Sunday, June 3, 2007

Ming on a Photo Assignment

About six weeks ago, I received an e-mail from a young gentleman who asked if I could help him propose to his girlfriend. Of course, I said yes. My assignment was to shoot photos of New York City scenes with a note in the photos saying, "Say YES to Wai Leong!" I promised I won't post the photos until he had a chance to propose to her. So on May 25, Wai Leong proposed to Zee and she said YES!! CONGRATULATIONS!!

Wai Leong documented his "Project Proposal" on Marry Me Zee and created a beautiful video proposal for her. You can watch the video at Marry Me Zee (the second video down) or click on this YouTube word. My photos are among the three dozen photos or so photos he collected from around the world for her. Is that romantic or what?

Gosh, Wai Leong put me to shame. I was never THIS romantic!!

23 comments:

Oh for the love of food! said...

Awwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww!! Why can't my husband be this romantic? I have two nicknames for him, "cold fish" and "sashimi"
Do the math!

Rasa Malaysia said...

So santan lemak romantic...glad that you "contributed" in this romantic mission. :)

Bel said...

What a beautiful sentiment, and so romantically original! I imagine guys are under a fair bit of pressure when it comes to thinking of a unique and memorable marriage proposal. This one is awesome, and so lovely of you to assist Ming. I'll be sure to check out the rest of his pics ;o)

Dsole said...

oh
oh sooooo romantic!!!
I think I'm starting to cry... what a beautiful mission you had Ming! Lovely!

Anonymous said...

Wow. I never thought of that. I gave my girlfriend her engagement ring on our "April Foods Day" so she never knew if it was for real or all a joke. That was almost 53 years ago.

Nice photos.

Abraham Lincoln
Brookville Daily Photo
My Photography

Kunterbunt said...

Such a nice story. I hope they will be happy together.

TORUŃ DAILY PHOTO said...

So romantic! I love it when Daily Photo comes to the rescue! Thanks for visiting Toruń DP!

Z said...

Ah bah humbug! I don't think it should be the male who's always supposed to propose. That's just too much pressure, like Belinda says, and anachronistic.

:-)

The Grinch in Villigen, Switzerland

sonia a. mascaro said...

Wow! What a lovely and romantic story! How nice of you to did that! And the photos are just great!

iBlowfish said...

That was a good one! it just put a smile in my face.

Annie said...

I proposed to my now-husband. I was nowhere near as romantic either. But it all came out fine since he said yes.

isa said...

Ming, you softie...just by helping out Wai Leong, you showed your romantic side ;-)

Craftymoose Crafts said...

That is so romantic! My husband proposed to me behind the main altar in St. Patrick's Cathedral (NYC). After I said yes, we were so happy we started crying & almost got thrown out!

Anonymous said...

What a beautiful video. You were part of a very romantic assignment. :)

alice said...

Nice mission, Mister Ming! And what about you? ;-)

Anonymous said...

What a wonderful assignment. Congrats to the engaged couple!

Paz

Olivier said...

c'est genial et tellement romantique, je sais pas si j'oserais le faire. bravo pour l'idee


it is brilliant and so romantic, I do not know if I would dare to do it. cheer for the idea

Anonymous said...

In the words of Lt. Col. Frank Slade, "HOOAH!"

Unknown said...

woooow.... Actually I did not visit your site first, I was searching for Brilliant Rose and found that guy's site.

He mentioned he had a Ming from New York take photographs for him.

Then I saw the comments, Ming the Merciless! Wow, it's you....

Then I visit the DP, hey, the pictures are here!! It really is you!

Well done Ming!

Ming the Merciless said...

keropok man - Are you looking for a diamond engagement ring too???

Dijah said...

That is so sweet!!!!As soon as I read what you wrote,I started squealing because its so sweet.

:]

Sophie P. Waquet said...

ah ! i should show this to my husband... he was definitely not that romantic ! (i had to threaten him not to come and live in NYC with him to get married !)

pusa said...

aww that's sooooo sweet!!! what a beautiful mission... well done