Actor who met girlfriend on the set of commercial revisits ad to pull off epic proposal

In a time when dating apps and party meet-cutes dominate, it’s rare to hear about couples who meet on the job. But for David Lautman and Megan Wang, an ordinary day at work led to an extraordinary connection. The two first met on the set of a laptop commercial, decided to stay in touch, and eventually became a couple. So when David was ready to pop the question, he knew exactly how to make it meaningful—by revisiting the same commercial set that sparked their romance in the first place, as reported by TODAY.

In an April 2024 TikTok video, Megan shared the unforgettable proposal moment, along with a ring that had a tiny cat design, a personal touch that clearly delighted her. Megan explained she had been casually watching TV when the commercial she and David had starred in appeared on the screen. Confused but intrigued, she started recording, wondering why the old ad was suddenly playing after two years. But as she watched, she noticed something different—the commercial wasn’t quite the same as the original.

In the original ad, the two actors are sitting in a field, while they talk about the Lenovo laptop. In the extended version, the commercial cuts to a scene where a narrator tries to urge the actor on screen to say something to the woman in front of him. Then, a large red box pops up on the screen and is tossed into the hands of David who is facing the camera. Meanwhile, the real-life David stands up from the couch, pulls out a matching box with a ring inside, gets down on one knee, and asks Megan, “Will you marry me?” to which she responds “Yeah, sure,” before both of them crack up. As he slips the ring onto Megan’s finger, she shows it on the camera, exclaiming, “It’s a cat!”

Speaking about the viral proposal, Megan later told TODAY that, at that time, she wasn’t interested in watching TV. She was casually scrolling through social media feeds, just when the old commercial caught her attention. At first, she was mad about the commercial being aired after two years without her knowledge and wanted to record the evidence. But things took a lighthearted turn when the commercial turned out to be an extended version of the original. Behind the scenes, David had secretly edited the ad using his production and editing skills. “I had to secretly edit at night after she went to sleep. So I spent a few hours every night,” he told TODAY.

In the comment section, people were swooning over the inventive proposal and the couple's sweet romance. “This is the best proposal I’ve ever seen,” commented @ayeeitsmandy, while @lynndsae said, “Him laughing at his own proposal, I love this!” Lenovo too commented on the video asking, “Can we send you matching ThinkPads to help celebrate?” and United Airlines called the proposal “iconic.”

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