Thursday, January 30, 2014

Aviation Story Blog #5 - Kara Bobka

Girls:  Ever dream of how you would be proposed to?
Guys:  Ever wonder how you would propose to that special someone?

Because they started to allow pets on board a few years ago, Lovine thought he’d propose to his long distance love, Kat, via a mid air serenade and with their pet dog as an accomplice!

Lovine recalled the plan as simple – he wanted the place and time to be unexpected.  So, he thought why not magically show up on the same flight as Kat on her way to Burbank [to visit him].  Feeling ready, he took an early afternoon flight into Oakland in hopes to catch a later flight back to Burbank - the same one as Kat.  With the help of the Southwest Airlines team, he was right and made a good choice!

By blocking off an entire row for him to hide and giving him quick status updates on Kat, Lovine knew it was going to be perfect!  When he found out she was passed out in aisle 5, he acted.  He created flyers with the lyrics to their favorite song, “Real Love” by the Beatles and implemented the illustration Kat had designed on the front cover.  Each passenger received one; so, each person knew what was happening. 

As Lovine made his way down the aisle towards Kat, singing their song and strumming his guitar, she woke.  After her initial confusion, she smiled and Nickle (their dog) appeared wearing his cute airline steward pillbox hat with a ring attached!  Lovine bent down on one knee and popped the question.  Of course, Kat said yes! J 


To show his gratitude to the crew, Lovine posted the following to his blog:

Thank you, Flight 2363. Thank you, Southwest.
I have so many things to be thankful for today, and overwhelming gratitude to everyone who helped me get on board Flight 2363 (undetected).
The most blessed thanks, of course, to my wonderful fiancée for saying yes.

The free-spirited couple later wedded in the middle of Death Valley, where Nickle served as the ring bearer!  To read the full story or to see the wedding posts, please click on the link provided below:


Source:
"A Unique & Beautiful Airplane Proposal." Bridal Musings Wedding Blog. Bridal Musings 2012, 15 Aug. 2012. Web. 27 Jan. 2014. 

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PS:  Looks like my future husband will have some tough expectations to exceed! J

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