10 Romantic Celebrity Marriage Proposals

Matthew McConaughey made Camila Alves sift through 8 boxes
By Evann Gastaldo,  Newser Staff
Posted Jun 23, 2012 3:48 PM CDT
10 Romantic Celebrity Marriage Proposals
Model Camila Alves, left, and actor Matthew McConaughey kiss as they depart after a screening of Mud at the 65th international film festival, in Cannes, southern France, Saturday, May 26, 2012.   (AP Photo/Francois Mori)

Matthew McConaughey recently revealed to Jay Leno just how he proposed to now-wife Camila Alves, and it's as heart-stoppingly romantic as you'd imagine from someone so frequently shirtless. It involved eight boxes before Alves finally unwrapped her ring on Christmas day, and her first word was, somehow, not "yes," he told Leno. His response: "Look, I’m down on a knee. I’ll stay here awhile. I will outlast you." "And I did!" he concludes. "She conceded." In his honor, Celebuzz rounds up nine more equally swoon-worthy celebrity engagement stories:

  • Mariah Carey and Nick Cannon: Cannon first proposed to Carey on her apartment building's rooftop, with a candy ring that—fortunately for Cannon—had a real diamond ring inside. Then he proposed again, while the couple flew around the Empire State Building.
  • Pink and Carey Hart: Pink did the proposing, holding up a sign asking Hart to marry her while he raced in Mammoth.
  • Seal and Heidi Klum: Seal popped the question in a custom-built igloo atop a glacier at 14,000 feet. Too bad that didn't last
Click for the complete list, including one comedian who managed to forget the ring. (More Matthew McConaughey stories.)

Get the news faster.
Tap to install our app.
X
Install the Newser News app
in two easy steps:
1. Tap in your navigation bar.
2. Tap to Add to Home Screen.

X