By Daily Mail (U.S.) | Created at 2025-01-08 13:28:47 | Updated at 2025-01-09 07:25:00
18 hours ago
A couple who unknowingly planned to propose to each other on the same day have shared the heartwarming moment they both got down on one knee.
Sally Morton, 39, from Suffolk, planned to propose to her girlfriend Leanne Stewart, 35, from Edinburgh, a few days before Christmas.
But little did she know that Leanne had the exact same plan and responded to her proposal by getting down on one knee with her own ring box.
The sweet video, taken on top of Calton Hill in Edinburgh, shows Sally dropping to one knee to ask for her girlfriend's hand in marriage.
But as she offers a heartfelt speech, Leanne is seen fumbling with a ring box in her own pocket, also ready to pop the question.
'At the start of the video when Sally is kneeling behind my back, you can see me reach my hand into my pocket and clutch the ring box, literally about to propose,' Leanne said.
'When I turned around, my first thought was that she had found the ring I bought and was proposing because of that.
'But then I saw that her ring box was a totally different colour to mine and I honestly couldn't believe what was happening.'
Sally (left) drops to one knee on top of Calton Hill in Edinburgh to ask for her girlfriend's hand in marriage, while Leanne (right) holds a ring box in her own pocket
Leanne, who works as an assistant manager at a swimming pool, added: 'Sally gave a wonderful little speech and asked me to marry her, at which point I got down on one knee and asked her right back.
'She beat me to the proposal by seconds but I am quite happy to have gotten the first "yes" out of the pair of us.'
Both women planned their individual proposals for over a year and had bought rings for each other less than a month apart.
Sally, a farm manager based in Bury St. Edmunds, said: 'It was such a special moment.
'When she got down on one knee, I remember initially thinking she was having a laugh, but then I saw her ring box and realised what was happening.
'I was just so happy that we were so on the same page without even realising it.'
She added: 'I come as a package deal with two kids.
'Even though I know Leanne has a great relationship with them, it felt really reassuring to know she wanted the exact same thing I did at the same time.'
After Sally had given a'wonderful little speech', Sally got down on one knee to pop the question right back
The couple, who met on TikTok in 2021, kiss after the double proposal in the Scottish capital
Sally (left) and Leanne (right) spent the first year and a half of their relationship commuting between Suffolk and Edinburgh to see each other
In a full circle moment, it was one of Sally's 12-year-old daughters who filmed the proposal.
The couple met in April 2021 on TikTok and spent the first year and a half commuting between Suffolk and Edinburgh to see each other.
Eventually, Leanne decided to close the distance and moved into a flat near Sally and her twin daughters.
Sticking with tradition, Leanne asked Sally's father for his blessing.
Then, she told her own family about her intention to pop the question in Edinburgh over the festive period.
'Apparently there were many calls behind the scenes between family members laughing at the crazy coincidences of the situation,' Leanne said.
While Leanne had initially planned to get down on one knee in front of Edinburgh Castle, Sally diverted their plans to take a walk up Calton Hill.
Willing to rejig her proposal plans, Leanne, said: 'I thought if we got up there and the moment felt right I would do it then but, of course, had no idea what Sally was planning.'
But unbeknownst to Leanne, Sally had already organised for a photographer to wait at the top of the hill to document the proposal.
The brides-to-be have already hired a wedding planner to help them get married in autumn of this year.
