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Boyfriend Plans Surprise Proposal In Museum Filled With Paintings Of Couple's Memories

A loving boyfriend came up with a one-of-a-kind proposal for his girlfriend, filling a museum with paintings from each year of their relationship, before getting down on one knee next to a portrait of him proposing. Brendon Dohno, 26, from Nashville, Tennessee, started dating his girlfriend Kaitlyn Lawrence, 25, in 2015, when the pair were still in high school. Brendon said the couple had moved from childhood into adulthood together, and he couldn't imagine his life without Kaitlyn going forward. With so many memories from such a young age, Brendon called on another high school friend, Natalie Hensely of Natsy Art, to help him with his unique proposal idea. Brendon tasked Natalie with painting a portrait for each year he and Kaitlyn had been together. He planned to hang the paintings in the Cedarhurst Center for the Arts in Mount Vernon, Illinois, where the couple attended open mic nights as children. The 26-year-old also asked his sister for help, who drew up a list of important life events that he and Kaitlyn had experienced—moving into their first house, graduating from college together—as well as special, more intimate moments, like writing a song for Kaitlyn to ask her to homecoming. Ahead of the big surprise, Natalie created eight portraits of past events, including one of Brendon getting down on one knee and proposing in the arts center. In it, Kaitlyn is wearing the dress that the 26-year-old thought she would wear on the day. To get Kaitlyn to the museum, Brendon had the venue's events planner call her to say the family would be attending a banquet on that day, and that she had been invited. Then, on the day itself, Kaitlyn arrived to find family at the event, sipping champagne and holding programs that explained the backstory of each painting. There, the couple dances to "Honeybee" by Steam Powered Giraffe, a song they had bonded over when they were younger, before Brendon gets down on one knee in front of his proposal painting.
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Location: Mount Vernon, Illinois, USA
  • Date Acquired: 01-15-2025
  • Date Filmed: 10-25-2024
  • Orientation: Square
  • Footage Type: Cell Phone
  • Rights :  TV & Digital, Commercial, Publishing
Tags:  proposal , museum , paintings , surprise , gallery , portraits , memories , boyfriend , Illinois

Boyfriend Plans Surprise Proposal In Museum Filled With Paintings Of Couple's Memories

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