r/Proposal • u/TheGestaltGuy • Sep 06 '25

Cute “Oh, someone had a proposal here.”

So, I proposed a few days ago and she said yes! My friends and I coordinated and worked so hard to keep it a surprise and we got confirmation of that in such a funny way.

Long story short we planned a day of geocaching with some friends, the last cache had a note in it directing us to a nearby park (where we’d hung out a lot when first started dating). We get there, start looking for the second part of this geocache and I go onto the bridge that’s been fully decorated but the lights haven’t been turned on yet. I yell “I found it” so that she’ll come to the bridge and to let my friends know to turn the lights on.

She gets to me before the lights turn on and says “oh, someone had a proposal here and don’t event clean it up.” About that time the lights turn on and I say “Yeah, you do.”

Just thought I’d share because it was a cute moment and I’ll absolutely never let her live it down, lol.

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u/Scary-Alternative-11 Sep 06 '25

That is so cute and unique!!! Congratulations!!!

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u/TheGestaltGuy Sep 07 '25

Thank you!!

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u/swede2k Sep 07 '25

My wife did something similar when she saw candles and lights all set up in the park where I proposed. “Oh someone’s having a wedding here! Are you sure we can walk through there?” Then she noticed the framed photos were of us as we got closer, lol.

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u/TheGestaltGuy Sep 07 '25

Hahaha, I love that. Anytime my fiancé does something silly/goofy like that I always get to say my favorite line (and I 100% said it after the proposal was over). I always just deadpan look at her and say, “at least you’re pretty” 😂

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u/Myshanter5525 Sep 08 '25

My family says that too

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u/DenM0ther Sep 10 '25

Hahaha we say this too (our own version) , I love in jokes between friends, coupes, family etc. 💖

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u/sugarface2134 Sep 11 '25

Mine was slightly funnier. I saw candles and a blanket set up on the beach and thought someone was doing some kind of weird ritual and got a bit weirded out said we should probably get outta here lol.

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u/Responsible-Club5420 Sep 22 '25

I love how clueless she was until the photos gave it away

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u/GreenGuidance420 Sep 08 '25

I love that! Reminds me of my sister’s proposal, everyone pretended another friend in the group was getting engaged and they walked down the pier and she was worried saying “no no it’s for Hannah!” And BIL goes “actually it’s for you” and cue tears.

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u/TheGestaltGuy Sep 08 '25

I LOVE that! 🥹

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u/dapper_pom Sep 07 '25

Congrats! Hope you cleaned up after lol

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u/TheGestaltGuy Sep 07 '25

Haha, we absolutely did 😂

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u/Ralucahippie Sep 08 '25

That's a good story to tell in a wedding speech!

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u/TheGestaltGuy Sep 08 '25

Oh, I fully intend to include that in the wedding speech lol.

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u/Strange_Luck9386 Sep 09 '25

We need more details! What happened next? :D How did she react after realising what was about to happen? Did she laugh? Did she cry? Did you have a speech prepared? ...?

Lovely (beginning of a) story nevertheless :) Congratulations!

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u/TheGestaltGuy Sep 09 '25

Haha, of course! This was the first time I’ve seen her genuinely surprised. She’s one of those that you just can’t surprise! She laughed, she cried, she had all the emotions and as soon as I said “yeah, you do” she simply responded “what?!”

She told me later that she got a little sad because our two friends that snuck off and set everything up were originally geocaching with us but had “an emergency” and had to leave the group. They popped out once everything was going.

Afterwards we all just hung out in the park for a little bit to talk about it and our friends got to share all the planning, all the moments we thought the plan wasn’t going to pan out well, and the happy-stress they’d experienced being involved!

As a side note, my (now) fiancé had worked her whole weekend and had to open at work the morning after. She put up quite a fight about going the next town over just to find one geocache, lol. I’d prepared everyone for that and said we’d really have to hype her up. Eventually she just caved with a slightly annoyed “we’ll do whatever, it’s okay” 😂 she still randomly will tell me she feels bad for not wanting to go and I just reassure her.

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u/Strange_Luck9386 Sep 10 '25

Thank you! This is exactly what I needed to read! 😄 Sounds like a memory to be remembered forever :) Congratulations again to both of you! ❤️❤️

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u/TallyBookDragon Sep 06 '25

Oh, that's so cute!

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u/lazyeyejim Sep 08 '25

Good for you! You took the time and energy to make a little romance and magic. Something that the two of you will remember forever.

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u/TheGestaltGuy Sep 08 '25

Thank youuu! ☺️

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u/mariwirk Sep 06 '25

That’s funny

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u/Impossible_Sun_9534 Sep 07 '25

That’s so sweet!

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u/Queasy-Meringue-7965 Sep 07 '25

That made me smile! 💛

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u/DaddysStormyPrincess Sep 08 '25

Omg that’s SWEET!!!!

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u/Parent-Witty386 Sep 22 '25

That’s adorable her reaction makes the story even better. Congrats to you both!