Groomsman proposes to bridesmaid at friend's wedding
- A video showing a groomsman proposing to a bridesmaid at a wedding with the help of the bride has gone viral
- The bride took the tradition of throwing her bouquet to help the groomsman in his surprise proposal
- The bridesmaid said yes and the newly-engaged couple were beyond excited, evident in the rest of the video
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Most people would prefer that their special day is not overshadowed by others but one young bride planned a surprise with a groomsman.
In a viral video shared to Facebook, a groomsman took his friend's wedding as an opportunity to propose to his bae.
The video starts with the bride getting ready to throw her bouquet. According to tradition, the person (usually a woman) who catches the bouquet will get married next. However, this lovely bride walked over to a bridesmaid and handed her the bouquet.
As the stunned bridesmaid turned around, her bae was on one knee waiting to ask for her hand in marriage. Thankfully it was a happy ending as the bridesmaid said yes. The freshly-engaged couple were ecstatic.
Take a look at the heartwarming video below:
Legit.ng took to the over 4500 comments to see what some Facebook users had to say.
Laura Eaton Potoeski wrote:
"Props to the bride as well - not many brides want to share the spotlight on their day. Congrats to everyone!"
Elaine Crowe said:
"What a generous bride to do that for her friend."
Pat McClennan commented:
"How sweet is this and what lovely friends they have to let this happen on their wedding day. Well done to you both new wife and husband."
Karen Foy Atwell added:
"So sweet. What a special bride to let someone else have that special moment on her day!"
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Meanwhile, Legit.ng earlier reported that a young woman recently took to Twitter to share a few beautiful black and white pictures of her parents looking at all sorts of in love together.
In the touching post, the elderly couple proved that love can last forever as they looked at each other with more than a sparkle in their eyes.
Celiwe Nsibande, their daughter who uploaded the photos, explained that the pair have been together for a whole 40 years.
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