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Marriage Proposals By Drone Are Taking Off

A San Diego man's unique drone proposal captured hearts with a beach message and FPV goggles for his girlfriend. Love via drones is here!

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Credit: Screengrab You could say it was a match from up above. On Friday, a San Diego man proposed to his girlfriend in a way that’s so 21^st century: He had her put on first-person-view goggles while he flew his drone over a beach with the words “Court will you marry me?” written in the sand. Kevin Dillard, 27, and his now-fiancé Courtney Weigand, 25, had been dating seven years before Dillard’s unorthodox proposal, according to FOX 5 KSWB. In the video, you can see Courtney pull off the FPV goggles to discover Kevin assuming the traditional position: down on one knee with a glimmering ring outstretched.

Kevin and Courtney aren’t the first couple to express their love via drones. Chinese rock singer Wang Feng in February deployed a DJI Phantom to propose to his love Zhang Ziyi — who is best known for her role in Crouching Tiger Hidden ...

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