Beyoncé had something extra-special up her sleeve for her St. Louis stop on the World Formation tour on September 10.
Queen Bey was performing the iconic choreography to her hit song “Single Ladies,” a song that warns commitment-phobic men that “if you liked it then you should have put a ring on it,” when she suddenly stopped singing and dancing to tell screaming fans, “I think there’s somebody I need to bring on the stage.”
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That’s when her choreographer, St. Louis native John Silver, joined Beyoncé, who gave him her microphone. Silver then pulled aside his girlfriend, dance captain Ashley Everett.
“I don’t know if y’all know this young lady, but she goes by the name of Ashley Everett, she’s my queen,” Silver told the crowd. “So I feel like it’s only right to come out here in front of my hometown and show you guys what the epitome of a young woman looks like, that knows how to deal with all the nonsense and B.S. of a St. Louis N.I.G.G.A.”
Silver turned to Everett before continuing, “So baby I know that you don’t think I express my love to you in front of everybody. So I feel like what better time than now to do it in front of thousands of people. Ashley Everett, Will you marry me?”
Of course, Everett said yes. She even finished the choreography, displaying her shiny new ring during the dance.
Here’s the video:
The next day, Everett posted about the surprise proposal on Instagram, calling it “an absolutely dream come true.”
“Still wrapping my head around the incredible, magical moment that happened last night,” she said. “9.10.16 is a day I will never forget. #helikeditsoheputaringonit”
The story spread virally as every other Beyoncé fan in America realized how much they wish they could get proposed to in front of Beyoncé.
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