Bruton farmer surprises his fiancé with a unique proposal. Spoiler alert: she said ‘Yes’!
by Mark Pritchett

Farmer Josh Atkins came up with the kind of proposal a girl just couldn’t say ‘no’ to – ‘Marry Me’, written in giant letters in a wheatfield at his farm in Bruton.
Josh and his fiancé Alice Conway were on a helicopter flight when she saw the message.
Josh, 28, of New House Farm, said: “I bought the flight for her birthday and said we were going to the Isle of Wight.

“Alice didn’t have a clue what was going on when we got to the farm, but she looked out of the window, and I popped the engagement ring out. “I said, ‘well is it a ‘yes’ and she said ‘yes, of course it is’.”
The couple have been together four-and-a-half-years and plan to marry in 2024, in a marquee in a field next to where they live.
Josh added: “It was a surprise I had planned for months, and it was hard to keep it quiet – the whole family has been in on it.
“We have both been through so much and finding each other has transformed our lives. It really is true, miracles happen!”
Josh would like to thank agricultural contractor Jack Dowding for carving out the message in the field, Bliss Helicopters of Bournemouth and friends and family for their support.
Alice, 28, owns Dorset Delights Catering (www.dorsetdelightscatering.co.uk).