A boyfriend who wanted to make a song and dance about his proposal did exactly that, standing on the roof of his van, outside a Tesco store, belting out an old tune.
Mike Ogden surprised his partner of two years, Gaynor Marshall, by blasting out the Stone Roses song ‘Sally Cinnamon’ from the top of his Ford Transit in an epic proposal that was weeks in the planning.
Sign-maker Mike, 48, parked up outside the Tesco superstore in Cheshire and climbed the van as his mates filmed.
Dressed in a tuxedo and armed with a karaoke speaker, he belted out the ‘Madchester’ classic to his partner before jumping down and getting on one knee.
Gobsmacked girlfriend Gaynor, 45, was led outside by her colleagues, who knew of Mike’s plan. She was filmed saying he’s ‘off his head’ as the Romeo serenaded her outside her workplace.
Mike, who gifted Gaynor a bouquet of flowers, can be heard on the video saying: ‘You are my world. You would make me the happiest man in the world if you’d be my wife forever.
‘Will you marry me?’
A teary Gaynor replied: ‘You know I will.’
Mike, who hatched the plan a few weeks earlier, said the song Sally Cinnamon had sentimental meaning for the couple, who listened to it on repeat.
He wanted to pull off a memorable proposal as the pair have always said they would have a low-key wedding.
‘We spoke about if we get married, it would just be us two on a beach somewhere, no fuss,’ he said.
‘So I thought if that’s going to be the wedding, I’ll have to make the proposal a big event.
‘I thought, why don’t I sing it from the top of my van? Then my friend who is a DJ offered to lend me a speaker.’
Mike spent a fortnight rehearsing his big performance after work and printed off a collection of pictures from the couple’s time together, that he attached to the side of his van.
Tesco worker Gaynor had no idea what Mike was up to.
She said: ‘I was totally shocked, I had no idea he was going to propose.
‘A couple of girls in work knew what was going on and they stitched me up. They pulled me away from the desk and then said there was a problem outside I needed to sort out.
‘I got out and saw Mike was standing there on top of his van and I was gobsmacked.
‘The fact it was that song was extra special because that’s our song, it means quite a lot to us.’
‘There was no chance I was going to say no, I’ve never been happier. He’s been my rock and I’d be lost without him.’
The couple have a romantic holiday booked on the Greek island of Kos next June, where Mike hopes they can get wed on the beach.
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source https://metro.co.uk/2019/12/01/man-proposes-to-girlfriend-outside-tesco-singing-a-song-from-the-roof-of-his-van-11249947/
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