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| Flashmob wedding proposal at Braehead shopping centre | Flashmob wedding proposal at Braehead shopping centre |
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| A flashmob wedding proposal brought one of Scotland's biggest shopping centres to a standstill. | A flashmob wedding proposal brought one of Scotland's biggest shopping centres to a standstill. |
| Bobby Beattie, 32, from Glasgow, used dancers, who had been mingling among shoppers, to woo his girlfriend Laura Meikle, 27. | Bobby Beattie, 32, from Glasgow, used dancers, who had been mingling among shoppers, to woo his girlfriend Laura Meikle, 27. |
| She had been lured by her mother to the Braehead shopping centre in Glasgow when the dancers began performing to the Bruno Mars song "Marry You". | She had been lured by her mother to the Braehead shopping centre in Glasgow when the dancers began performing to the Bruno Mars song "Marry You". |
| Bobby then stepped forward to propose and Laura accepted. | Bobby then stepped forward to propose and Laura accepted. |
| The bridegroom-to-be had been planning the very public proposal for some time. | |
| "I've been planning it for 10 months so it's been hard work," he told BBC Scotland. | |
| "It's been good. I've hardly slept all week since I knew it was going to happen this Sunday." | |
| Laura said: "It's embarrassing but it's nice. He's no good at keeping secrets so it's a surprise." | |
| Lydia Brown, marketing manager for Intu Braehead, said: "This was a wonderful way for Robert to ask Laura to marry him and I've no doubt it was a day she will remember for the rest of her life. | Lydia Brown, marketing manager for Intu Braehead, said: "This was a wonderful way for Robert to ask Laura to marry him and I've no doubt it was a day she will remember for the rest of her life. |
| "We were more than happy to help Robert organise his flashmob proposal and once the shoppers realised what was going on, you could see the delight on their faces." | "We were more than happy to help Robert organise his flashmob proposal and once the shoppers realised what was going on, you could see the delight on their faces." |