On one side of the hat was written “will you marry me?” with the words “yes or no?” printed opposite.

Mr Parsons was not left crying his heart out as Ms Hilling, a 40-year-old stay-at-home mother swiftly said yes.

She said she was blown away with the proposal and and had not seen it coming.

“When we talked before about getting engaged, my one stipulation was that it had to be in private and on our own. So, it was one heck........

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