getting gushy over cute marriage proposals
What can I say? I’m a sucker for creative proposals. And this video really appeals to my inner hopeless romantic. I would definitely say that it’s probably one of the best things I’ve come across on the internet in awhile.
I’m sorry, but I need to take a moment to get sentimental. A marriage proposal, regardless of how it’s done, is supposed to be a tender moment between lovers. The question being asked is so much more than it appears to be on the surface. It’s not just, “Will you marry me?” Rather, it’s “Will you love me even when I get old and wrinkle-y? Will you support me? Will you stay with me? Will you promise me, if I do the same?” And to accept a marriage proposal is to answer all these questions with a resounding “YES!”*
Okay. Sentimental moment over, I swear.
Anyway, even if you don’t like sappy stuff, you have to admire the innovation and hard work that went into staging this proposal. The guy, Isaac, successfully coordinated and choreographed the actions of 60+ people. Think about that for a moment. It probably took ages for everybody to get it right at the same time. Also, the fact that so many people even agreed to continually work at this is impressive to me. Notice how, at the end of the video, when Isaac is actually proposing, the crowd of people gathered around them is chattering happily — but they’re also shushing each other, lest their energy disrupts the proposal. They genuinely want the moment to be perfect.
And lastly, notice how giddy the woman being proposed to is. She’s ecstatic. In fact, she’s giggle-y from the very beginning.
*Of course, I don’t mean to imply that proposals, weddings, marriages, etc. and love are always mutually exclusive. You can be in love and answer and ask such burning questions without an over-the-top proposal. I also acknowledge that marriage as an institution is constantly surrounded by controversy. But that’s totally not the point of this post. The point is to be happy for other people when they’re in love, and when they choose to express it in especially fun ways.
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This post is my new favorite thing on the internet. I’m not going to disclose whether or not this video made me tear up, but it probably did. (I’m not admitting it, for the record.) Everything you said about this whole extravaganza that a proposal can become is how we should be looking at our world: with a smile on our face. I especially love your assertion that people should just be happy for one another when they’re in love, and this video only serves to prove that point. If only all proposals were like this…
Your post really makes me regret writing about one of the worst and not the best things i’ve seen on the internet. I think that everyone has an inner romantic like you said and this post really appealed to me because you really highlighted the celebratory aspect of it. I liked how you didn’t take away from the excitement in the video but added to it by pointing out the giggliness of the bride to be and the hard work and dedication of her husband to be.
I remember seeing this a month ago! It is so refreshing to see proposals like this that are thought out and planned. Seeing this reminds me how the internet can be used for so much more than just John Doe tweeting about how he “just got a flat tire #annoyed”. The internet can be used to share experiences and create a digital scrapbook of your life’s events.
I honestly don’t even want anyone to propose to me anymore because this is just amazing. I teared up WHATEVER. JUDGE ME. It was beautiful. It’s nice to know there are men out there willing to orchestrate such an event. The girl was so cute too, so happy and giggly! I hope someone makes me all warm and fuzzy inside like that one day. Also, this reminded me of a scene in the movie “Friends with Benefits” where Justin Timberlake asks Mila Kunis to be his girlfriend by getting a flash mob to perform for her at Grand Central. It is more than refreshing to know that these things don’t just happen in movies. Loved this!
Okay yeah so I teared up too. It’s hard to resist this, in past because the people seem so darn nice and genuinely happy. It’s not just a “cute” marriage proposal. It’s a PRODUCTION! Perhaps it’s the other end of the posturing spectrum (see my comment on Jackie Lin’s blog post #2). That’s an interesting way to think about this kind of video and the impulse to put it online, actually. I have to think about this more…
It’s incredible that I saw this video just last month and couldn’t figure out an outlet through with to express how much I enjoyed it. I ended up sharing the link on FaceBook. It really is something that is purely entertaining and touches on emotions though you aren’t the intended specific audience. Perhaps the reaction the viewer has is parallel to how great their desire is to experience what is being viewed?