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Physician proposed to Navy Officer through Broadsheet Ad
14 February 2010
We’ve heard of wedding
proposals on airports, national television, zip lines, internet
ad pages, the classic dinner date, and more. But this could
be the first time someone actually answered a marriage proposal
though a national broadsheet.
On the Sunday issue of the
Philippine Star last Valentines Day, February 14, 2010, an
unnamed female licensed physician proposed to LtSg. Keith
Marquez of the Philippine Navy through a paid one half page
advertisement by clothing brand Van Heusen.
The main proposal writes,
“Now, I break my silence. This love month, allow me
to succumb and unlock the emotions left raw, left unspoken…
To my gallant knight, LtSg. Keith Marquez of the Philippine
Navy, or to the young boy clad in our elementary uniform,
or to the cadet in the long gray line – no matter what
you are – you are my Keith, let me be your wife. It
is my time to propose for us to be united in the Holy Sacrament
of Matrimony and be blessed finally by the Lord, Our Father,
who crafted and fortified our love since the beginning. This
is dedicated to you, a meager way of professing my love for
you and thanking you for your untiring support and love.”
The proposal came in with
a summary of the love story of the couple written by the physician.
The story on the ad states that the physician actually declined
the proposal from LtSg. Marquez and “was left unspoken
for many years”. The ad stated that the full love story
is posted on the website of Van Heusen. As of press time,
the story is not yet online.
The said physician was the
winner of the Tie the Knot with Van Heusen contest wherein
grooms and brides to be were asked to write a marriage proposal
and the winner’s entry will be posted on a major broadsheet
on Valentines’ Day.
According to the contest
mechanics posted on Van Heusen site, aside from the half page
newspaper ad containing the proposal, the winning couple will
receive gift certificates, an overnight hotel accommodation
at Discovery Suites Hotel in Ortigas, spa package at Terra
Wellness Spa, Surf and Turf dinner for two at Restaurant Five,
and breakfast buffet for two.
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Kasal.com thanks the following
sources for this article:
Sunday Lifestyle, The Philippine
Star (February 14, 2010 issue)
Tie the Knot with Van Heusen
contest Mechanics. Retrieved February 14, 2010 from
http://www.vanheusen.com.ph/tietheknot/how-to-join
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