Thomas Cook - #FlightYes14

Thomas Cook - #FlightYes14

With the tag line ‘Inspiring personal journeys,’ Thomas Cook’s recent video contest did just that. On Valentine’s Day, the airline on its Facebook page asked fans a question: “What if you could marry your love on a plane, would you do it?”

The question was the introduction to a video contest that received 25 entries and one lucky winner, Alexander Serruys.

The contest prize was an inflight wedding and honeymoon in Rhodes, courtesy of Thomas Cook. The twist, however, was that Alexander had not yet proposed to his girlfriend, Marieke van de Wal.

The groom conspired with the bride’s sister to plan the inflight wedding—from choosing a dress, to staging a faux ‘gals only’ vacation—all details were taken care of pre-flight. Friends and family hid on board the flight in the back of the plane, while Marieke and her sister boarded and sat at the front of the plane.

While soaring at 30 000 feet, Alexander walked down the aisle, got down on his knee, and proposed to Marieke. They were married then and there. The conspiracy, the proposal, and the wedding, were all documented and shared on YouTube , receiving over one million views since it was published on June 1st.