Watch: American tourist surprises fiancée as Ain Dubai beams marriage proposal

Watch: American tourist surprises fiancée as Ain Dubai beams marriage proposal

World’s highest observation wheel lit up with the words ‘Yassi Will You Marry Me?’

Published: Sun 26 Jun 2022, 5:21 PM

An American tourist surprised his girlfriend when he beamed his marriage proposal on the world’s highest observation wheel as they sailed past the iconic attraction at Bluewaters on Friday evening.

As Ain Dubai lit up with the magical words ‘Yassi Will You Marry Me?’ Ben Daneshgar pulled out a large diamond ring from his pocket and slipped it onto her beloved’s finger.

Yassi Hosseini responded with a loud ‘yes’ and a big hug.

Danseshgar, who has been visiting Dubai since 2016, said he weighed several ideas to pop the question, but nothing appeared more wow-worthy than a display on the 250-metre-high Ferris wheel.

“The moment Yassi and I decided we were going to Dubai I called my friend Dino Ladhani who lives here. I had to propose to Yassi in 10 days and needed to come up with something quickly,” he recalled.

“Dino and I drew up with a list, well, he did. It had everything from scuba diving to skydiving. I was still weighing my options when Dino called me last week to enquire if I was okay to have my proposal splashed on Ain