A New York City man organized a fairytale proposal for his boyfriend that temporarily cleared the famous ice skating rink at Rockefeller Center.
Craig Buchholz and Sebastian West had one of their first dates at the rink a few years ago. They went back on Thursday, and this time Buchholz worked with Chase Freedom, the sponsor of the ring, to clear the rink so he could propose to West, NBC New York reported.
When the time came, West initially went to skate off the ice with everyone else when someone said the rink had to be cleared for cleaning. Then Buchholz got down on one knee and pulled out a small box with two rings, one for each of them.
West said the Rockefeller Center rink was the first place he went ice skating, “so now it’s great to be back a few years later and now engaged, and I have Craig to thank for both of those occasions,” he told NBC New York.
Buchholz added, “I was actually just exhilarated, and time was going so slow, so I just wanted to get to the clear-the-ice moment.”
West and Buchholz celebrated afterward with champagne next to the rink. Tishman Speyer, a real estate company that co-owns Rockefeller Center, told NBC New York that there are about 100 proposals per season at the rink.
The Rink at Rockefeller Center has a webpage dedicated to engagement requests, which include selections for the exact time of the special moment as well as a specific song a couple would like to have played during and after the proposal.
It’s unclear exactly how much a private proposal on the ice costs. Tickets for one hour of skating vary from $11 to $114 per person depending on the date and time of day. One man told People magazine earlier this month that he saved up $1,650 for a private five-minute proposal at the rink.
This article was published by NBC News on 2024-12-20 19:07:00
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