Culled from Mirror
John Eyers donned the red and white disguise at an indoor ski centre before proposing to stunned girlfriend Leanne O'Hara
Proposal: John Eyers proposed to his girlfriend Leanne O'Hara while dressed as SantaMen, take note: this is exactly how a festive-themed marriage proposal is done.
John Ayers disguised himself as Santa Claus, complete with red and white suit, beard and glasses, before proposing to Leanne O'Hara at an indoor ski centre.
Leanne, 29, thought she was taking her nephew to Santa’s Grotto at Manchester's Chill Factore, and had no idea the man in the suit was her fella.
John had asked the centre's Santa if he could help with his surprise, and he duly obliged by lending him his outfit and Grotto for the evening.
Halfway through the visit, John revealed his true identity to Leanne in a scene which featured real snow, before asking her to marry him.
The couple have been together for three-and-a-half years, but office administrator Leanne admitted she did not see the proposal coming.
She said: “I’m over the moon, I had absolutely no idea.
"I didn’t even recognise that John was Santa he took me by complete surprise.
"Santa handed me a present and inside a series of boxes there was a beautiful engagement ring, it was so romantic. It’s the best early Christmas present ever.”
It has been an action packed few weeks at Chill Factore’s Grotto, with visits from the Royal Manchester Children’s Hospital, Manchester & Cheshire Dogs’ Home, and hundreds of eager children.
Morwenna Angove, CEO at Chill Factore said: “I’ve been here for a few years now, and this is the first proposal I’ve seen at Chill Factore.
“The real snow makes for a really romantic setting, and I speak for everyone here when I wish John and Leanne a lifetime of happiness – such great news just in time for Christmas.”
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