Man spells out marriage proposal in wheat field
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Man spells out marriage proposal in wheat field
By Associated Press, 6/20/2003
COLEMAN, Mich. — Nathan Clarke harvested his marriage proposal and reaped his reward.
The 19-year-old proposed to Christina Otis by spelling out 'Christina will you marry me,' in his father's wheat field.
'Her name is 113 feet long,' said Clarke.
'I stuck with block letters,' he said. 'I think curves would have taken forever.'
After spelling out her name using paint, string and stakes -- which took about a week -- Clarke, an electrician, then arranged a plane ride that passed overhead.
'I was totally surprised. And then I turned around, and he had the ring,' said Otis, who accepted Clarke's proposal. 'He was very smooth.'
Clarke's grandfather, Clyde Grant, who took the couple for the romantic trip over the grain in his 1950 Piper Pacer airplane, said Clarke had to outdo his brother, who proposed by getting down on one knee.
Clarke and Otis have been dating for 11 months. But Clarke said he knew she was the one for him after a few months, and his plans for the proposal sprouted soon after.
'I'd been thinking about it for four or five months,' he said. 'I don't remember where I got the idea, maybe from television.'
The couple plan to marry in May, Otis said Thursday.
Man spells out marriage proposal in wheat field
By Associated Press, 6/20/2003
COLEMAN, Mich. — Nathan Clarke harvested his marriage proposal and reaped his reward.
The 19-year-old proposed to Christina Otis by spelling out 'Christina will you marry me,' in his father's wheat field.
'Her name is 113 feet long,' said Clarke.
'I stuck with block letters,' he said. 'I think curves would have taken forever.'
After spelling out her name using paint, string and stakes -- which took about a week -- Clarke, an electrician, then arranged a plane ride that passed overhead.
'I was totally surprised. And then I turned around, and he had the ring,' said Otis, who accepted Clarke's proposal. 'He was very smooth.'
Clarke's grandfather, Clyde Grant, who took the couple for the romantic trip over the grain in his 1950 Piper Pacer airplane, said Clarke had to outdo his brother, who proposed by getting down on one knee.
Clarke and Otis have been dating for 11 months. But Clarke said he knew she was the one for him after a few months, and his plans for the proposal sprouted soon after.
'I'd been thinking about it for four or five months,' he said. 'I don't remember where I got the idea, maybe from television.'
The couple plan to marry in May, Otis said Thursday.
