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Wyson, 20, a nursing student, was in the Provo area taking a certification class and thought she was going out to eat with her aunt and uncle.

When her aunt and uncle, Ed and Alyse Jones, said they wanted to stop at a local garden on the way to dinner, Wyson still had no idea of the marriage proposal that was to come.

“The whole time I was trying to get out of going because I had a really early morning clinical the next morning, but they weren’t having it,” she said.

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Courtesy Michael Baker
PHOTO: Michael Baker, 23, proposed to Tracie Wyson, 20, with a music video and surprise proposal in a Utah garden.
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“When we got to the garden we rented a golf cart and went through sprinklers and I got a little wet,” Wyson recalled. “My aunt and uncle were so worried and I realized later why.”

Wyson’s relatives took her to a spot in the garden where Baker had set up a chalkboard with her name on it and a laptop on a stool. Wyson followed the instructions to watch the video on the laptop and then had a moment of panic when she thought Baker might be proposing over video.

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Courtesy Michael Baker
PHOTO: Michael Baker, 23, proposed to Tracie Wyson, 20, with a music video and surprise proposal in a Utah garden.
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“I thought is he going to propose to me over Skype? There is no way Michael would do that,” Wyson said. “At the end of watching the video, I saw his reflection coming up behind me and that’s when I realized he was there at the very moment.”

Baker proposed to Wyson, who said yes. In addition to Wyson’s aunt and uncle, Baker’s parents were hiding in the garden watching the proposal unfold.

Wyson said she was surprised about the proposal, but not shocked that Baker went to such creative lengths for her. She is also planning to expect the unexpected when it comes to their wedding this August in Wyson’s hometown of St. George, Utah.

“You know, I’m always on my toes with this guy,” she said.

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