Surfer Proposed To Girlfriend While On Wave Together And Dropped The Ring

Nov 22, 2019 by apost team

People propose in a lot of unusual ways; however, Christopher Garth had a truly original way. He decided to ask his girlfriend, Lauren Oiye, to spend the rest of her life by his side while they were both out on their surfboards in the Hawaiian ocean. The entire scene went from romantic to comedy when the ring went sailing into the water!

Thankfully, Christopher is a well-experienced surfer who knew what he was facing when he decided to get down on one knee on his board. Instead of producing the real ring, he was using a cheap imitation that he had purchased for a discount price according to Hawaii News Now.

It turned out to be a good thing that Chris had the presence of mind to purchase a fake since, as soon as Lauren gave her “yes”, a wave came by and knocked the piece of jewelry into the depths of the water.

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While Chris wasn’t worried when his ring went dropping to the bottom of the ocean, we’re sure that Lauren wasn’t feeling too confident since she didn’t know that it was a fake! She probably was worried about their engagement getting off to such a rocky start!

The entire event seemed so strange that, at the start, Lauren thought that the proposal might just be a joke, she later wrote on her Instagram. As soon as she realized that it was really a proposal, she was quick to say yes.

The real ring was safely secured on dry land. The location of the ring and proposal itself was all very important and sentimental to the couple. Lauren remembers on Instagram how they met earlier at the very beach where Chris proposed. Since meeting, surfing together has been one of their favorite hobbies and best dates.

The couple recounts how Chris proposed with him dropping to one knee on his surfboard and screaming, "Lauren! I love you! Will you marry me?"

Now that Lauren has the real ring on her finger, she is able to explain how excited she is to spend the rest of her life beside Chris, stating that he is the love of her life and the biggest supporter of causes that she also cares about.

You can watch the ocean proposal for yourself and try to catch a view of Lauren’s face when Chris drops her ring into the water! It certainly is a moment that we're sure this couple won't forget. What a story to share with future generations!

What is the most unique proposal you’ve ever heard of? Let us hear about it in the comment section and then invite your friends to watch this clip as well!