Bruce Turner popped the question to his girlfriend soon after he popped open his parachute.
The veteran sky diver unfurled a banner saying "Trish, Will You Marry Me? Love Bruce." Trish Faucher couldn't refuse."It's a marriage proposal," she said.
"Dinner and a bottle of champagne just wouldn't cut it after dating for six years," Turner, 30, said after the Tuesday evening jump over Chicago's North Avenue Beach.
Turner said he told Faucher he had been hired to perform a sky-diving stunt and she said she would meet him when he landed. Turner, dressed in black pants, checkered cummerbund and bowtie, dropped to his knee once he gathered his chute and opened a tiny box containing an engagement ring.
"He's a great guy. I love him," Faucher said.
The wedding is scheduled for Oct. 26.