When you get your mind set on proposing to your sweetheart, it's impossible to imagine doing it in a boring, nondescript way.
Of course, that's because you want to truly honor your significant other, your relationship, and the bond you've built.
At least that's how Chris Narine felt about proposing to his girlfriend, Marybeth.
He knew he wanted to pop the question at an art museum, but after his idea was rejected by multiple small museums, he knew he needed to just do it at the biggest museum around: the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City.
Chris planned his proposal for weeks, so when the day finally came around, he knew exactly what to do.
He hung a handmade drawing of himself proposing to Marybeth inside the museum, and then casually brought his girlfriend to the drawing.
When she saw it, she immediately understood what was happening, and she couldn't believe it.
[H/T: Love What Matters]
Chris shared his story on the Facebook page Love What Matters, where it got a lot of attention.
Within a day, the post had over 13,000 reactions and over 520 shares.
Chris explained:
In September we took a trip to the Metropolitan Museum of Art.
As we walked the aisles of art from ancient times and contemporary alike, we happened upon a room of Picasso's art (Marybeth's favorite).
My brother and sister-in-law were able to then hang the painting I had made of myself proposing to Marybeth wearing the red polka dot dress next to a Picasso.
After I was given the signal I brought my girlfriend to the painting where she began immediately crying when she realized that the painting was of what was about to take place.
I bent the knee and she nodded yes as tears traveled down her rosy cheeks.
Her cousin, who had been undercover waiting for them to arrive at the museum, beautifully documented the moment through her photography.
Soon after I rose back to my feet, we were greeted by a less than happy guard who told us to remove the painting from the wall and suggested that we leave.
After a few more quick photos, we left the building and the rest is history, or should I say… art history.
I knew she’d be wearing that dress because I had her mom buy it a few weeks in advance for her and then convinced her to wear it that day.
I had asked a few small museums for permission to do this and none obliged so I just said why not do it at the biggest museum I could think of and ask for forgiveness rather than permission.
People who saw the photos were absolutely wowed by them.
One woman wrote, "I'm a stickler for rules, but some are just meant to be broken. What a cute story!"
Another person commented, "I am not really romantic or sappy at all, but this may be one of the sweetest things I've ever seen!!"
What do you think of this adorable proposal?
