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The hopeful groom-to-be had hoped to woo his love by romantically dangling outside her bedroom window on the end of some heavy industrial equipment when he popped the question.
The ring had been bought, the moment had been picked and the crane had been hired.
But one man’s slightly misguided marriage proposal turned into more of a disaster than anyone could have imagined.
The hopeful groom-to-be had hoped to woo his love when he popped the question by romantically dangling outside her bedroom window on the end of some heavy industrial equipment.
But before he could start serenading her, let alone present the ring, the unsecured crane came crashing down – right through the roof of the next door neighbour’s house.
Efforts to right the crane only made things worse, with it toppling again, causing further to the house in the Dutch town of IJsselstein.
Six apartments were evacuated in the surrounding area and the town's mayor is believed to have declared the building unsafe.
But despite all that the blushing bride said yes, and it is believed the pair are now celebrating in Paris.
