Two police officers from Two Eau Claire, Wisconsin helped a man from Wausau propose in the middle of traffic.
What appeared to be a routine traffic stop outside the Pablo Center on Nov. 18 ended with a surprise proposal instead of cuffs when the driver, Troy Goldschmidt, got down on one knee to ask his girlfriend, Moriah Prichard, to marry him.
Josh Miller, public information officer for the Eau Claire Police Department, said the Wausau couple was visiting Eau Claire in March for a weekend getaway and they loved it.
Prichard had lost her phone on the trip and it was Officer Maggie Anderson who helped her find it.
According to Goldschmidt, the lost phone incident was scary because Officer Anderson found Prichard’s phone on the curb.
The officer couldn’t get into it, so she called Prichard’s mother, who was her emergency contact.
The family was worried since no one knew the couple had traveled to Eau Claire, but they eventually tracked her down at the hotel where they were staying.
Goldschmidt said Eau Claire had a special place in their hearts after that trip. They were so impressed with how nice everyone was and they had such a great time, he knew he wanted to propose to Prichard there.
The couple's positive experience with the officer’s help sparked an idea with Goldschmidt.
He reached out to the police department so they can play a part in his upcoming proposal, hoping Anderson could be involved.
Goldschmidt got to work and started planning with the police department about five weeks before the proposal.
He made sure both of their families were present and they ended up inside the District Pub & Grill watching the proposal happen across the street.
Goldschmidt successfully orchestrated the proposal and even had flowers and a card waiting for Prichard in their hotel room when they returned.
Source: NBC12