Lady Takes Picture of Seagull Not Realizing She’s Getting Engaged (Unique)

• Katie Tucker and her boyfriend Elijah Fulkerson met once they had been 16 years outdated
• Over the previous yr, the couple mentioned getting engaged. So, in February whereas in Oregon for Valentine’s Day visiting Fulkerson’s household, Fulkerson determined to get down on one knee
• Nonetheless, whereas Fulkerson tried to suggest, Tucker’s focus was elsewhere: on taking an image of a seagull

Katie Tucker and her boyfriend Elijah Fulkerson had been speaking about getting engaged for greater than a yr. However when Fulkerson finally acquired down on one knee in February, Tucker’s focus was elsewhere.

The proposal unfolded whereas the couple, who met once they had been 16, had been in Oregon for Valentine’s Day visiting Fulkerson’s household. On the primary day of their journey, Fulkerson’s dad and mom took them to the coast, the place the group stopped at a seashore referred to as Yaquina Head, which options picturesque surroundings and a lighthouse.

Whereas on the seashore, Tucker and Fulkerson, each 21, had been strolling when Tucker noticed some seals within the water, so she began recording them. Whereas recording the seals, a seagull began flying in entrance of her, and she or he started filming that for about two minutes.

“The seagull caught my consideration when he was flying low in entrance of me. I assumed it was so cool to get that on digital camera, then he landed and was making humorous noises, and I simply needed to file it,” Tucker tells PEOPLE completely. “I’m an animal lover!”

“All I used to be interested by whereas recording the seagull was how stunning such just a little creature could possibly be, and the seagull saved making noises prefer it was attempting to speak,” Tucker provides.

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However as Tucker stood recording, she heard Fulkerson’s mother and stepdad behind her saying, “Katie, look!” Upon listening to this, she responded, “I’m wanting, I’m taking a video!” It’s was so windy, and she or he may barely hear, so she thought they had been speaking concerning the animals.

Lastly, she heard her boyfriend say, “Katie, let’s take a photograph.” When she rotated, he was on one knee, asking her to marry him. “I burst into tears and stated sure!” Tucker, a full-time financial institution teller residing in Elizabethtown, Ky., says.

“He thought it was so humorous I used to be simply recording this random seagull whereas he was attempting to suggest, however he wasn’t shocked,” the bride-to-be provides. “He is aware of how a lot I really like animals, so it was very on level for me and who I’m.”

“I might not return and alter a factor! I feel the imperfections of the proposal made it good, it made it us,” she says.

Not lengthy after the proposal, Tucker posted a collage of the pictures to TikTok, the place she defined extra concerning the memorable second. However then, the video went viral, amassing greater than 6.8 million views.

“It felt bizarre seeing it go viral however as soon as the feedback began flooding in of individuals telling me their engagement tales it made me really feel good to narrate one thing so humorous with different strangers,” she says. “I even had DMs asking the place my ring is from so guys may purchase it to suggest to their girlfriends.”

“A number of the funniest feedback I acquired had been from ladies saying they’d do the very same factor,” she provides. “I completely beloved that! And a few feedback stated the seagull must be a part of the marriage. Sadly I don’t suppose I am going to ever see that seagull once more, however we can have a framed photograph of him, it’s an ideal story to inform individuals.”

“My household was not shocked in any respect,” she continues. “All of them understand how a lot I really like animals too in order that they discovered it hilarious that’s how the proposal went. It was very typical of me.”

Though it has been greater than three weeks for the reason that proposal, Tucker says she and Fulkerson nonetheless snort concerning the second every single day.

“The proposal meant every thing to me,” she says. “He did so good discovering such a wonderful location to do it at. I feel that second he simply knew that is the woman he loves and that is why he’s proposing. A woman who loves animals and other people a lot.”

“I feel each time I see a seagull now I get to look again on the day my fiancé requested me to marry him and I really like that. A relentless reminder,” she provides.