Surprise wedding proposal in Abu Dhabi shocks internet

DUBAI – Imagine looking out your window in Abu Dhabi and seeing the sweetest marriage proposal ever. Out on the road. “Erin, will you marry me?” was set in big, bold letters in the middle of the road on Reem Island in Abu Dhabi on Wednesday, triggering a flood of positive comments on social media. “Big marriage proposal on Reem Island. Does anyone know Erin and did she say yes?” said Abu Dhabi resident Tom Clarke, who posted a photo of the proposal on Facebook.

So did Erin actually say yes? In fact, she did! “I honestly think that is the most romantic thing that has ever happened to me, to be honest,” Erin Herndobler, the object of the proposal, told expatmedia.net. The 34-year-old first grade teacher said that the wedding, in fact, is set for 4pm on Saturday (May 18). Her fiancé, Eric Wilson, plans to move in with her to the UAE from Texas after the wedding, she said. “It was funny because I came home and was playing ‘Marry Me’ by Train for him and he said, ‘Wait a minute and come to the balcony’,” she said. “We were dancing to the song and he got down on one knee. I was shocked. And then he said, ‘Look over my shoulder’ and I saw it on the ground.” Herndobler said Wilson spent “three hours in the heat” shaping plastic bags and rocks into words for his out-of-the-box marriage proposal. The proposal came a year after the couple met in the UAE when Wilson visited the emirate to skydive, she said.

Meanwhile, neighbours have sent their congratulations to the couple. Tom Clarke, who lives across the couple in Amaya Towers, said it was “lovely to notice something different and see the marriage proposal” as he looked out from his balcony. “One of the rubbish collectors went over initially to have a look and I was worried he might pick it all up before it was seen by anyone else. I thought it was one of those special moments and so I posted it on Abu Dhabi Q and A as we were interested to know if Erin had said yes. The speed of the comments and the reply of Erin was lovely to see,” Clarke told expatmedia.net. The post has since gotten more than 500 likes. ICA/PIA/Expat 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