Roker, the weather guy from NBC's Today, visited Washington Court House's Cherry Hill Primary School to help Wilmington resident Christopher Vestal propose marriage to Gepfrey, a kindergarten, first- and second-grade music teacher.
The pair have been dating for a year and half.
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“I pretty much fell head over heels for her the first night we met,” Vestal, a pilot, said in a video played before the big proposal. “She makes the room glow every time she is in one.”
It seemed everyone — family members, school staffers, adorable kids with adorable signs — was in on the surprise except Gepfrey, a Piqua native.
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The episode featuring the couple aired Monday, Feb. 13, on the Today show.
The proposal was as cute as you are imagining, but go ahead and see it for yourself.
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Credit: Photo: Today show screen grab
Credit: Photo: Today show screen grab
Credit: Photo: Today show screen grab
Credit: Photo: Today show screen grab
Credit: Photo: Today show screen grab
Credit: Photo: Today show screen grab
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