Over the weekend I received a comment to a post I made back in February, 2010, regarding the “Good Morning America Extreme Proposal Challenge.” In that post I questioned whether the winner’s proposal was really “extreme.” Don’t get me wrong, it was nice and memorable. But, when I think “extreme,” I also envision so “over the top” that I want to tell all of my friends about it.
Well…a reader of our blog has also taken exception to the “extreme” nature of the proposal that won the “GMA” challenge and has offered a friendly challenge of his own.
Although I really don’t want to get into the “judging” business, I’m always happy to share fun and unique ways for couples to celebrate their wedding, even if it goes back to the proposal itself. In many cases, these are special, personal moments that can be (should be) shared at a wedding reception and incorporated into the fun memories of the celebration.
Here’s what our reader. Austin, had to say about his May 29, 2010, proposal to his fiancé, Sheri :
“I wouldn’t call that an “extreme” proposal, but, but I give them points for being Colts fans. 
My fiancee and I are from Indianapolis. My proposal was probably more extreme than that – driving a Corvette at 90 mph by police escort to the Indianapolis Motor Speedway, driving around the track, proposing on the bricks, being announced at a Corvette event in front of a couple thousand people then having Tony Kanaan (fiancee’s favorite driver), congratulate us. It was an amazing day for us! Check out our video below!”
So what do you think? Did Austin out “extreme” the GMA winner? You be the judge!
Thanks for sharing our story, Ron! I hope I didn’t come across as negative with my comment! It was a certainly a sweet and thoughtful proposal. But as you mentioned in your post, for a national contest with “Extreme” in the title, I was expecting someone to jump out of an airplane and propose while soaring to the ground.
ha!