{"id":9829,"date":"2019-02-15T16:53:02","date_gmt":"2019-02-15T13:53:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.mywedding.co.ug\/?p=9829"},"modified":"2019-02-19T15:25:54","modified_gmt":"2019-02-19T12:25:54","slug":"ugandan-man-hires-private-jet-to-propose-to-girlfriend","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mywedding.co.ug\/?p=9829","title":{"rendered":"Ugandan man hires private chopper to propose to girlfriend"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>By Eronie Kamukama<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Proposing marriage to a woman in a grand romantic way is increasingly becoming common. From candle-lit dinners to flash mobs in shopping malls, Ugandans are getting good at it by the year.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_9831\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-9831\" style=\"width: 900px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-9831 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/www.mywedding.co.ug\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/4.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mywedding.co.ug\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/4.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.mywedding.co.ug\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/4-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.mywedding.co.ug\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/4-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.mywedding.co.ug\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/4-750x500.jpg 750w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-9831\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The couple pose in front of the chopper that Mpanga<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Mr Mark Muyinda Mpanga asked for his long-time girlfriend\u2019s hand in marriage in the United States of America last month.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_9842\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-9842\" style=\"width: 900px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-9842\" src=\"http:\/\/www.mywedding.co.ug\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/3-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"1198\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mywedding.co.ug\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/3-1.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.mywedding.co.ug\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/3-1-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.mywedding.co.ug\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/3-1-768x1022.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.mywedding.co.ug\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/3-1-769x1024.jpg 769w, https:\/\/www.mywedding.co.ug\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/3-1-750x998.jpg 750w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-9842\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Mpanga with his fiancee inside the jet<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cHe hired a private jet in Las Vegas-USA, they flew on top of a sky scrapper where he &#8220;Bent the knee&#8221; and asked for her hand in marriage.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_9834\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-9834\" style=\"width: 900px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-9834 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/www.mywedding.co.ug\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/1-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"516\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mywedding.co.ug\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/1-1.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.mywedding.co.ug\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/1-1-300x172.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.mywedding.co.ug\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/1-1-768x440.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.mywedding.co.ug\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/1-1-750x430.jpg 750w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-9834\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Mpanga pops the question as his yet to be fiancee holds his face, seemingly more interested in him as a person before any ring.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_9830\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-9830\" style=\"width: 900px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-9830 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/www.mywedding.co.ug\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/5.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"458\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mywedding.co.ug\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/5.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.mywedding.co.ug\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/5-300x153.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.mywedding.co.ug\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/5-768x391.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.mywedding.co.ug\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/5-750x382.jpg 750w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-9830\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The couple enjoy a dinner together at the top of a sky scrapper in Las Vegas<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>He also ensured they flew just before sunset so they could have a romantic dinner for 2 while watching the beautiful skyline. Of course he popped Champagne and made her feel like the special woman she is and gave her a real diamond ring (hahahhahhaha&#8230; women know),\u201d his sister, Ms Cynthia Mpanga said in a Facebook post on Saturday. <em>Photos from Facebook post.<\/em><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_9839\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-9839\" style=\"width: 900px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-9839\" src=\"http:\/\/www.mywedding.co.ug\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"438\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mywedding.co.ug\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/2.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.mywedding.co.ug\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/2-300x146.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.mywedding.co.ug\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/2-768x374.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.mywedding.co.ug\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/2-750x365.jpg 750w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-9839\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Toasting to new beginnings<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Eronie Kamukama Proposing marriage to a woman in a grand romantic way is increasingly becoming common. From candle-lit dinners to flash mobs in shopping malls, Ugandans are getting good at it by the year. Mr Mark Muyinda Mpanga asked for his long-time girlfriend\u2019s hand in marriage in the United States of America last month. 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