When this doting husband proposed to his wife in her favorite restaurant, social media users from all over the world gushed over the South African couple’s sweet story—but not every internet comment was enthusiastic.

A few people posted snide remarks about the man’s financial status and his decision to propose inside of a KFC.

Because of the negative comments, however, thousands of individual people and companies rallied together to organize the couple’s dream wedding.

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This is not the first time that the groom, Hector Mkansi, has proposed to Nonhlanhla Soldaat; the couple has been inseparable since they met at a funeral in 2010. Shortly after meeting each other, they got married in a small, traditional wedding ceremony in 2012.

At the time, it was all they could afford—but Mkansi hoped to one day be able to give his wife the wedding ring and ceremony that she deserved.

Then in November, Mkansi bought a bigger ring and made plans to re-propose to Soldaat inside of her favorite restaurant: KFC.

 

When Mkansi asked the staffers for help orchestrating the proposal, they were surprised, but happy to help; so when the couple collected their order from the counter, Soldaat opened the KFC bag and was stunned to find a wedding ring sitting on top of the food.

A random restaurant patron managed to film the heartwarming moment that 37-year-old Mkansi got down on one knee. The KFC headquarters in South Africa later shared the video to their Twitter page asking for help identifying the couple.

Not only did the video rack up more than 4 million views, the fast food chain managed to identify the couple and hire an event planner to organize their dream wedding.

 

Dozens of South African donors and businesses then volunteered to provide free spa treatments, wedding jewelry, flowers, gifts, and home furniture for the couple. A number of airlines and car companies even offered up free transportation for their honeymoon as well.

Mkansi and Soldaat ended up tying the knot on New Year’s Eve—and the ceremony was apparently more beautiful than they could have imagined. Furthermore, Mkansi says that they are still overwhelmed with appreciation for all the love and support they have received since their story went viral.

“We are still in disbelief,” Mkansi told CNN. “Both of us have to ask each other if this is really happening from time to time. We couldn’t be more grateful to God and every single person that has shared in our little love story.

 

When asked about the negative comments that followed his KFC proposal, he simply told the news outlet: “We didn’t even know about it (negative comments) until much later. We are not really bothered by that.

“Our dream has come true. We never in a million years thought something like this would happen to us.”

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