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| Is this the most elaborate marriage proposal ever? | Is this the most elaborate marriage proposal ever? |
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| Picture this - you're in the cinema watching your favourite Disney movie, Sleeping Beauty, but the character's look oddly familiar to you and your boyfriend. | Picture this - you're in the cinema watching your favourite Disney movie, Sleeping Beauty, but the character's look oddly familiar to you and your boyfriend. |
| The Prince then proposes to the Princess, you turn to your side - and your boyfriend is down on one knee with a ring. | The Prince then proposes to the Princess, you turn to your side - and your boyfriend is down on one knee with a ring. |
| This fairytale moment (literally) was created by filmmaker Lee Loechler when he proposed to his girlfriend Sthuthi David, a cardiologist. | This fairytale moment (literally) was created by filmmaker Lee Loechler when he proposed to his girlfriend Sthuthi David, a cardiologist. |
| He rented a cinema room filled with their friends and family, played the film and popped the question - and thankfully she said 'Yes'. | He rented a cinema room filled with their friends and family, played the film and popped the question - and thankfully she said 'Yes'. |
| "When Lee first sent me an email saying he had a proposal idea for his girlfriend, I thought he just meant a Disney-style portrait of the two of them," says Australian illustrator Kayla Coombs, who worked with Lee for six months to recreate the 1959 film. | "When Lee first sent me an email saying he had a proposal idea for his girlfriend, I thought he just meant a Disney-style portrait of the two of them," says Australian illustrator Kayla Coombs, who worked with Lee for six months to recreate the 1959 film. |
| Kayla says that after months of late night Skype calls "it was really, really satisfying to see in the video that Sthuthi picked up on a lot of the little things that we did". | Kayla says that after months of late night Skype calls "it was really, really satisfying to see in the video that Sthuthi picked up on a lot of the little things that we did". |
| Even details like the way Sthuthi furrows her eyebrows and looks at Lee when she's confused were put in the cartoon. | Even details like the way Sthuthi furrows her eyebrows and looks at Lee when she's confused were put in the cartoon. |
| "This is probably the biggest personal commission that I've ever done, it was just awesome - a pleasure to be a part of," says Kayla. | "This is probably the biggest personal commission that I've ever done, it was just awesome - a pleasure to be a part of," says Kayla. |
| The video has gone viral, with more than 1.5m views on Youtube, and Twitter seems to love it. | The video has gone viral, with more than 1.5m views on Youtube, and Twitter seems to love it. |
| Marriage proposals seem to be getting bigger, better and more public - with YouTube full of people finding extravagant ways to pop the question. | Marriage proposals seem to be getting bigger, better and more public - with YouTube full of people finding extravagant ways to pop the question. |
| A man from Gloucester proposed to his girlfriend in November last year by getting a "Will you marry me?" tattoo with a 'Yes' or 'No' tick box for her to fill in. | A man from Gloucester proposed to his girlfriend in November last year by getting a "Will you marry me?" tattoo with a 'Yes' or 'No' tick box for her to fill in. |
| Luckily for him, his girlfriend said 'Yes' and ticked the correct box. | Luckily for him, his girlfriend said 'Yes' and ticked the correct box. |
| At the 2018 Emmy awards, Glenn Weiss proposed to his girlfriend on stage whilst accepting an award - with approximately 11.5m people watching at home. | At the 2018 Emmy awards, Glenn Weiss proposed to his girlfriend on stage whilst accepting an award - with approximately 11.5m people watching at home. |
| It doesn't always have to have millions of viewers though - Adam King proposed to his girlfriend Lucy Rogers in 2011 on a packed train, with a whole choir singing Bill Withers' Lovely Day. | It doesn't always have to have millions of viewers though - Adam King proposed to his girlfriend Lucy Rogers in 2011 on a packed train, with a whole choir singing Bill Withers' Lovely Day. |
| And finally, Nick Fenton from New Jersey proposed to his girlfriend Bridget Moore with a banner plane carrying the message "Briget will you marry me? Love Nick". | And finally, Nick Fenton from New Jersey proposed to his girlfriend Bridget Moore with a banner plane carrying the message "Briget will you marry me? Love Nick". |
| Awkwardly, the banner misspelled her name - but she still said "I do". | |
| But is it too much pressure? | But is it too much pressure? |
| We asked Bernadette Chapman, founder of The UK Alliance of Wedding Planners. | We asked Bernadette Chapman, founder of The UK Alliance of Wedding Planners. |
| "It definitely increases the pressure. Personally I would hate a public proposal and I think most people would find it really embarrassing." | "It definitely increases the pressure. Personally I would hate a public proposal and I think most people would find it really embarrassing." |
| However, she did like the idea of the Sleeping Beauty proposal. | However, she did like the idea of the Sleeping Beauty proposal. |
| "It was imaginative - there's a difference between creating a proposal that will resonate with your loved one and creating a proposal because you are egotistical. | "It was imaginative - there's a difference between creating a proposal that will resonate with your loved one and creating a proposal because you are egotistical. |
| "People who want to propose in public need to ask themselves - are you doing it for yourself or are you doing it for the person you are proposing to?" | "People who want to propose in public need to ask themselves - are you doing it for yourself or are you doing it for the person you are proposing to?" |
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