But the timing made Hoffpauir's proposal one-of-a-kind — he wanted to pop the question during the solar eclipse on Monday, as Lewisville was in the path of totality.
Related storiesShe also had to wear eclipse glasses as she set everything up once it started and could only remove them when the eclipse reached totality.
Finally, the eclipse reached totality at 1:42 p.m., and Hoffpauir and Alex sprung into action.
"He got down on one knee right there, right in the middle of the flash, and got that beautiful diamond effect with the totality."
Harbison was completely surprised, as she didn't suspect the proposal or that Alex was anyone other than an eclipse viewer.
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