If you can't be bothered to read all this then you might want to just go straight here:
http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=135530949796496
Anyway...
After weeks of trying to think of the best way to propose to my girlfriend at Glastonbury I have decided this might just work!
I currently have the support of an officially commissioned documentary team who are going to be filming this for the festival too.
What's a Flashmob?
A flash mob is a large group of people who assemble suddenly in a public place, perform an unusual and pointless act for a brief time, then quickly disperse.
How will this work?
1) At 4:45pm on Thursday evening everyone should begin congregating to the right of the Park stage ribbon tower (That’s your right side if you have your back to the stage. Where the stone benches normally are). Try and all gather behind the path leaving the benches free for our use and also this doesn’t cause a blockade to people.
2) At 4:55pm a number of people will be stood on one of the stone benches with air horns at the ready.
UPDATE – THERE WILL NOW BE NO REMINDER HORN. TO AVOID CONFUSION THE ONLY HORN YOU HEAR IS YOUR CUE.
Before this point I will try and position myself and potential fiancée on a different bench to the horn holders (I hope the benches are there this year!)
3) At 5:00pm an air horn will sound once. Once it stops sounding it is your job to shout “SARAH WILL YOU MARRY ME” as loud as you all can.
4) I can then get the ring out and you can all carry on as though nothing happened safe in the knowledge you helped a fellow chap do something memorable for his proposal. Alternatively you can all then cheer should the answer be yes (or should I say WHEN) :-)
Points to Note
If you need to discuss with others at the meeting place about the flashmob then ask others if they are there to see the secret gig of ‘insert band name here’. I won’t make up a name here as it might get thrown around and cause problems for the organisers. The last thing we want is her find out before the flashmob though so please no mention at all of a proposal taking place.
Prior to completing the instructions above try and GATHER AS MANY PEOPLE AS YOU CAN ON YOUR WAY and explain the instructions.
It is vital you ensure no females you approach have dark hair and answer to the name Sarah. If they do then abort the conversation and proceed to another person.
I'm In! Do I need to do anything now?
- Join the Facebook event
http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=135530949796496 so I know how many people to expect.
- If you don’t have Facebook then just reply to this thread saying +1 (or +4 etc if there will be more in your group)
- In either case PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE only do this if you are 100% certain you will go out of your way to help, the last thing I want is 100's to agree and 3 people to turn up and have to abandon the mission!
Feel free to comment or suggest in this thread too though, but please only do your +1 reply once
What Can I Do To Help Before The Festival?
- This needs to get out there to the masses. Can everyone retweet my tweets regarding this
http://twitter.com/googlyamnesiac (with tags #glasto #glasto2010 or #weddingflashmob)
- Invite all your friends who are attending Glastonbury to the event
http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=135530949796496
If we manage to pull this off I might have to end up using my life savings on Brothers to repay you all for your help :-)
*crosses fingers in anticipation*
Any questions or further suggestions please post away!
GLASTO FLASHMOB WEDDING PROPOSAL - HELP NEEDED!
