Remember a while back when we posted a video of a man proposing to his girlfriend on the Overground whilst a choir serenaded her with Bill Withers’ Lovely Day? The personal touches here were what made this story such a viral success. He knew her train routine and he was a member of the choir who assisted in the mini flash mob. You guys loved it, so we’re posting another one. This time, the groom-to-be made a miniature Lego film about the story of their romance. It’s truly adorable.

The most adorable proposal ever?

The groom Walt Thompson 29, from Atlanta, Georgia is a film producer and put his skills to the test when he spent 22 hours filming and a crazy amount of time editing the short proposal film which uses 2,600 photographs to make the 3 minute proposal video. Thompson even found the very clothes (or at least their Lego counterparts) that him and his girlfriend, Nealey Dozier were wearing the day they first met. Nealey who is a freelance food writer is depicted in the film preparing food whilst Walt photographs her. When he was hard at work, his unsuspecting girlfriend had been told to stay clear of his “man cave” as he was preparing his annual anniversary poem.

When the moment came for the big screening, he led her to the DVD player and told her to hit the play button. Nealey told the Huffington Post that whilst the film was playing, “He then came to stand behind me, and within seconds I could feel the loud thumping of his heart and his quivering hands as they grabbed for mine. It was only then that I realized this was no anniversary poem.” When the words “Will You Marry Me?” appeared on the screen, he went down on one knee and held out a box containing the two Lego characters with the groom holding the engagement ring.

What’s special about this proposal and the train one is that they are both deeply personal to the life of the couple. As a film producer, he turned to his craft to tell the story and get his message across. His references throughout the film tell the story of the couple’s connection. We had a recent proposal at ClickTonight HQ and I’ve been wanting to write about it for ages. Our digital marketer decided that after 3 years with his lovely girlfriend, it was time he did something about it. He planned to propose in a very simple way and by just asking the question, no frills. The night before the proposal the idea struck him that he would create a graphic on his laptop and hook it up to the TV so that when it was turned on it would display a graphic with the words “Will You Marry Me?” As soon as he’d seen she’d read it, he walked into the room with flowers and of course, the ring. Both our digital marketer and his girlfriend work in digital design and this was the perfect way to pop the question. It also helped him take some of the edge off! I would like to take this opportunity to wish him and his new fiance congratulations. We swooned when he recounted the story on a Monday morning.

The lessons to be drawn here, whether you are thinking of proposals or just starting to date is that whatever you decide to do for a special date or a romantic gesture, make it personal as that’s when it really counts. Think about what makes up the life of that person, their interests and your connection with them.

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