Getting down on one knee is so 2005. In a time where our world is saturated in technology, wedding proposals are getting more unique and creative––and they are going viral.
Christopher Futch is the Area Coordinator in Austin Hall and works with the office of Residence Life. Chris and his wife, Elaine, have been married for two years. The couple have been together since high school. When college graduation loomed around the corner, Chris knew the time was coming for him to pop the question. But how?
“I wanted to do something that would be totally unexpected… something different and fun. And definitely fitting with the times,” Chris said.
After brainstorming, Chris found inspiration in a very unusual place.
“I was at the gym, and my iPod was on shuffle. And then this song came on from the ‘Pocahontas’ soundtrack.” It was then that Chris decided to make a video. After coming home for winter break during his senior year at Florida State University, Chris took the time to plan and record his proposal. When the big day finally came, Chris called Elaine and told her to check out a YouTube video that he found called “Kitty Finds A Treasure.”
The video begins with Chris looking at pictures under the tree at their high school where he first asked Elaine out. It then goes on to show him going to a jewelry store to find the perfect ring. Finally, the video ends with Chris at the front door, dressed in his best, ready to ask Elaine to spend the rest of their lives together. Little did Elaine know that Chris was actually waiting at her front door.
“I had her dad on the phone while she was watching it, and he had a code word so I would know when I needed to knock at the right time,” Chris said.
Chris knocked on the door and Elaine answered. Of course, she said yes.
Chris is not the only groom-to-be to decide to use technology to propose to his leading lady. Many video proposals have gone viral on the Internet. Check out the top three from 2012, along with Chris’s proposal:
1. Bruno Mars “Marry You” Lip-Dub
One of the most viral proposal videos of all time. The lucky girlfriend sat on the back of a car and watched a lip-dub performance featuring her family and friends as the car drove down the street, ending in a proposal.
2. Stuntman Uses His Skills to Propose
This man falls for marriage… literally. The groom-to-be stood on the ledge of a roof, proclaiming his love. However, when his best friend tosses him the ring, he takes a plunge down to fall on a pad conveniently placed on the ground below.
When the couple went on an airplane adventure, they hit some turbulence, and the boyfriend who is also a pilot asked his girlfriend to walk him through the emergency plans that had been left in the plane. Little did she know, each step led her to her own proposal.
Chelsea Daubar can be reached at chelsea.daubar@theminaretonline.com