Anthony had taken Cheyenne to a comedy show in Las Vegas at the Hilton and it was just about to start when I got this text message:
Anthony - I have this ring in my jacket pocket and it’s killing me.
Me - Good luck!
Anthony - Thank you, I’m gonna need it.
He didn’t have a plan, but as luck would have it, one was forming fast.
Anthony noticed a guy wandering around taking pictures of couples and thought he might be useful, so he approached the man and asked if he could help him find a way to propose to his girlfriend on stage. After the guy was sure Anthony was serious, he told him he doesn’t have anything to do with the show, but he would go talk to someone and see what he could do. He asked Anthony his name and where he was sitting, and said to keep an eye out for him because if it were possible, he would signal him.
After a while Anthony noticed the guy looking for him so he told Cheyenne that he was going to go get drinks. He found the photographer and was told that one of the comedians was going to let him do it during her set. Oh the luck!
I don’t know how he kept it together through the first comedians set, he said he was so excited, I’m sure he was nervous too. Cheyenne must have thought that he was acting weird, but she didn't have a clue.
Finally, the time arrived. The comedian, Shayma Tash came out and she started talking about couples in love, asking the audience if they were in love. She picked out some guy and asked him if he was in love…yes, he was! She asked him his name and when he said it, she just moved on.
“What’s your name?” she said in his direction, and he just jumped in; “Anthony” he said, before she could even finish with; “you in the hat”. Then she asked him if he was in love...of course he said yes and she invited him up to the stage to tell his girl how he felt. He jumped up and coaxed Cheyenne to go with him.
Once on stage, Shayma told them that they looked happy and in love. “Why don’t you tell her how you really feel” she said. So Anthony took the microphone and said “Cheyenne, I love you with all my heart”. He then reached into his jacket pocket for the ring and got down on one knee. Embarrassed, shocked and happy, all at the same time, Cheyenne finally realized what was going on. She just kept repeating “no you didn’t, no you didn’t”. She even turned to walk away for a second and then Anthony asked her to marry him. The audience was screaming “say yes, say yes!” Through her tears, she said yes, but it was so quiet that no one could hear her so he handed her the mic and she repeated it. The audience went crazy with applause and screaming when he put the ring on her finger.
I didn’t notice until later that night after I heard the whole story, I had two more texts from Anthony.
Doing it on stage.
Got a standing ovation.
Well done Son – congratulations! I love you so much!
