That looks like her family was in on it as well.

Cute.

This doesn't strike me as very public, either. It's a group of their friends and family members, who probably would have known he was proposing, even if they hadn't been involved in the proposal.

Much better than in front of a bunch of strangers.

That was the CUTEST. PROPOSAL. EVAH!

Loved it!

That was really clever. Love, love, love it!

Put me down in the Grinch column. Way to hold a gun to her head, eh, Isaac? She's gonna really look bad if she says no.

My sixteen-year-old, looking over my shoulder, is less than impressed as well. Too show-offy, she says.

Didn't we have a featured letter about this kind of thing a few months back?

Needs more cowbell.

This obviously took a lot more time and effort than the idiot + jumbotron at the basketball game proposal. If a guy knows you that well, and is thoughtful and works with other thoughtful people who know you, then I'd say you have a 99.99% chance for success.

There is always that slim chance that she will be off her meds that day, but then, them's the breaks.

BTW, I thought this was frelling adorable, but I would have said no. I'm mean that way, and I don't like being put on the spot. Anyone who knows me well enough to want to marry me knows damned well not to blindside me like that.

@Miss Alkon: "... but if you are pretty damn sure the girl will marry you and then the 'public' is only her family and friends, not strangers, it's somehow different."

Yeah, I guess I can kind of see that. My wife pretty much felt the same way; the guy wouldn't have gone to the trouble if he wasn't sure of her response already. I'm still not a fan of that kind of spectacle, though I'll give credit to the choreographer.

Does anyone remember the scene in the movie Moonstruck where Danny Aiello proposes to Cher? That was hilarious!

I thought the girl in the red dress stole the show. It turns out she's the choreographer, Gina Johnson Morris:

http://annacanzano.wordpress.com/2012/05/27/will-you-marry-me-lip-dub-marriage-proposal/

I finally figured out a way describe the typical scoreboard proposal: It's asking your sweetie to marry you while at the scene of a drive-by shooting investigation. Everyone else is (possibly including him) is really focusing on the investigation, she's just coincidentally there to be asked.

Yes there are the future bride's that are more of a sports fanatic than him, but how often?

If you google "scoreboard marriage proposal cost" it is as low as $100 to several $K. But there is not any real effort put into doing it anymore, other than a whole in the wallet.