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WATCH: A Straight Wedding Morphs Into a Gay Proposal

WATCH: A Straight Wedding Morphs Into a Gay Proposal

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This bouquet toss had a big twist at the end.

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The heterosexual wedding tradition of the bouquet toss -- where the catcher is viewed as the next single woman likely to wed -- had a same-sex surprise at a recent wedding reception in San Diego.

In a video of the toss, courtesy of gay blogger JoeMyGod, a bride named Stephanie fakes out those hoping to catch the bouquet and instead hands the flowers to a gay friend. That man's partner then drops to one knee and proposes, which brings his partner to tears as the crowd hoots and hollers. One half of the couple later posted on JoeMyGod's site:

"LOL... I'm the guy sitting and crying in the video... How did you get this?! My partner Mark and I have been together for 9 yrs and recently moved to Portland. We came home to San Diego for Stephanie and Tony's wedding and Mark surprised me... I said yes. ;)"

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Neal Broverman is the Editorial Director, Print of Pride Media, publishers of The Advocate, Out, Out Traveler, and Plus, spending more than 20 years in journalism. He indulges his interest in transportation and urban planning with regular contributions to Los Angeles magazine, and his work has also appeared in the Los Angeles Times and USA Today. He lives in the City of Angels with his husband, children, and their chiweenie.
Neal Broverman is the Editorial Director, Print of Pride Media, publishers of The Advocate, Out, Out Traveler, and Plus, spending more than 20 years in journalism. He indulges his interest in transportation and urban planning with regular contributions to Los Angeles magazine, and his work has also appeared in the Los Angeles Times and USA Today. He lives in the City of Angels with his husband, children, and their chiweenie.