Showbiz News

MUST-WATCH: 'StarStruck' alumna Sarah Lahbati shares actual footage of Richard Gutierrez' wedding proposal

By Rowena Alcaraz

As Sarah Lahbati greets fiance Richard Gutierrez on his birthday, she also had a special treat to her social media followers!

The StarStruck alumna shared the actual footage of Richard's wedding proposal that happened while they were on vacation in Switzerland. 

 

Sarah also shared on her blog site, sarahlahbati.com,  a letter she wrote for Richard. Part of it talks about how their love story started.  

She wrote: "Some years ago, we met on the set of a TV show that would end up changing our lives. We hung out almost every day because we were taping shows together. Somehow, hanging out became something more serious because we found ourselves at our official first date at Ate Ruffa’s birthday party. As far as first dates go, it was a bit scary because your entire family was there! But after that, the rest, as they say, is history.

When we met, you literally shook my world upside down. I know I had to make you work to be able to court me, but everything was so worth it. Your beautiful soul brought me so much joy, laughter, and inspiration. I’ve had the most memorable, beautiful, and funniest moments with you. I’ve had the kind of laughs with you that made my stomach ache. After then, I realized how blessed I am to have you in my life."

Sarah recalled how Richard's proposal took her by surprise. "Out of all the stories we’ve created together over the past few years, my favorite by far is when you proposed to me just because it was so unexpected. Our week in Zermatt consisted of skiing and teaching Zion how to ski. We were with my parents and my best friends. We had one day off the slopes, so we decided to hike around and look for that cool restaurant above the mountains called Iglu Dorf. We hung out there for a bit but the music was too hardcore metal for a beautiful morning in Zermatt, so we decided it was time to leave and just behind it was the beautiful, picturesque, and majestic Matterhorn, glittering from the sunshine and snow. We decided to bust out our cameras and take photos. I was wondering why you were taking a really long time setting up your tripod and camera… little did I know, you were about to propose."

Happy birthday, my love. Thank you for being you. I love you with all my heart."

Watch the whole footage of the proposal!