A Perfect Proposal
You would think that after four years of blogging about one romantic love story after another, I would be a bit desensitized to all of the mushy stuff. That I might just watch something like this next little gem and not shed a single tear. WRONG. Totally wrong. I sat here like a baby, bawling my eyes out, grinning from ear to ear, clutching my hands together in total glee. It’s a proposal story that the holy-cow-fabulous McKenzie Miller of McKenzie Miller Films sent our way and it has single-handedly turned my not so great day, into total happiness. It’s a last minute addition to today’s line-up but one that you really can’t miss…one that I simply HAD to share.
I am a wedding cinematographer in New York City and last month I had the opportunity to be a part of the most fun and exciting wedding proposal in Grand Central Station. Todd (the proposer) contacted me about a week before it was to take place to see if I would be interested in sneakily filming him proposing to his girlfriend in Grand Central during rush hour. Todd works in Connecticut every day and therefore always comes through Grand Central. Griffin often meets him there after work to go to dinner or wherever, so Grand Central has a special place in their hearts. I had never met Griffin before so all I had to recognize her by were the few photos Todd sent to me. After a few secret meetings with Todd to finalize details, the big day arrived and it was so much fun! Todd was scheduled to be in Grand Central at the height of rush hour when thousands of people are making their way through the terminal. He told Griffin he had received really good news at work that day and wanted to go out and celebrate. Since she met him there so often, she didn’t think anything of it. Todd’s plan for the proposal was to have 11 strangers on his train hand Griffin 11 white roses. Once that was done, he emerged with the 12th rose and proposed. Everything went off without a hitch and as you can see from the video, Griffin was totally surprised!
Thank you, McKenzie…and the adorable proposer…for brightening my day to no end.
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total melt. love.
Gets me every time;)
Loves this! Perfect idea :)
LOVE!!! Loving all the proposal stories on SMP lately!
OMG !!! This is amazing, thank you so much for sharing :-) Made my day
LOVE this!
What a proposal ! I'm in tears
Absolutely and utterly perfect and amazing! Best wishes to the happily engaged! I am moved to tears over here! Well done Todd, well done!
Totally got me crying, too! LOL then again, I am 3 days from getting married; this is a no-brainer tear-jerker for me right now!
absolutely amazing. what is the name of that song?!
Yep. Totally crying. So, so sweet!!
ok this actually made me cry!
FABULOUS!! I LOVE her reaction - I'm not the only one to forget to say yes! What an amazing thing to have on film!!
what a fairytale engagement! and so beautifully done!
OMG!!!
I've got tears rolling down my face. This is so perfect!!!
LOVE IT!
Crying . . . AMAZING!
three seconds in and I was gone too! teardrops on my laptop. sweetest thing ever!!
awhh! that totally brought back one I got to shoot myself in January - so wonderful!
Love love love love! Love the complete shock! The OMG's times a million! The pretty ROCK he put on her finger & the swoon worthy kiss at the end.
Kathryn, it's Bruno Mars, Marry You ;)
This was fabulous & unforgettable.. Two thumbs up to the groom for such an original moment
ok, when I read the description I though "why? why oh why, would anyone do something like that? in such a public place?? That's horrible!!People would be staring at you!". But when I watched it I have to admit I was really happy for this couple...it was so cute! I got a bit emotional even...And it was funny to see someone else's special moment. I now would have liked to have someone filming my reaction to my fiancé's proposal. I do remember saying "Oh my God" several times too...humm...
I'm balling like a baby! So sweet and adorable! What a precious man :)
Absolutely amazing!!!!!
I know you warned me... but, I'm sitting here bawling.... that was just precious!
Oh my God is right! Crying like a baby.
awwww she was soo shoocked soo cute!! It made me tear up!!:)
absolutely adorable.
ahhh the tears! Beautiful!
How sweet is that?!!! I wish now that my fiance's proposal had been videotaped :)
Total tear-jerker!!! AH! So cute!
SO sweet!
In the words of Griffin..."Oh My God!"
Love it!
A young Jane Fonda. Just lovely. So, "BAREFOOT IN THE PARK.....WGM
Sooo stinkin cute! Who could not tear up at this?! Thank you for sharing!!
Congrats to the adorable couple!!
Great stuff! Anyone know who this version of "Marry You" is by? I love it.
Thank you for the love everyone! Todd and Griffin are the most amazing couple and I feel so lucky to have been able to be a part of such a special moment in their lives. It was the best experience. The song is "Marry You" by Bruno Mars.
LOVED her reaction! What a beautiful moment captured.
Love love love!!!
Soooooooooo stinkin' cute!!!!!!!
THIS IS AMAZING! Such a beautiful idea....and the place, it just shows how special and unexpected it was for her. Made my day!
Not too often do I get to see this part of the progression, it's so refreshing to see how exciting it still is for a man to ask a woman to be his wife!!!
Awww!! They are SO adorable! She is gorgeous and that ring is insane! Love it :) Congratulations to the beautiful couple!!
Lisa
Made my day!
How sweet is that! And what a ring! :)
Thanks McKenzie, and congratulations again!
Wow. Amazing, and creative, and amazing! My favorite part, however, has to be the woman who almost inadvertently walks right through the proposal. I love the "oh shit, better walk around" look on her face.
Also, gorgeous ring! He's definitely a keeper!
so so sweet! and she's so adorably surprised! gorgeous ring too!
Beautiful..! I was in tears!! And gorgeous ring.!!
LOVE LOVE LOVE!! :)
WHAT THE HECK?!?! how stinking adorable is that?!?!
absolutely wonderful! brought me to tears (:
Stunning. Sobbed my heart out. AND THE RING!!!! Wowzers!
I swear, that was the cutest proposal I've seen online in awhile :) I love her reaction, I think mine as along the same lines "oh my gosh, oh my gosh, oh my gosh..." and so on :)
So happy you shared this. I LOVE proposals. This one is so great. I loved how he got the strangers involved. What a great way to share love with everyone around you. Gorgeous couple.
Very sweet. I love people who are creative and think outside the box. Such a wonderful keepsake to have your proposal on tape!
This looks amazing. After seeing this, I definitely want my proposal and wedding filmed.
What an amazing proposal! So creative. I loved it!
This is so cute, but I actually love this one done in Times Square even more told via photographs!
http://cpaulson.com/blog/2011/03/15/jahid-pops-the-question-in-times-square/
I totally applaud Todd for being so creative with the roses and the location of the proposal. Good for him for being so romantic! Congrats to the happy couple!
That is just amazing!!! I love how excited she is and how many times she says Oh My God! SOO SWEET!!!
That was so amazing! =) I love how she keeps looking at her hand and saying OMG..Great Great Vid!
Sooooo sweet! Makes me feel better that Im not the only one that said Oh My God like a million times!!! :)
Oh my gosh. I've watched it three times in a row now! SO cute! It makes me so happy! So lucky to have that special memory taped!
LOVE the reaction!! Seriously, a perfect proposal. It was so THEM based on what the story said, love love love it.
Goosebumps. What a beautiful couple and such a special moment!
This is so wonderful. I can't believe it was pulled off so seamlessly, just gorgeous. McKenzie is a true talent.
LOVE LOVE this! So sweet and genuine! I wish I could have captured our engagement like this.
It also stinks when trolls like "Jessica" write useless comments like the one above. There is no "better" engagement experience than another. Everyone's experience is unique and special.
Are you the same troll that wrote the useless comment on Design*Sponge:
http://www.designsponge.com/2011/06/before-after-paneled-wood-wall.html
Cannot wait to see the wedding. This was lovely.