Good News: Maybe That Guy Who Proposed at a Wedding ISN'T Terrible
His new fiancée is speaking out. She has only nice things to say ... but then, she did agree to marry the guy, ill-timed stunt and all, so she might be biased?
After being shared on Reddit as "any girl's wedding nightmare" earlier this week, a photo of some bro (1) wearing ankle socks to a wedding (I kid, my boyfriend would do this too — urgh, actually, I don't kid, send help ASAP, please) and (2) proposing at said wedding went viral, and, like, angry_Internet viral. Because that sort of behavior is just not acceptable right? Who takes the limelight away from the newlyweds?!
As it happens though, it's all cool. Really. Put down your pitchforks, unless you're planning use them to scoop a large slice of wedding cake. Megan, the lucky lady accepting her beau's ring in the photo, spoke with The New York Daily News and said the whole stunt was the bride's idea. Also, the bride is her sister, which helps. "Everyone in the Reddit picture knew the proposal was going to happen except for me," she explained, adding that her new fiancé had worried that the moment would upstage the proceedings but her sister "insisted it would only make things better."
Still, there's that argument that her expression in the photo — a quintessential forced smile — suggests she had second thoughts in the moment. To that, Megan says of the bride, "she's actually trying not to cry because it was such a happy moment for all of us." (The two couples, one married and other now-engaged, are "incredibly close," she added.) And she shared photos with the Daily News seemingly proving the cordial/genuinely excited aftermath:
All the Reddit snark and criticism that's followed is "heartbreaking," Megan said; whoever uploaded it in the first place can safely know they're being cut from her wedding's guest list. " I guess if I didn't know the whole story, then I would feel the same way as some of them," she continued, "however, I wouldn't voice my opinion about it because it's none of my business." Good luck selling that argument to the Internet, Megan. That's not how we roll.
But on a serious note, so glad this proposal was a lovely moment for all concerned.
