A 'clumsy' boyfriend left his partner in complete shock after dropping her engagement ring some 40 metres during a daring bungee jump proposal - but it turns out there's more than meets the eye with the wince-worthy stunt.
Marc Watson, 44, of Burghead, Scotland, proposed to Gayle Robertson, 36, during a
bungee jumpat Highland Fling Bungee in the village of Killiecrankie, Scotland, high above a body of water.
While popping the all-important question, 'Mr Butter Fingers' Marc let the engagement ring slip through his fingers down into the water far below, much to Gayle's absolute horror. Fortunately, not all was as it appeared to be, with Marc having a cheeky plan in mind.
Marc said: "I got down on one knee and all the emotions instantly came out of Gayle; she was so surprised which quickly turned to shock when I dropped the ring 40 metres below us. I was down on one knee pretending to be shocked with her but really I knew it was a fake ring I'd used and this was purely to prank her because she knows I'm a bit cheeky like that.
"However, with the sheer shock of it all, alongside the fact she was petrified of the bungee jump; I think it was all a bit too much for Gayle and I was quickly trying to calm her down. This was not how I planned it; I wanted her to be really excited and surprised not shocked and upset so I quickly grabbed the real ring from the staff to rectify things.
"Eventually she calmed down, I did the proposal properly and then we did our bungee jump. On the way back down we already had a date in our minds for the wedding."
Thankfully, fiancée Gayle has since seen the funny side of the prank, describing the daft high jinks as 'typical Marc'. Gayle says that she's now 'really looking forward to getting married' this September.
Gayle, who only twigged Marc was about to propose when a staff member pulled out a camera, recalled: "I saw him drop it and was like 'oh no' but he and the staff were still smiling, and I was like 'What is going on? Is this a joke?'
"I was a bit confused as to what was happening, the music was quite loud and I'm half deaf in one ear so it was difficult to understand what was happening.
"Then he pulled out the proper ring and I thought to myself 'You b*gger!' - I should have known what he was up to as he was acting weird on the way down the road and after all this we jumped!"
According to Marc, the pair aren't usually fans of such 'high-thrill activities' but had wanted to try something adventurous together. They'd been a couple just less than a year at the time of the proposal, but have known each other more or less all their lives, having grown up in the same village.
After Marc returned to the area after 20 years away, they became close and realised their feelings for each other. As for Marc, he knew Gayle was the one 'from the moment [he] laid eyes on her'.
Marc, who has since been dubbed 'Mr Butter Fingers' by those who've seen the video, continued: "She knows what I'm like and she knows I have a devil inside me but me and Gayle are like best friends so we're always joking around.
"All our friends and family aren't shocked in the slightest as this is what they expect from me; they've all watched the video over and over."
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