The Cutest Proposals Of All Time
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Ice, Ice Baby
Back in December 2004, Seal flew his then-wife-to-be Heidi Klum to a small town in the Canadian Rockies for a snowy little vacation. To a custom-built igloo, specifically, where he'd prepared food, champagne, candles and a bed surrounded by rose petals. Klum later described the scene as "hardcore," but "very, very romantic."
After thinking he'd botched his attempt at surprising Monica with a proposal, Friends' Chandler returns home to find their apartment decorated with a fire hazard's worth of candles and the future Mrs. Bing waiting impatiently for him. Unable to pop the question herself without choking up — "there's a reason why girls don't do this!" — Chandler pulls out the ring and the tears are a' flowing.
… is when this happens. 10 million tearful views on YouTube (and counting) can't be wrong. When the happy couple's parents come in dancing it's just too much.
There are flash mobs at Downtown Disney. To the tune of Bruno Mars' "Marry You," back in 2011 when this song was still fair game for spectacular proposals. And this choreography is on point. If you're not crying a little when the would-be groom Jamin jumps in at the video's three-minute-mark then I don't even know what to say (except that you're dead inside, sorry not sorry).
Adorable celebrity lovebirds Kristen Bell and Dax Shepard made it clear they wouldn't be getting hitched until the state of California — their residence — offered marriage equality for couples gay and straight. So then, on the very same day the Supreme Court struck down the Defense of Marriage Act, Kristen proposed to Dax via Twitter and IT WAS ADORABLE.
Rather than using his girlfriend's computer to snoop in her email, enterprising boyfriend/fiancé Ryan Leak snuck on to "spy" on her Pinterest account — which included details of her dream proposal (and wedding). And then he planned it all out, perfectly, culminating in a moment where, after asking the big question, everything was all lined up for a dream wedding to play out that very same day. Swoon.
Future British monarch Prince William asked for Kate Middleton's hand in marriage back in 2010 in a remote log cabin in the middle of a Kenyan safari park, described as a "rough-luxe getaway" spot. (In other words, no electricity.) That said, William proposed with his mother Princess Diana's engagement ring, and the chance to be Queen of England is romantic regardless of the circumstances.
It's still possible to be #TeamJacob and appreciate that Edward Cullen's proposal is old-school romantic to the core. Also, this scene provides us all with an opportunity to listen to that lovely "Thousand Years" song that's
President Barack Obama proposed to the then-Michelle Robinson over dinner at a restaurant in Chicago. The cute factor? The couple had reportedly discussed how their relationship needed "to get serious" during the main course. And then dessert arrived with an engagement ring. That's what you call good timing.
And In Other Desserts
Waffles. Ryan Phillippe. Ryan Phillippe serving you freshly made waffles. In bed. Waffles in bed. Ryan may or may not be shirtless — and even if he's not shirtless he's probably wearing really cute pajamas. There are also strawberries, and whipped cream. This is how Ryan asked Reese Witherspoon to marry him. Are you hyperventilating yet?
Any excuse to re-watch A Walk To Remember, right? This stargazing proposal is perfection and let's all go have a good cry now while wishing our future husband was as wonderful as Shane West in this movie (even though we'd never steal him from Mandy Moore because she's also wonderful).
Actually it's not raining at all. It's a lovely day in Central Park and one lovely lady takes her girlfriend for a boat ride in the lake. As they row under the Park's Bow Bridge, eighteen friends opened a rainbow's worth of umbrellas (ellas, ellas, ellas) with a "will you marry me?" message painted on.
The Obligatory Scavenger Hunt, Sort Of
Normally when Christina Aguilera enters a hotel room to find it full of boxes, it means the cleaning staff hasn't finished sprucing it up for her arrival and everyone gets fired. Sad story. But this one time, it wasn't sad at all — because the boxes were all full of gifts and poems written by her other half, Jordan Bratman. Xtina had to work her way around the room opening them all, and then the final one contained an engagement ring.
While it's not a well-known fact, it is indeed true that it is impossible, completely impossible, to turn down a proposal featuring any kind of synchronized swimming routine. And this is why Glee's third season is wet and soppy in all the right ways.
Nothing says true love like being burned by a greasy hot onion ring mid-proposal and still saying yes. (And then, just maybe, "please pass me a napkin, and some salt.") The early Simpsons episode "I Married Marge" is just wonderful.
No, that's not Amaretto spelled wrong. Amortentia is "powerful love potion" in the wizarding world. And it's what one clever guy must have taken a quick shot of before brainstorming his fantastic, Rowling-inspired proposal plans — he came up with a ring hidden in the middle of a Harry Potter novel, at the front of a chapter titled "The Unbreakable Vow." Normally cutting books up is a no-no, but just this once it's fair game.
Because he rented out San Francisco's baseball stadium in its entirety to propose to Kim Kardashian last month. Family and friends flew in, there was a special jumbotron message and an orchestra performed Lana Del Rey's "Young and Beautiful." Does this actually make Kanye a modern day Jay Gatsby? Just maybe.
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