A boyfriend planned the perfect proposal for his teacher girlfriend by calling on the help of pupils to hold up letters to spell out: Will You Marry Me?
It was education that bonded teachers Sydney Garis, 25, and Parker English, 25, as Parker had started a job alongside Sydney’s mom (also a teacher) in Austin, Texas.
Sydney’s mom put the pair in touch, and after they first started dating, Sydney moved from Johnson City, Texas, to get a job as a 3rd grade teacher at her mom and Parker’s school.
After about a year of dating, Sydney and Parker both knew that they wanted to get married.
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Sydney had joked with Parker that he should not propose at their school, but after a failed proposal attempt on a hike, Parker thought the school itself might be the only spot Sydney wouldn’t expect.
He decided to call on the help of Sydney’s pupils, who he planned would hold up letters to spell out “Will You Marry Me?”
Then, on the day Parker asked the big question, fellow staff members were ready to orchestrate the big surprise.
At one point, Sydney was heading to a printer, only for a colleague to shout her back, saying there was going to be a fire drill, and she needed to be back in the class immediately.
When Sydney arrived back, a stream of pupils headed into the class, and the 25-year-old immediately knew what was going to happen.
With the signs being held up, Parker got down on one knee in an emotional moment that was captured on video, with Sydney bursting into tears of happiness.
What made the moment extra special, Sydney said, was that she had joined the same school as a third grader, and had wandered the halls with her friends, hoping for a dream proposal and wedding, just like any other young girl.
The proposal took place at Rutledge Elementary School, and since then the couple, now 27, have married.
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Sydney now teaches sixth grade, and so she is hoping that some of the “special” class who helped out with her proposal will be taught by her again next school year.
Sydney, speaking of her engagement, told Happilynews.com: “After I saw my students and Parker, I was stunned.
“When he got down on his knee, I felt frozen – I couldn’t believe that this was happening to me.
“I began to cry and through my blurred vision; I saw everyone in the room, even my parents and sisters cheering.
“I don’t remember even hearing the final bell ring, as I was filled with so much joy.
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“I had been dreaming of my proposal and wedding since I was a kid walking through the halls of that very school.
“To see my life come full circle like that is astonishing to me.
“It meant the absolute world to me to have my students involved in the proposal.
“This will be something that I hope that they always remember.
“This group of kids holds such a special place in my heart.
“Because of this close bond I had with my class, it was so hard to say goodbye at the end of the year.
“I teach 6th grade now at the school that these kids will go to, so there is hope that I will get to teach some of them again next year.”