Who said proposals should be long and complex? Six seconds will do just fine.
Curt Buthman, a business consultant from Los Angeles, used Vine to propose to girlfriend Marsha Collier Tuesday night. It was the definition of short and sweet.
@marshacollier I love you! #WillYouMarryMe#custserv shrd.by/opFrXY— Curt Buthman (@curtbuthman) May 29, 2013
Um, uh, YES @curtbuthman - I will MARRY YOU! #custserv— Marsha Collier (@MarshaCollier) May 29, 2013
The engagement is the first in Vine history, which is why it quickly went viral afterward. The two were immediately bombarded with congratulatory tweets from strangers across the web who witnessed the #WillYouMarryMe hashtag Buthman paired with his Vine.
Collier, an author who pens books about social media, was in the middle of a customer service Twitter chat -- hence the #custserv trending hashtag -- when the question was popped.
I was hoping it would up load and hoping she wouldn't tune me out on her twitter stream.— Curt Buthman (@curtbuthman) May 29, 2013
And didn't see a reply for quite a while. Then twitter blew up— Curt Buthman (@curtbuthman) May 29, 2013
Collier and Buthman have kept the Twitterverse informed since the very public proposal, even creating a Storify and Scribd to keep tab of all the tweets about their engagement.
True story #willyoumarryme. Ring was family heirloom. Curt gave me this necklace instagram.com/p/Z5yrCwJXIu/— Marsha Collier (@MarshaCollier) May 29, 2013
Bringing new meaning to social media engagement#WillYouMarryMe@tburgess57 @ebuttscpa @lovelylu @imacsweb @kim @mayhemstudios— Marsha Collier (@MarshaCollier) May 29, 2013
The couple has cemented a place for themselves in social media history. But the question remains, will the wedding vows be six seconds long too? Even if they aren't, Collier promises that the entire Twitterverse will be invited to the ceremony.
Whatever we do - the wedding will be on Twitter somehow!— Marsha Collier (@MarshaCollier) May 29, 2013