One man can now tick all three of the claims in the title of this post off his list of things to do before he dies. And all for uploading a video to YouTube. Yes, that really is all it takes these days.
Granted, it took a lot of work to create, but still, what a lucky man.
Greatest Marriage Proposal EVER!!!
That, in case you haven’t worked it out, is the none-too-subtle title of the latest viral video hit, which you can see embedded below.
The couple in question are Matt Still and Ginny Joiner, a couple who no matter how successful their marriage turns out to be (and I wish them all the best) will always have something to remember the proposal by. And what a proposal.
The video shows Ginny at a movie theater when a trailer comes on screen for a film called Making The Movies Jealous. The trailer turns out to be a prelude to Matt entering the theater and proposing to Ginny in front of an assembled throng and family and friends.
This is an organized couple, or at least a couple who act fast in order not to miss an opportunity, as there is a link underneath the video to their website and also to the website of the director of the fake movie trailer. As well as ads there is a link to their Twitter account and a contact form for ‘Media request’.
Original/Viral
Believe it or not this isn’t even all that original. Last year Todd Cavanaugh asked Elisabeth Baldanza to marry him using an action movie trailer, filmed the reaction, and posted it to YouTube. But that video didn’t quite go viral, only picking up 180,000 views at the time of writing.
This proves it doesn’t always pay to be first when it comes to a genius idea, especially it seems, with online video. Your attempt may not go viral but enough people will see it that at least one will give it a go for themselves. And theirs may get that indeterminate spark which prompts it to spread across the Web.
Conclusions
This is just another example in a long-running trend for people becoming viral video stars with clever ideas for carefully-orchestrated stunts. I’m not sure the Greatest Marriage Proposal EVER!!! will have as long a life as the Evolution of Dance or David After Dentist, but maybe the JK Wedding Dance.
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