Jolly Proposal

David and Heidi Jolly wedding proposal

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[indianajolly]

I've suddenly realized that when this vid was first posted, only my Disney family of friends knew of the back-story. As more 'youtubers' view this, I feel the story needs a little more explanation to completely understand. This all took place on the afternoon of May 3rd, 1998. I arrived at the Beauty & the Beast Stage at the Disney/MGM Studios for the next-to-last show of the day. My girlfriend (now my wife) was a dancer there, and I was...well,...not a dancer. ;)

[indianajolly]

It was my day off, and I showed up to tell her that I was taking her out to a nice dinner after the show. So I hung out in the greenroom with her until call time, and when she went to go get ready for the show…so did I!

Prior to that day I had pre-approved this idea with the stage manager, secretly rehearsed the waltz scene with a few dancers, arranged for her exact track schedule for the show, and had a costume fitting. The way the rest of the moment happened, was pure Disney Magic!

[hannahfan007]

@indianajolly Do you two still work for Disney?

[OperaRose19]

so I apparently need to go to Disney World to find me a great guy like that

[HeyyKittyTV]

Now that is how you upstage a show and get away with it xD

[deydreem]

MR JOLLY, hi. :) this is one of your costumers from. . . Bear and the Big Blue house, B &B and waaayy too many others to count. How the heck are ya? where the heck are ya ?

I have told sooo many people about this wedding proposal. thanks for posting it.

[indianajolly]

The show played normally from beginning to end as it always had, until the grand waltz number at the end. Unbeknownst to her, I was hidden backstage awaiting an entrance I had arranged with one of the dancers. The girls separate from their partners for a small section of the waltz, and when they partner back up,…she was face-to-face with me! We danced and finished the show, and no one in the audience noticed the switch. (Nor did the rest of the dancers onstage.)

[indianajolly]

After it was all over, there was supposed to be exit music for everyone to leave the stage…it never came up. Instead, they turned up the volume on the wireless mic I had been outfitted with, and I addressed the audience. I said a few romantic things, got down on one knee, and asked the woman of my dreams to marry me. In front of a packed house of about 1500 people, she said yes! The rest, as they say, is history. We were married a year later on May 15th, 1999.

[indianajolly]

The rest, as they say, is history. We were married a year later on May 15th, 1999. Our engagement story truly parallels our married life together. It’s been beautiful, romantic, magical, and a lovely dance. We’ve been married ten years now, and even though our lives are not everything you read in fairy tales, I think it’s safe to say that we really are living happily ever after.

[indianajolly]

A few "points of interest" to look out for as you watch.

None of the girls are wearing gloves. A quick lie was made that one pair was ripped so all girls had to go without. (So the ring could be placed on her finger.)

Heidi enters at 00:38. The camera stays on her for the rest of the vid.

The 'swap' (my entrance) takes place at 2:00 on the right side of the screen.

Heidi's priceless expression as we waltz is at 2:14.

Heidi'd OMG moment at 3:18 followed by schoolgirl glee at 3:24.