Hawkeye Marriage Proposal Help

hawkincanada5

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Hawkeye fans, i'm looking for a little help as I'm planning on proposing to my girlfriend at the Wisconsin game in a couple weeks. Thinking of either doing it during the game or before hand around Kinnick. I'm looking for a photographer or somebody with some photography experience that i can pay to take a couple pictures of the proposal taking place. If any of you know anyone that could/would do this please let me know!

Also if you've seen any cool proposals in/around Kinnick let me know, i'm open to some new ideas.
 
Take out the ring, say "Wanna make this legal, eh? I need your answer before the TV timeout guy gets off the field, eh?"
 
Several thoughts:
I think they advertised in Kinnick that you can get the "question" posted on scoreboard and be on the corner of the field between qtrs (not sure about that part) for $250. Probably could get a pro photo thrown in by university. Pricey, but certainly memorable. contact the athletic office for directions.

You could secretly tape the ring to the underside of her seat, and make up something about some contest that they "just announced" (and she obviously didn't hear), that you have to check under your seat to see if you've won!

Also, There's a university volunteer student located under the "BIG blowup Herky" at the south end of stadium (on outside, by Melrose Ave, with Kinnick Stadium conveniently in background), who is specifically there to take photos of people with the blowup Herky using your own camera!

Or, secretly ask the guy selling programs who stands on a box behind a podium (there are a few of these stations located around main walkways next to stadium), to let you use the podium for a quick minute, then yell out to the world your intentions...could be creative, but kinda reaching there though.

A good backdrop for photo ops is the Football operations bldg where it says "Hawkeye Football" pretty prominently. Located on West side main parking lot at the North end. Good backdrop of Kinnick, in the opposite direction, there too.

Of course, There's always Joe's Place, Mickey's, The Column, Deadwood, etc to make it memorable!

Good Luck and Congratulations! (post back here and let us know how it went and if she said yes)
 
ColoradoHawkeye, some great ideas.....First off, congrats to the OP (hope she says yes...ha ha), Second, whatever you decide to do and how you decide do it, it will be memorable....I would suggest you get in touch w/the University and find out what they can do....seat and row #, maybe have the shot on the jumbo-tron somehow....or even better, if they could get you guys at midfield somehow.....Good luck
 
Thank you VERY much for the ideas guys...really helpful! I've contacted the university to see what they might be able to do for me and I think i'll do the jumbotron thing too, its $200 and you can pick the quarter.

Colorado - Is the blowup Herky outside of the stadium or inside the gates? that could be a pretty cool idea too.
 
Thank you VERY much for the ideas guys...really helpful! I've contacted the university to see what they might be able to do for me and I think i'll do the jumbotron thing too, its $200 and you can pick the quarter.

Colorado - Is the blowup Herky outside of the stadium or inside the gates? that could be a pretty cool idea too.

It was on outside of stadium, at Southwest end by the sidewalk along Melrose Ave, on the stadium side of street. Can't miss it... It was there for ISU and NW games, but can't guarantee it is always there. I asked a kid standing around if he could take my family's picture, and he explained that is the actual reason he was there doing just that for some club, or part of athletic dept., and they rotate different people each game.

Again, good luck...it is one of those stories your wife and her new friends along life's way will talk about many years later. "So how did your husband propose to you?" (no pressure here...you got it covered either way...in Iowa City at a Hawkeye Game...embellish, embellish...brilliant!)
 

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Can't believe no one has posted this yet, but.......pics plz. Can't really give advice until I see what we are dealing with here.
 
Thanks for the input guys, things worked out great (other than the outcome of the game). She said yes and we've got another Hawkeye fan!
 

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