In a love story that rivaled any Hollywood romance, a person serving time behind bars requested for a lifetime dedication by way of FaceTime, sweeping his now-fiancée off her ft with an extravagant proposal that includes flowers, fireworks, and a serenading violinist.
Whereas some battle to even get a Valentine’s Day textual content, this jailbird’s gesture has set a brand new commonplace for love behind bars. Kenyana Jones, popularly referred to as San Francisco rapper Yatta, proposed to his fiancé nearly behind bars, in accordance with the New York Submit.
“Turned this mom f–king engagement from behind the wall,” bragged a giddy Jones in trending YouTube footage of his distant proposal to his bride-to-be, recognized on-line as Stomach Belle, on February 12.
“You ain’t seen no s–t like this,” boasted the lyricist.
In a video that’s been seen by greater than 2.6 million followers on TikTok, Belle accepted the proposal of Jones, who has been sentenced to 12 years for a 2016 homicide.
“I bought engaged to my finest pal, my individual, the love of my life, my life associate that I can’t think about being with out,” gushed the 27-year-old fiancé in a video caption of the proposal. “The sleepless nights with out you, the nervousness I get worrying about you, the ups [and] downs we been by means of, the time aside.”
“This s–t don’t get straightforward. Some days are tougher than others however you’re price every part,” Belle continued. “To be liked by you is the most important blessing inside itself. I really like you a lot, child.”
In a picturesque waterfront setting curated by Blooming Occasions from Orange County, California, the grand proposal unfolded. The scene was adorned with giant marquee letters spelling out “MARRY ME,” accompanied by a heart-shaped flower arch, spark packing containers, and an aisle strewn with white roses.
Jones proposed to Belle by way of an iPad positioned on a music stand. Following her acceptance of the proposal, the blond’s mom positioned a radiant-cut engagement ring from Jones on her finger.
Belle later made a separate put up with the inscription “To do life with you is the most important present inside itself”.
Regardless of the gorgeous setting and romantic gesture, some netizens criticized the couple, questioning the authorized standing of Jones to provoke such a union.
“I’m conflicted between ‘If he needed to he would’ and “HE’S IN JAIL,’” one TikTok consumer commented.
“The reddest inexperienced flag I’ve ever seen,” posted one other consumer.
“I get genuinely completely satisfied for folks however generally I can’t,” mentioned one other. “I’d be so embarrassed standing there with an iPad.”
However Belle appears unfazed by the barrage of criticism.
“To all of the destructive feedback, you possibly can’t even get some flowers from the fuel station or a textual content again from [your] mans,” she jabbed. “That’s in case you [have] one.”
