Here at Lemondrop, we're suckers for a good proposal story (heck -- we'll even take a bad one).So, clearly we were all a-swoon when we heard about one man's incredibly romantic airport proposal.
John Kilpatrick of Duluth, Ga., knew that his girlfriend of two years, Erin, was flying home to Dallas for the holidays. So he decided to book a flight that left immediately before hers so he could surprise her by showing up at the gate -- and getting down on one knee.
While that seemed like a great plan on its own, a few people wanted to make it even more special. When John told the agent at the ticket counter about his plan, the agent, pilot and flight attendant who would be on Erin's flight all wanted in on the plan. "It became far more people than I expected," he told Atlanta's WXIA.
Once Erin's plane landed, the pilot got on the PA and told her to stay on board while everyone else exited. And as soon as she was the sole, confused passenger, John entered, walked to his girlfriend's row and proposed. She later admitted to him that she didn't even know what he said but just saw him kneeling, she quickly said yes.
"As we got off the plane, everyone was clapping and applauding. And I asked her about it later, and she doesn't remember what I even said," Kilpatrick told WXIA. The perfect ending to one undeniably perfect proposal.
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Tuesday 29 December
By Sandy
This was awesome. What the Airline crew did to assist this young man was great. With all the bad news on plains going on right now. Hearing this is heart warming. Congrads and Best Wishes for a Happy Future.
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Tuesday 29 December
By Bad Spellers of the world UNTIE
Plains - large area of flat land
Planes - big machines that fly in the air from one place to another.
Very funny comment.
Tuesday 29 December
By Papa
Now ain't love grand! So they can fly off to make a happy love nest on a sweet street in Georgia...Congrats and Best Wishes to the love birds! From my heart!
Papa
Tuesday 29 December
By Sondie
Wow, your spelling is atrocious.
Tuesday 29 December
By Momof3
You see, there still are people who like romance. Job well done to the pilot, crew, and gate attendant. That's the spirit of the holidays. (and airplane, or plane is not spelled plain. A third grade student would know that)
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Tuesday 29 December
By john
Hey Momo, the gate attendant had nothing to do with it. At least a third grade student remembers what they read...,. It was the ticket agent, pilot, and flight attendant. Show this to "your" kids, so they can see their mom is NOT smarter than a third grader !!!
Tuesday 29 December
By wolfman
A third grade student would know that you capitalize the first letter of the first word in a sentence. Morons that want to correct other people, unbelievable.
Tuesday 29 December
By Keith
BOY THERE SURE ARE A LOT OF PIMPS IN HERE TRYING TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF A GOOD, CLEAN, AND HAPPY STORY. I GUESS THEY CAN'T HELP IT AS GREED RULES THEIR LIVES AND THEY HAVE NO PRINCIPALS OR ETHICS.
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Tuesday 29 December
By Kathy
Ahem to that, how did we go from nice happy story to politics?????People think stright ,are we all doomed !!!
Tuesday 29 December
By donsbailbonds
I have a story of my engagement to my girlfriend of two years also. I met her in a bar called Lous Blues Upstairs. I had just moved to the area about a month and a half earlier. I do not drink but I liked to dance and was looking for a place to do this and have fun. Thats when I met JoAnn. I fell in love with her at first sight!! We danced all night long together and after a little while which seemed like forever we became a couple. Now two years six months later while at Lous on a Friday night after singing karaoke and her favorite song that I do for her (Can't help falling in love with you ) by Elvis , I called her to the mike and she thought I was going to have her sing but instead I got down on my knee and asked her to marry me. Everyone in the bar was in shock because I did not tell anyone except the karaoke DJ Bob Neal what I was doing. For the next 15 minutes it was like being the winner of an academy award everyone in the place was coming over to us to congradulate us. It was awsome!! and to top it off JoAnn said YES!!!!! thats our story!!
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Tuesday 29 December
By BRINDA
CONGRATULATIONS!! HOPE YOU ENJOY A HAPPY AND LONG LIFE TOGETHER.
Tuesday 29 December
By Candy
That's very nice:)!!!
Tuesday 29 December
By Mariela Colon
What a great story.... I hope the best for both of you....
Tuesday 29 December
By Weeble Wobble
And if you believe that, I have some oceanfront property in Utah I want to sell you. This guy's g/f is a blow up doll! What a complete BS story....
Tuesday 29 December
By neil
Don it is nice to read that some people who coment on thing know how to coment wihtout a bunch of crap thanks
Tuesday 29 December
By Bobbie
Why is AOL allowing people to solicit web sites on the comment page? Isn't this spam?
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Tuesday 29 December
By harold ross
I agree
Tuesday 29 December
By K.
I hate big fanfair proposals. Here's why..... More that likely this lady realized this guy was the one for her perhaps 6 months into their relationship.
Now if she had thrown a parade or pulled a stunt to profess her love for him at that point, he would have made track star Usain Bolt look like a snail to get away from the "presure".
But when he is all good and ready he gets to throw the hoopla and she is suppose to jump up and down and cry and their "audience" is suppose to errupt in cheers.
It's not even a sincere gesture of love at that point because the guy knows his woman wants to marry him otherwise why would he risk the expense of the ring and the public hoopla that could blow up in his face if she said no.
I told my boyfriend don't even try it! He proposed at home in front of 20 of our relatives over Thanksgiving, and THAT'S the way it should be.
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Tuesday 29 December
By sylvia
Why come on this site and run you mouth about you? Why try to ruin their story and JOY? It's kill joys like you that have the world in such a depressed state. Go eat some sugar.
Tuesday 29 December
By tsnj
K-Who are YOU to say how a proposal SHOULD be? How DARE you tarnish their gesture of love for one another with some smug commentary about how YOU think he should have done it. JEALOUS maybe? And I'm so glad I'm not YOUR husband. Any guy who's lady tells him how NOT to propose should take that as a warning..don't propose at ALL to her!! I missed the memo on rulebooks for proposals.
To each his own; I think it was a remarkable gesture of love and I pray their relationship ascends higher than the flight they came in on. God Bless them both.