Celebrity Proposal on Ice

Did you see it? If you were watching the U.S. Figure Skating Championships this weekend you likely witnessed one of the romantic moves ever performed on ice. I guess pairs figure skater John Baldwin couldn’t wait for Valentine’s Day. It’s a moment that is now frozen in time for many spectators—-especially the expression on Rena Inoue’s face when her skating partner of seven years got down on one knee in the middle of the ice and proposed to her. Baldwin asked Inoue for her hand in marriage just moments after the pair completed their silver-medal-winning performance Saturday in St. Paul, … Continue reading

The Super Bowl Commercial You Didn’t See AND The One You Will Never See Again

THE COMMERCIAL YOU NEVER SAW I don’t know about you, but for me the Super Bowl doesn’t conjure up romantic thoughts (unless you have a crush on Peyton Manning). The commercials that air throughout the game though, are an entirely different story… at least for one couple. Rand Fishkin spent more than a year devising a way he could propose to his girlfriend during the Super Bowl. The Seattle CEO eventually settled on buying airtime during the big game and proposing on national TV. To help finance his efforts (keep in mind the price to secure one of the coveted … Continue reading