A man decided to take his relationship to the next level and a whole new level by proposing to his girlfriend During the flight.
Sam Riber, a 34-year-old CEO from Pennsylvania, drew inspiration from the Adam Sandler and Drew Barrymore film “The Wedding Singer” for his Now-fiance Lissy Alden, 37, proposed.
The Philadelphia resident first met Alden, owner of mental and organizational fitness provider MYNDY, at a Shabbat dinner early last year. According to news agency SWNS, the two felt an immediate connection.
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“I almost didn’t go to Shabbat dinner in February because I was so tired, but my mom told me I needed to eat…I’m so glad I went,” Alden told SWNS.
“We all have I’ve been on many dates before.so we didn’t want to wait when we all felt like this was indeed the right thing to do,” he said.
Nearly eight months later, Lieber was already coming up with plans to propose to his girlfriend.
On a flight to Mexico to celebrate Alden’s birthday, Lieber took the moment as an opportunity to get down on one knee thousands of feet above the ground. in the air, SWNS reports.
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Riber and Alden are both movie buffs, so the CEO decided to recreate a scene from the 1998 comedy film.
Without Alden noticing, Rieber was able to smuggle a prop guitar SWNS said they boarded the plane and worked with flight attendants in a secret code to pull off the surprising proposal.
On Christmas Eve, December 24, Alden and her then-boyfriend were on a flight from North Carolina to Mexico City.
That’s when Lieber pulled out his prop guitar and sang her the same song Sandler’s character sang. when he proposed Barrymore’s role in the movie “The Wedding Singer” – “Growing Old With You.”
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The fitness founder responded to the life-changing moment with a resounding, “Yes!”
“This is a very special moment,” Rieber told the news organization.
“I almost can’t believe it all worked out.”
While Rieber has been a fan of the film for years, his now-fiancé wasn’t as familiar with movies.
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“Lissie had never seen it, so I had to find a way to introduce it to her without giving anything away,” the Pennsylvania CEO said.
“I casually suggested a movie night. She agreed, and luckily she loved the movie, as did I,” he said. “We’ve been singing versions of the song to each other ever since, as we often quote or act out movies to entertain each other, but she had no idea of my wider plans.”
Lieber can succeed entire proposal Thanks to the flight attendants for their support, everything went well.
“I’m lucky to have the support of the flight attendants, especially Teri Ramirez, who you can see helping me with the public address system,” Rieb said.
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“The team went out of their way to help and even introduced our code word ‘Juice’ so I knew when to go pick up the guitar they had hidden for me.”
SWNS adds that Alden initially thought the excitement on the flight was related to her birthday, as Lieber had already begun celebrating by upgrading them to first class.
“While I had no idea he was going to propose on the spot, we had discussed the future so it wasn’t completely unexpected,” the MYNDY boss shared.
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“But when he got down on one knee, I realized what was happening and felt so happy.”
Alden recalled the magical moment in the sky, calling the experience “the pinnacle of his life.”