Bryan’s Video Proposal to Jamie (With a Little Help From Elvis and a Lot of Friends)

In June, Bryan set an intricate plan in motion, as he was preparing to propose to Jamie. Here’s a snippet from the email Liz and I received:

Jamie and I are going to Hawaii in August, and she’s a big Elvis fan. To work with that, I would like to get small clips of you lip-syncing to parts of “Can’t help falling in love” by Elvis. Don’t worry, you wont have to do the whole song. Once I get a good grasp of who will be involved, the song will be chopped up and you will be sent a small part to lip-sync.

If you say yes, I will send you a small audio clip. Then I will need you to video tape yourself singing or lipsyncing (up to you) to the song. Don’t worry about quality, iPhone cameras/webcams/iPad cams/phone cams are encouraged. I’d like to make it as easy as possible for you. Also, you don’t have to look like a deer-in-headlights staring blank/fearful into a camera. Dancing, groups of people, and/or chaos is also encouraged.

Liz and I were one of many of Bryan and Jamie’s friends to contribute, and it made for a pretty fun video. Very cool that we got to be a part of the proposal:

It’s funny that I saw news of their arriving in Hawaii via Twitter and Instagram. For a few days afterwards, I kept wondering Did it happen yet? Did he do it yet?. I saw the video for the first time while I was in Indianapolis, sometime Saturday morning… and immediately went to show Liz.

What a great way to include so many friends in this moment. Congratulations to Bryan and Jamie (and Evie)!

PS: As if there was any question, Jamie said “Yes!”

Related:
Jamie And Bryan’s Baby Shower
BBQ In Niles: Goodbye Bryan And Jamie
Good Bye Bryan, Good Luck Peabe

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