What was supposed to be a romantic and elaborate proposal organised at Coogee Beach turned into an unfortunate incident that has gone viral on social media after the bride-to-be dropped and lost the ring on the sand.
Zay, the groom-to-be, hired an event planner for the perfect engagement that had an elaborate display of fairy lights to brighten up the beach. A portion of the lights even spelled “marry me” and brought quite a magical touch.
As Zay got down on his knees to ask Sai, his girlfriend, to marry him, a huge crowd of people — composed of friends, family and onlookers — cheered on. But a few moments later, most of the crowd could be seen scanning the beach for the missing ring.
One onlooker, Jessica Condonn, filmed the whole thing and posted the video on TikTok, receiving nearly three million views.
@jessicacondonn Coogee takes its newest victim
♬ Oh No – Kreepa
“Pro tip from my fiancé: don’t propose with a loose ring on the sand,” Sai said in the comments of Jessica’s post. She also posted her sentiments about the Coogee Beach proposal on her Instagram.
Sai also confirmed that they found the engagement ring after a 20-minute search. The couple said that they didn’t expect the proposal to generate news and go viral. TikTok users suggested to anyone planning another Coogee Beach proposal to have someone with a metal detector on the site in case of a similar mishap.
Meanwhile, Zay and Sai are ruling out a wedding at the beach and will instead have their big celebration at a destination wedding spot, without the sand, in Bangkok.
Published 19 February 2023
