Girlfriend discarded ring for planned aurora proposal in Iceland

Australian photographer Dale Shark had an elaborate scheme to propose to his girlfriend under the Northern Lights in Iceland last year, according to The Telegraph. He hid the ring in a bottle of hand cream for their journey – which she discarded (along with the $4,000 ring hidden inside) when they were trying to cut weight on a connecting flight from the Faroe Islands.

He did not find out for weeks afterwards, when he was desperately trying to find the ring.

Dale finally succeeded in popping the question to his girlfriend, Karlie Russell a few days ago. It was under the Northern Lights, as he had planned, but in Norway, not in Iceland.

 “I tricked Karlie into believing we were shooting a selfie & used a torch to light us up for the image. Much to her shock, it wasn't any normal selfie, and much to my shock, she said yes!“ Sharp says on their Facebook site.

„It's taken a few years to plan but I (Dale) always had this moment in mind & it seemed fitting as we are both landscape photographers who share a passion for photographing the aurora.“