MANCHESTER, N.H.—A Londonderry man decided to surprise his loved one by showing up at the airport in a bunny costume to celebrate his wedding anniversary.
Mark DeAngelis revealed this was the second time he had worn a bunny suit, having previously worn a similar costume to propose to his wife Jolene during a family Easter egg hunt back in 1998.
DeAngelis went to the Manchester-Boston Regional Airport dressed as a bunny on March 19 to meet with Joelene and their daughters Audrey and Amanda, who were returning from a vacation to Florida.
“That whole thing bought me a lot of points for a lot of years. Now I need to restock those points,” DeAngelis told WMUR-TV. “So the plan for today is to recreate that moment as best I can.”
DeAngelis brought a new ring and placed it in a larger silver egg inside an Easter basket for the couple’s 20th anniversary.
“It’s platinum because it’s our platinum anniversary,” he said. “I’m going to ask her for another 20 years at least.”
The moment Jolene saw the 6-foot, 8-inch-tall bunny hop towards her she could not help but laugh as she came down the escalator.
Man recreates bunny suit marriage proposal for anniversary #Manchester https://t.co/Uz1544reCj
— WEZS AM 1350 (@WEZS1350) March 22, 2019
As Joelene approached, the bunny kneeled-down and presented her the basket.
SO CUTE!https://t.co/kiaIkJQ5tu
— Z104.3 Baltimore (@Z1043) March 23, 2019
Once she realized it was a ring, she shouted “Yes!” as onlookers realized what was happening and gave a round of applause.
Gotta feeling she said yes! #RelationshipGoals #HusbandOfTheYear @flymanchester Where did he get the ring? It’s gorgeous! #Platinum https://t.co/OLAwDUZgT3
— WOKQ975 (@WOKQ975) March 20, 2019
Joelene was moved to tears and was completely caught off-guard by the grand gesture.
“Yeah, I’m shocked. I had no clue,” she said. “He’s a good guy, and he’ll always, to the end of the earth, protect us.”
It’s not every day you see a 6-foot, 8-inch-tall bunny waiting for arrivals at Manchester-Boston Regional Airport. But Mark DeAngelis wanted to do whatever it took to make his wife smile. https://t.co/rQIfZ0yJZi
— Monica Hernandez (@MonicaWMUR) March 20, 2019
The daughters were also surprised to see such a tall bunny propose to their mother.
“It’s just my parents and I love them so much and I thought it was so sweet of him to think of her and do this for her,” Amanda said.
NH man recreates special moment in bunny suit at Manchester airport https://t.co/3Z2FtoeO9l
— Dan VanOrden (@DanVanOrden) March 22, 2019
Man in bunny suit recreates wedding proposal for 20th anniversaryhttps://t.co/3ARh7mzSpi pic.twitter.com/4caqpVXJ4z
— FOX 8 New Orleans (@FOX8NOLA) March 20, 2019
DeAngelis credits the well-matched suit for helping him show his romantic side and bring back fond memories from more than 20 years ago.
“The bunny suit is almost identical, especially the head,” he said. “The head is perfect.”
SO CUTE!https://t.co/F0FQ8RndgL
— HOT 99.5 (@hot995) March 23, 2019
Good News – Bunny Proposal. https://t.co/SPF62PLuCr
— WIXY 100.3 (@WIXY) March 22, 2019
From The Epoch Times