, “Adrian was overwhelmed by the birth and didn’t actually see the words initially, but once he registered what it said he said yes! He unpinned the pouch and got the ring and put it on my finger.”
Adrian and Cristy will be getting married this June!
Congratulations to the happy couple on both their sweet baby, and their plans to wed.
Are you engaged or married? What was the proposal like?
Share with usThank you to Adelaide Birth Photographer Victoria Berekmeri for sharing her work and this couple’s lovely story with us.
Speaking of breaking tradition, a look a famous men who’ve chosen to take their wife’s last name:
Many thought Jack and Meg White of The White Stripes were siblings, but they actually married in 1996. Jack opted to take his bride's last name as his own, swapping Gillis for White.
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Meg and Jack White officially divorced in 2000. In 2005, the musician married Karen Elson, with whom he has daughter Scarlett and son Henry. Meg served as the maid of honor.
Jack and Karen announced their separation in 2011 by throwing "a positive swing bang humdinger."
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Zoe Saldana and Marco Perego secretly married in June 2013 in London. In her July 2015 cover interview with InStyle, Saldana revealed that, in a reversal of tradition, the Italian artist adopted her surname upon marriage. Thereafter, the actress became Zoe Saldana-Perego or Zoe Perego and Marco became Marco Perego-Saldana or Marco Saldana.
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The pair welcomed twin boys named Cy and Bowie in November 2014. The boys' last name is Perego-Saldana.
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When Carlos Peña wed Alex Vega in 2014, they opted to go halfsies on their new last name.
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Rather than hyphenate the stars added their names together, each adopting PeñaVega going forward. The actor and the Spy Kids actress have yet to share if they plan to start a family.
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Jay Mohr got incredibly creative for his second anniversary gift to wife Nikki Cox. As a present, he added her last name to his, becoming Jon (his birth name) Ferguson Cox Mohr.
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After marrying in 2006, the couple welcomed son Meredith Daniel Mohr in 2011. The comedian also has a son named Jackson, who was born during Jay's previous marriage.
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Los Angeles mayor Antonio Villaraigosa (pictured here with his daughter) also gets points in the creativity department -- choosing to mash up his last name with his wife's. Upon wedding Corina Raigosa in 1987, she and Antonio Villar "meshed" their names into "Villaraigosa."
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The couple filed for divorce in 2007, but both have continued to use their combined name. He is the father of four, the two youngest of which were born during his marriage to Corina.
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John Lennon added Yoko Ono's last name to his when they married in 1969. He said of the change, "Yoko changed her name for me, I've changed mine for her. One for both, both for each other. She has a ring, I have a ring. It gives us nine 'O's between us, which is good luck. Ten would not be good luck."
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His legal name when he died in 1980 was John Winston Ono Lennon, and hers is Yoko Ono Lennon. After suffering three miscarriages she gave birth their son Sean in 1975. John's firstborn child, son Julian, arrived in 1963 during his marriage to Cynthia Lennon.
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For his fifth marriage, Lorenzo Lamas decided to hyphenate. Upon marrying Shawna Craig in 2011 he changed his name to Lorenzo Lamas-Craig.
Wikipedia notes: This decision was motivated by the fact that his previous wife, Shauna, kept the surname Lamas, and is legally named Shauna Lamas, and Lamas' fifth wife, Shawna, whose given name is a homonym and almost identical to that of Shauna, did not wish to have a virtually identical full name.
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Shawna Craig gave birth to Lorenzo's grandson in 2015!
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The unique pregnancy came about after Shayne Lamas, who is Lorenzo's daughter (Shawna's step-daughter) suffered a near-fatal pregnancy loss in 2014. Shawna volunteered to be a surrogate for Shayne and her husband Nik...
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who legally changed his name from Hooman Abedi Karamian to Nik Lamas-Richie upon marrying. The couple are now parents to daughter Press and son Lyon.
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Jay-Z, whose birth name is Shawn Carter, bucked tradition by hyphenating his last name with Beyonce's when they married in 2008. Legally, he is now Shawn Knowles-Carter. A source told the Daily Star the couple wanted to keep "Knowles" because Beyonce's parents don't have any sons.
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The singer's legal name is now Beyoncé Giselle Knowles-Carter. Interestingly, their daughter's name is Blue Ivy Carter. She was born on January 7, 2012.
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