David Balasa and Haley Wiewiora got engaged on Dec. 15, 2025, at the Wonders of Wildlife National Museum & Aquarium in Springfield, Mo.
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- Michigan couple David Balasa and Haley Wiewiora got engaged on Dec. 15, 2025, during a shark dive at the Wonders of Wildlife National Museum & Aquarium in Springfield, Mo.
- The underwater proposal was the final stop on a surprise road trip planned by Balasa
- The groom-to-be popped the question with a ring box containing a shark tooth in order to not lose the actual ring
A man popped the question underwater with a shark tooth.
Michigan-based couple David Balasa and Haley Wiewiora descended into a tank full of sharks at the Wonders of Wildlife National Museum & Aquarium in Springfield, Mo., on Dec. 15, 2025, in what Wiewiora thought was just a bucket list item but was actually a surprise proposal, per the Springfield News-Leader.
Balasa explained to the local newspaper that he had been secretly planning for months to propose to his girlfriend of two years as a Christmas gift during their nearly week-long, multi-state road trip across the Midwest, with their final stop being the big moment…