Marry Me.
Wedding proposals are officially out of control.
Get this. In the latest episode of Ridiculous Public Wedding Proposals that should only exist in movies directed by Steven Spielberg-Richard Curtis hybrids, a Russian man faked his own death before springing to life and proposing to his (grieving) girlfriend.
SURPRISE!!!
Alexey Bykov hired a stuntman, a makeup artist and a filmmaker, then faked his death in a car crash. He said he did it because he “ wanted her to realise how empty her life would be without me and how life would have no meaning without me.”
UK press reports:
The 30-year-old then planned for girlfriend Irena Kolokov to meet him at the crash site so she would be convinced he was dead.
Irena said: “We’d arranged to meet at a certain place but when I arrived there were mangled cars everywhere, ambulances, smoke, and carnage.”
“Then when I saw Alexey covered in blood lying in the road, a paramedic told me he was dead and I just broke down in tears.”
But then “dead” Alexey climbed to his feet and proposed to Irena – still covered in fake blood.
Alexey Bykov
His girlfriend was a little more forgiving than we’d be. After the proposal – which she accepted FYI – she said: “I was so cross … I almost killed him again, but for real this time.”
And here we were thinking a public rendition of Bruno Mars’ engagement anthem was the ultimate sign of love….
And for those of you who thought that all the weddings proposals filmed online went well – just click here to see what happens when wedding proposals don’t go as expected!
Have you got a proposal story to share?
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Worst proposal I ever saw was while I was sitting in a car at a petrol station – a man got down on one knee in the petrol station ‘restaurant’ and from what I could see it wasn’t well received! There were tears and not the good kind.
Best proposal was my own – very private, just the two of us, in a beautiful outdoor setting. Very emotional and sweet without any fuss or hype. Keeping it a secret for a few days until we could see family was torture though!
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Oh, I love sharing my proposal story!
Friday morning I wake up to discover the alarm hasn’t gone off and we are late for work. As I jump out of bed shouting at Mr Sunshine to wake up, he pulls me back into bed and tells me we are not going to work today, that he has organised a day off with my boss.
He then tells me to pack an overnight bag.
Fast forward through a day of visits to my favourite park and cafe’s, we are having candlelight dinner on the deck of a B&B, dancing under the stars.
Fast forward to 3am and NOW the alarm goes off….because we are going hot air ballooning!
Towards the end of the balloon ride as we are skimming the fields Mr Sunshine pulls a ring out of the camera case and proposes. Cue yes, cheers, tears ect.
….But its not over yet!!!
After champagne brekkie we prepare to drive home and he has a wedding magazine in the car for the drive! and a bag of my favourite lollies.
But wait there is more!
On the way home he detours to the park where we had our first date… to find all my family there having a picnic! Cue more cheers, tears ect.
Ok, thats it, you can stop reading now.
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My husband proposed to me, in a horse-drawn carriage on a magical snowy day in March thirty years ago in Chamonix. The carriage driver had a wonderful singing voice and looked and sounded like a slightly smaller version of Luciano Pavarotti. We snuggled under the furs in the carriage enjoying the stunning setting and when my husband’s proposal finally came, I was completely overwhelmed. He said later that he was taking no chances on me refusing, but I made him wait until the following morning for my answer. Major wedding anniversary coming up.
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Talk about one bad apple spoiling the bunch. I dare say most couple’s proposal stories are romantic and memorable.
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No way! I would not accept that! That’s a really mean horrible joke/prank to play. I understand his intentions, but he should have known better.
I do not want to be proposed to in a public place i.e. a restaurant in front of everyone, in front of a crowd etc. I’d just feel the intense pressure to say yes.
My old history teacher used to work in a restaurant in her uni days and one night this guy told them he was going to propose to his gf, told them to bring out a bottle of champagne when he gave the signal etc etc. Well he proposed, the champagne came out, everyone watching and she said no! Massive awkward turtle moment
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What a horrible thing to do to someone you love.
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If that was me, He would have been told no way and I never wish to see you again after such a performance, what a nasty thing to do to someone!!
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This is just crazy!! I would be sooooooo angry, I would find it very hard to forgive this behaviour, let alone say yes!
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I would marry him. Think how much fun SHE could have when deciding how to tell him she’s pregnant.
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The only “joke” that would match his would be to let him fall in love withthe baby, thn fke a miscarriage, then announce it was a joke when she starts showing too much to hide it? Or tell him the baby has died (on the phone) when he goes home to rest afer the birth? That’s just disgusting really; I wouldn’t forgive it (and I’m forgiving….)
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That is the most unromantic story ever! Haha my husband didn’t propose we just decided to get married there was no big show etc and I had my grandmothers ring so wore that as my ‘engagement’ ring….went out to dinner to celebrate….
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He is very lucky she said yes. I am sure a lot of women would not be so forgiving.
Very strange
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I’m sorry but that is just sick and wrong!!! If you really loved someone why would you want them to be in pain thinking you had died!!!! That is just awful!!! I would have said NO WAY to that proposal…..
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hahahah love the failed marriage proposals!! too funny!
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I’m beginning to feel sorry for grooms to be, there seems to be so much pressure on them to turn their proposal into an extravaganza I wonder if within the extravaganza you actually lose what it’s all about? I work as a wedding celebrant and often the most beautiful and romantic proposals are the simplest…I just hate for me to feel pressure to be something they’re not
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Agreed. A proposal in it’s simplest form is more of a romantic declaration of commitment and love than all these extravagant public proposals.
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This is too much. The thought of a public proposal makes me anxious enough let alone something like this! “he wanted her to realise her life would be empty and without meaning without him” sounds healthy!
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I agree. Way over the top and kind of scary if you think about it.
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No fancy proposal here!
In bed one Saturday morning, (we’d only been going out 9 weeks!!) and the conversation went like this:
Him: If I asked you to marry me, would you?
Me: Yes
Him: So, will you?
Me: Yeah, suppose so!
And that was that!! We didn’t tell friends or family for another 2 weeks – just so we were both sure!!
Honestly though, I would not have had it anyother way!
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My husband asked me while we were doing the dishes. Very unromantic. On the upside, he was helping to do the dishes
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I think that’s great!! Hope you haven’t replaced him wth a dishwasher though!!
My OH said if you can find joy/pleasure in doing the most mundane tasks with someone then they are a keeper!
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Lol SM, we now have 4 kids under 5 – long gone are the idyllic nights of dishes! Yep, he’s been replaced with a dishwasher – thankfully, he’ll still load it or empty it
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I think being proposed to while doing the dishes is far more romantic then all the big flashy proposals. I love that story
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