Musical credits:
"That's How You Know" and "Love Medley" performed by The Castillo Family -    / itsapinoything  
Thinking Out Loud covered by Chris Abeleda -    / chrisabeledamusic  
Video credits: Justin Jacinto, Kevin Guan, Jerome Andaya
Editing credit: Ysabel Enverga
Music Production: Arranged, mixed and mastered by Chris Abeleda

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SECRET FLASH MOB
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*PLEASE DO NOT MENTION ANYTHING TO MARA, THIS IS A SURPRISE!!*

Hello Friends!

As you may know, Mara and I have been together for about five and a half years now. It has been a wonderful journey, living in three different cities and growing up a ton in the process. We had always planned on taking our relationship to the next step but the timing was never really ideal, that is until now! Last November I sat down with both of her parents to ask for her hand in marriage, and in less than two weeks I will be proposing to her in front of the Bethesda Fountain in Central Park. Mara has no idea that this is happening, but I wanted to do something special with our families and friends to celebrate :)

On the morning of Saturday, May 23, Mara will be taking her family on a tour through Central Park, on the way to a brunch reservation later in the day. Her family has been talking about singing at the Bethesda fountain as a group, being that it is the location of her favorite song of all time ("That's How You Know" from the movie Enchanted). So she is aware that they will be doing something fun at the fountain. What she doesn't know is that there is more to come when the song ends- as her family will then lead her to a designated spot in the park, where we will surprise her with a FLASH MOB!

If you are willing and able, we would LOVE to have YOUR participation!! You mean a lot to both Mara and me, and I think we can have a lot of fun in giving her one of the coolest surprises ever. All it would take is a few minutes to learn these sweet moves, and about one hour of your time on the morning of!

The song we're doing the flash mob to is "Down" by Jay Sean. Mara and I knew each other for almost a year before we really started talking, and we bonded over our mutual love for music and silly dancing. I suggested that we enter a talent show together and she agreed for some reason- and we actually performed this very song on our way to first place :) (okay fine we got second place, but still)

The choreography is fairly simple- I laid out the steps in two links at the end of this email. The choreo is inspired by the favorite dance moves of Mara herself, who actually helped put together FIVE flash mobs as a student at the University of Florida!


SO, a Recap of Things to DO:

1 - Be super sneaky

2 - Let me know if you are interested in participating (EMAIL OR CALL PLZ, not text)

3 - Watch the video link below to learn the flash mob

4 - Await further instructions from me!


FLASH MOB LOCATION:
BETHESDA FOUNTAIN - CENTRAL PARK 72nd ST
SATURDAY, MAY 23
MEET at 10AM

Mark's Secret Tutorial -    • Secret Video  

Take care and I'll see you dance ninjas soon- you are the best!!


-- Mark Hermano