Pogue wanted his children be part of this life-changing event, he writes on his blog, so one night last spring, "I asked them for their suggestions for a fantastic proposal. My two teenagers informed me that the most epic and unforgettable proposal would be a fake movie trailer. It would start out like any other romantic-comedy preview, but gradually reveal itself to be a thinly veiled version of our love story."
Pogue continues:
After its “premiere,” people kept asking if I’d be posting it online so
they could show their friends. With Nicki’s encouragement, I did — and
to my astonishment, the video went viral. It also generated a lot of
questions.
Among the questions:
- Nice job. But not all of us have thousands of dollars to spend on making full-blown movies for our girlfriends.
- What about the opening shot? You clearly had a crane rig for that.
- In the YouTube version, we can see your girlfriend’s reaction as she watches, picture-in-picture style. How could she not know she was being filmed?
