Inspired by an article found Toronto.com

{ Will You? }

We’ve all seen the links posted on our friends’ Facebook walls and showcased on morning talkshows and in local papers – the phenomenon of sharing one of like’s most traditionally intimate moments, a marriage proposal, with the world!

From live proposals on primetime television (like the live marriage proposal on So You Think You Can Dance) to everyday Joe’s and their brides-to-be turning into overnight YouTube Sensations – proposals are going viral!

In the past, brides have been considered lucky to have had a camera on hand to document their proposal, and others have over-the-moon if their groom planned to have the proposal captured by photographers or a videographer from afar… but today, “Will You?” has turned into a Hollywood affair.

Today, some of the most sensational marriage proposals on YouTube showcase crazy choreography, nail-biting plots, and spectacular scripting.

According to Toronto.com, here are some of the best YouTube proposals of 2011:

{ Occupy My Life }

Chanting Occupiers help make this proposal “big enough to demonstrate [the groom's] love for [his bride], for all [she is] and all [she] believes in” !

 

{ just another afternoon of skating }

What’s become known as The Most Creative Marriage Proposal EVER!!!! - an outdoor skating party turns into Happily Ever After for this lucky couple!

 

 

{ the Movie Trailer }

… and she thought she was just going to see a movie with a friend!

 

{ a six year plan }

These guys wanted to prove that for the past six years, they always knew!

 

 

{ a Disney flashmob }

Bruno Mars says it best, “I think I wanna marry you!”

 

 

{ a true Hollywood story }

Complete with an unidentified woman, a security escort, and a cast of hundreds!

 

 

{ blue skies ahead! }

There’s nothing like a live proposal during a weather forecast!

 

 

{ a dramatic beginning }

There’s nothing like scaring the wits out of your girlfriend before she agrees to spend the rest of her life with you! (good thing he had the forethought to stage two cameras and provide us with a splitscreen)

 

 

{ the worst proposal ever? }

Is there really such thing as the worst proposal ever? Apparently this one doesn’t rank amongst the highest… but she still said yes!

 

 

{ it all began on NYE }

I guess it was Paul and Danielle who kicked off the 2011 YouTube marriage proposal trend with their special moment videotaped at a New Year’s Eve party in California. Definitely the most amazing way to make it a memorable night!

 

Regardless of whether there’s a camera crew and a cast of hundreds, or just the two of you in your pyjamas, a marriage proposal is less about the glitz and glamour, and more about the outward symbol of a personal commitment you’ve already made to one another….. although, the story is always great to have!

Congratulations to all these happy couples!

May 2012 bring them even more love, laughter, and Happily Ever After!