A woman who joked with her boyfriend that if he had enough money for a jet ski he could first buy an engagement ring made his dream come true on their wedding day.
For years, Brody Felice, 28, from Coventry, Rhode Island, had dreamed of owning his very own jet ski – something inspired by his girlfriend Marissa’s own childhood.
Marissa, 28, was raised in a house with a pond, and so she and her family would often take out their jet skis and talk about them.
Brody thought this was the coolest thing, Marissa said, and early in their relationship, Brody expressed he would love to have a jet ski of his own one day.
Around six and half years into their relationship, with Brody’s urge to buy a jet ski growing, Marissa joked that “if he had money to buy a jet ski, he better have money to buy a ring,” as she had been waiting to get engaged.
Brody went through with a surprise proposal, but with the likes of a wedding and building a new home to pay for, the jet ski had to be kept at bay, Marissa said, as the couple reprioritized their finances.
Ahead of the couple’s wedding, though, Marissa wanted to make the day extra special for Brody, so she tasked her brother Steve, Brody’s best friend, with discovering the make and model of jet ski Brody wanted – and also to prevent him from impulse buying one in the meantime.
With the jet ski secured and hidden in Steve’s garage, Marissa then planned for the big reveal, on May 31, at their family home.
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After the first dance had been wrapped up, Marissa gave a speech, thanking their parents and friends, and then telling some anecdotes about Brody, who was sitting next to her.
It was then that Marissa went back to the ring joke she had made – at which point the jet ski was brought in and Brody jumped to his feet in celebration.
The groom couldn’t hide his delight, shouting with happiness before heading over to stand on the new jet ski itself.
Marissa said: “Brody expressed very early on in our relationship he would love a jet ski.
“It’s something I was privileged to have grown up with, as I was raised on the pond where we now live and it was something he never had.
“For him it was like the coolest thing in the world.
“I jokingly and not so jokingly told him straight out that if he had the money to buy a jet ski, he better have the money to buy me a ring because I had waited long enough.
“During the surprise, the crowd went absolutely wild.
“It was honestly so surreal to see the reactions around the room.
“The moment was priceless. Saying I do was the Number 1 best part of the day, but the jet ski moment was right up there, neck and neck at Number 2.
“I don’t think I’ve ever felt so proud of a moment in my entire life.
“Because in that moment, when all the fuss is about the wedding and the bride, I wanted him to have that moment too.
“Something solely about him and something he deserved so much.”
