The couple Seyoan proposed a year after the couple started dating. “He’d been carrying the ring around with him for two months, waiting for the right moment,” says Sarah. The couple planned a Sri Lankan wedding for 31 December 2004 and were staying in the southern region when the tsunami struck. “We just escaped and were stranded for two days. With everything in ruins we flew home on the day we were due to be married,” says Sarah.
