Re-Proposal in Holiday Fire Burn Area
Photo: Mike Eliason / SBCFD
A couple digging through the remnants of their home that burned in the Holiday Fire re-enacted their proposal after finding their wedding ring.
Santa Barbara County Fire Department Public Information Officer Mike Eliason captured the scene as the couple returned to their home off Fairview Ave.
County firefighters led Ishu and Laura Rao to search for Laura's wedding ring in their demolished home of three years. She found the damaged Tiffany ring and Ishu promptly dropped to a knee and asked her to marry him again.
A heartwarming story amidst a devastating event that struck the Goleta area on Friday evening. The Holiday Fire destroyed 13 single-family residences, damaged 3 single-family residences, and destroyed 15 outbuildings that include barns, workshops, and sheds. Thankfully, there were no deaths, injuries, and missing people throughout this quick-moving fire.
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Jul 09, 2018 01:22 PMI will clean and repair the ring at no cost for these wonderful people.
Bella Rosa Galleries
1103 State Street
www.bellarosasb.com
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Jul 10, 2018 07:36 AMThank you for making such a generous offer. Love perseveres all!
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Jul 09, 2018 03:46 PMWhat a generous offer!!
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Jul 09, 2018 09:04 AMIt goes to show that diamonds are 100% carbon and if you get them hot enough, they will burn.
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Jul 09, 2018 07:19 AMWhat a sweet couple. Congratulations on being the Couple of the Year!
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Jul 09, 2018 03:55 AMI first saw this story through my news aggregator, which linked to the Fox News site ... with some predictably awful comments, with sweeping attacks against women and California: http://www.foxnews.com/us/2018/07/08/california-man-proposes-again-with-rings-found-in-ashes-destroyed-home.html
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Jul 08, 2018 11:27 PMThink I might get it cleaned, repaired, and wear it! A symbol of LOVE surviving, against all odds. As well as being able to find it! Hope their love survives for many many decades... With only happiness moving forward from this trying time in their lives.
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Jul 08, 2018 07:14 PMVery sweet story! I'd have that ring made into a necklace, as a memory, to keep.