Taylor Mancal enlisted the help of his 11-month-old daughter Iggy and Santa to propose to his girlfriend Danielle Dellar.
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Sitting with Santa at Bendigo Marketplace, Taylor and Iggy held up an engagement ring as the photo was taken.
Giving Danielle the photo as an early Christmas present, Taylor proposed to Danielle at the same time.
“She wanted a photo of Iggy with Santa and I thought it would be a nice little present,” he said.
“She was in shock and didn't believe it was happening. She was very surprised but she did say yes thankfully.
“I was pretty nervous but I was more nervous when asking her parents (for their blessing). I was confident she would say yes.”
Danielle said the late-night proposal was unexpected.
“The baby was asleep and we decided to give each other presents,” she said.
“He said Iggy had my present and the photo was with her. I just thought ‘all I get is a photo?’
“I didn’t even see the ring in the picture. Then I looked up and he was proposing.”
Danielle and Taylor have been dating for just over a year after meeting through mutual friends.
Taylor said it seemed like the right time to propose while Danielle is excited about the family spending their first Christmas together.