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Guy's Disney
Proposal Didn't Get
Fairytale Ending

Guy's Disney Proposal Didn't Get Fairytale Ending

Marc Rubin claims employee started altercation that ended up getting him arrested, sues Disney

(Newser) - A Long Island man thought July 8, 2015, was going to be "one of the most important" days of his life, but now he's suing Disney World for ruining it. Fox News reports on Marc Rubin's lawsuit, which the 57-year-old filed Sept. 27 in Florida's Orange...

First Thing He Hears After Implant: Marriage Proposal

Nightmare Infection Took His
Hearing. But This, He Heard

Oct 6, 2018 12:40 PM CDT

Nightmare Infection Took His Hearing. But This, He Heard

Hayward Duresseau gets meningitis. Then, a proposal

(Newser) - For Hayward Duresseau, a "terrifying" diagnosis ended in one of the happiest moments of his life. The 27-year-old had just visited San Francisco with boyfriend Kerry Kennedy in February when he grew exhausted, lost some vision, got a killer headache, and fell violently ill—which landed him in an...

Marriage Proposal Ends With Dramatic Rescue

Marriage Proposal Ends
With 4:30am Mountain Rescue

Oct 1, 2018 12:26 PM CDT

Marriage Proposal Ends With 4:30am Mountain Rescue

Yes, the engagement is still on

(Newser) - A Texas man went a bit too far in his quest for the perfect marriage proposal: Joshua Mason, 27, and Katie Davis, 28, ended up in "a serious situation" and having to be rescued by authorities. The couple flew from Texas to Denver Friday and set out on a...

Jeopardy! Contestant Pops a Big Question

Audience Member
on Jeopardy!
Gives Winning
Answer

Sep 28, 2018 5:33 AM CDT

Audience Member on Jeopardy! Gives Winning Answer

Her boyfriend was a contestant, and he had a big question for her: a marriage proposal

(Newser) - It usually takes contestants on Jeopardy! a second or two to come up with questions, but an audience member on Thursday night's episode had an instantaneous answer for one query, USA Today reports. That person was Maria Shafer, whose boyfriend, contestant Michael Pascuzzi, was being introduced by host Alex...

Traffic Stop Becomes
Life-Changing Moment

Sep 8, 2018 12:32 PM CDT

Traffic Stop Becomes Life-Changing Moment

A man identified only as Kenneth had a unique way to propose marriage

(Newser) - A woman was in for a huge surprise when Miami Beach police pulled her over, the AP reports. She and her boyfriend got out of the car. An officer asked the boyfriend if he had anything to say. And that's when the man, identified as Kenneth, got down on...

Justin Bieber is Reportedly Engaged to Hailey Baldwin

Justin Bieber Reportedly
Marrying Into Baldwin Family

Jul 8, 2018 2:30 PM CDT

Justin Bieber Reportedly Marrying Into Baldwin Family

The pop crooner reportedly popped the question to Alec Baldwin's model niece, Hailey Baldwin

(Newser) - Justin Bieber is reportedly getting married, and you may have heard of his blushing bride (or at least her family). Per a TMZ scoop, the pop crooner proposed to model and celebrity scion Hailey Baldwin on Saturday at a resort in the Bahamas and she said yes. Baldwin is the...

2 Proposals, 2 Rings, One Very In-Sync Couple

As Woman Proposed,
Her Partner Pulled
Out a Ring

May 30, 2018 11:05 AM CDT

As Woman Proposed, Her Partner Pulled Out a Ring

Video of Friday's chance event is now a viral hit

(Newser) - Jessa Gillaspie jumped up and down as her girlfriend got down on one knee Friday at the site of their first date, the Memphis Zoo, but there was more to the move than simple excitement. Before giving an answer, Gillaspie reached into her purse and pulled out a ring she'...

He Planned His
Proposal in the
Bahamas. Then
Came the Wave

Mar 14, 2018 7:15 AM CDT

He Planned His Proposal in the Bahamas. Then Came the Wave

19-year-old Jonathan Brussow tragically killed in freak accident on island of Eleuthera

(Newser) - "God brought Jonathan in with a storm and took him back in a storm." That's how the family of 19-year-old Jonathan Brussow describe his death earlier this month in the Bahamas, just after he'd asked the family of his girlfriend for permission to marry her. Athena...

Retiree Accepts Proposal After
Winning Conch Shell Contest

Mar 4, 2018 4:40 PM CST

Retiree Accepts Proposal After Winning Conch Shell Contest

Mary Lou Smith, 70, and Rick Race, 73, were both competing on a stage in Key West

(Newser) - A Florida retiree has won the women's division in Key West's annual Conch Shell Blowing Contest—and accepted a marriage proposal from a fellow competitor. Seventy-year-old Mary Lou Smith impressed the judges Saturday with long blasts on the fluted, pink-lined shell. And when 73-year-old Rick Race proposed on...

Passengers Cheer for Pilot's
Very Special Preflight Speech

Jan 1, 2018 2:00 PM CST

Passengers Cheer for Pilot's Very Special Preflight Speech

Jon Emerson proposed to his flight attendant girlfriend right before takeoff

(Newser) - Call it the tamer (and more romantic) version of the Mile High Club, before the plane even left the ground. The Independent reports on an airline pilot who decided to surprise his flight attendant girlfriend, who works with him, two days before Christmas. As Jon Emerson, 24, gave passengers weather,...

Subzero Temps Can't
Stop Boyfriend's Proposal

Dec 30, 2017 5:21 PM CST

Subzero Temps Can't Stop Boyfriend's Proposal

Josh Darnell proposed to Rachel Raske on side of freezing mountain

(Newser) - Extreme cold didn't get in the way of a heartwarming proposal on an icy mountainside, the AP reports. Josh Darnell, 31, dropped to his knee and popped the question after climbing to a scenic spot Thursday on Tuckerman's Ravine, on the southeastern side of New Hampshire's Mount...

Man Learns Hard Way Not to
Propose Over Body of Water

Sep 12, 2017 4:29 PM CDT

Man Learns Hard Way Not to Propose Over Body of Water

'You could hear a little plop'

(Newser) - It started with a wedding proposal and ended with a dozen churchgoers up to their armpits in pond water. The Kansas City Star reports Maddie Villareal was supposed to be filming a romantic engagement between her friends Seth Dixon and Ruth Salas Saturday in Kansas City's Loose Park. Her...

She Said 'Yes' to
Proposal. Then the
Balloon Crashed

May 30, 2017 10:02 AM CDT

She Said 'Yes' to Proposal. Then the Balloon Crashed

No one injured in Edmonton incident

(Newser) - Since she was a child, Christine Peters had dreamed of going on a hot air balloon ride. Her dream finally came true on Saturday, reports ABC News , but if a wedding proposal didn't make the adventure memorable enough, the subsequent crash likely did. Peters had just gotten engaged to...

Woman Unwittingly Wears
Engagement Ring for a Year

May 12, 2017 6:40 AM CDT

Woman Unwittingly Wears Engagement Ring for a Year

'It was literally under her nose'

(Newser) - An Australian man may have outdone pretty much everyone when it comes to perfecting the marriage proposal. Using only first names, the man named Terry tells HuffPost the story of how he gave his girlfriend Anna a necklace on their one-year dating anniversary. Using Huon pine, a wood native to...

Woman Scores
Half-Court Shot,
$500, Fiancé

Feb 19, 2017 11:59 AM CST

Woman Scores Half-Court Shot, $500, Fiancé

It was an eventful few minutes for Upstate New York woman

(Newser) - When Erin Tobin shoots, sometimes she really scores: The 30-year-old New Yorker and college basketball fan was watching her alma mater Siena take on Manhattan on Thursday night in Albany when she got the opportunity to take a half-court shot with a $500 gift card on the line. Not only...

Newborn Helps Dad
Propose to Mom

Jan 21, 2017 12:25 PM CST

Newborn Helps Dad Propose to Mom

'Mommy, will you marry my Daddy?'

(Newser) - The internet's reaction to an inventive and adorable marriage proposal in Nebraska can best be summed up by this tweet : "DEAR CHRIST I AM SOBBING." Susan Medina and Darick Mead welcomed their first child last week, a son named Ryder, Mashable reports. And Ryder, despite being just...

Things This Man
Used to Propose:
Cops, Tasers, a 'Gun'

Dec 13, 2016 1:11 AM CST

Things This Man Used to Propose: Cops, Tasers, a 'Gun'

But nobody got Tasered—or dumped

(Newser) - Daiwon McPherson got the unusual marriage proposal he was looking for and lived to tell the tale. The Alabama man faked a standoff with police Friday night to surprise girlfriend Shawna Blackmon with a ring. McPherson, 33, arranged the proposal with the help of two police officers and some fellow...

Yankee Fan Drops Bomb on
GF—and Engagement Ring

Sep 28, 2016 11:00 AM CDT

Yankee Fan Drops Bomb on GF—and Engagement Ring

But did Andrew Fox make the save?

(Newser) - If Red Sox fans didn't have enough to taunt Yankees fans about, Tuesday's game between the two rivals offered more ammunition. A Pennsylvania man decked out in pinstripes decided to propose to his girlfriend at Yankee Stadium, and he had his stunt all worked out, down to getting...

First the Medal,
Then the Ring

olympics

Aug 15, 2016 12:44 AM CDT

First the Medal, Then the Ring

He Zi of China accepts proposal from boyfriend and fellow diver Qin Kai

(Newser) - Love is in the air at the Olympic diving pool. He Zi of China settled for silver in women's 3-meter springboard on Sunday before accepting another prize: an engagement ring. Boyfriend and fellow diver Qin Kai surprised her with a marriage proposal as she stepped off the medal podium....

Man's Cliff-Top
Proposal Goes
Downhill Fast

Apr 8, 2016 5:17 AM CDT

Man's Cliff-Top Proposal Goes Downhill Fast

He had to be rescued, then was arrested

(Newser) - Michael Banks' engagement couldn't have gotten off to a rockier start. Police say the 27-year-old Fresno man illegally scaled the 600-foot Morro Rock off California's Central Coast after sunrise Thursday to propose to his girlfriend over the Facetime app. She said yes, but was upset that he'd...