{"id":37852,"date":"2015-12-18T05:17:37","date_gmt":"2015-12-17T18:17:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/au\/articles\/amazing-balloon-proposal\/"},"modified":"2021-11-10T04:29:18","modified_gmt":"2021-11-09T17:29:18","slug":"amazing-balloon-proposal","status":"publish","type":"au-article","link":"https:\/\/www.easyweddings.com.au\/articles\/amazing-balloon-proposal\/","title":{"rendered":"Pop! Writer's ah-may-zing balloon proposal"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Sydney groom Ryan Miller took\u00a0the notion of ‘popping’ the question very seriously when he proposed to his girlfriend of eight years, journalist Jo-Anne Hui.\u00a0The plumbing\u00a0store manager\u00a0spent an entire day blowing up more than 700 balloons to ensure his proposal went off with, erm, a bang!<\/p>\n

He\u00a0even enlisted the help of Jo-Anne’s boss to ensure she would not arrive home from work early.<\/p>\n

Ryan, 34,\u00a0spent the previous month planning the big moment, and calculated that, in order to fill the room with balloons to knee-height, he would need at least 700 balloons. So, he took the day off from work and had three friends help him blow up the colourful\u00a0sea of balloons.<\/p>\n

And, no, they didn’t blow them all<\/em> up manually. An air-compressor and helium tank were hired for the task.<\/p>\n

When Jo-Anne, also 34, arrived at their Sydney apartment that evening, she was greeted by rooms overflowing with balloons\u00a0and, once Ryan found room to get down on one knee, she happily accepted.<\/p>\n

Before proposing, Ryan, who is originally from Adelaide, warned family and\u00a0friends to remain by their phones –\u00a0and\u00a0Skype – as he\u00a0would soon have good news to share. The couple were joined by their\u00a0closest friends and celebrated their engagement\u00a0with\u00a0pizza and champagne.<\/p>\n

Congratulations to this oh-so-cute couple!<\/p>\n

Oh, and to see what the clean-up looked like, click here!\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n