In one of the sweetest proposals the Internet has ever seen, Twitter user Evan Wilt (@EvanWilt_) popped the BIG question to his girlfriend, reporter Haley Byrd (@byrdinator) using a Kit Kat.
Byrd and Wilt both took to Twitter on July 4th, to post the photoshoot of the event from the previous day, which shows Wilt down on one knee in front of the Washington Monument proposing to Byrd with an engagement ring that was hidden in a 3D printed Kit Kat bar.
“I don't think I've ever proposed before,” I said before doing THIS
Sorry folks, @byrdinator is forever taken pic.twitter.com/9T0grHz88x
— Evan Wilt (@EvanWilt_) July 3, 2018
He still doesn’t know how to eat a Kit Kat pic.twitter.com/hEOzmWqAMY
— Haley Byrd (@byrdinator) July 4, 2018
But why did Wilt propose with a Kit Kat in the first place?
Because last month Byrd put her boyfriend (now fiancé) on blast for not knowing how to eat one, causing a Tweetstorm of controversy, with some calling for Byrd to dump the poor man over his inability to eat the popular candy bar correctly.
“I don’t think I’ve ever had a Kit Kat before,” my boyfriend remarks before doing THIS pic.twitter.com/UQbuD3Etpg
— Haley Byrd (@byrdinator) June 1, 2018
he had no idea why I laughed so hard. oh sweet summer child
— Haley Byrd (@byrdinator) June 1, 2018
For those that don’t know: https://t.co/ZX9NndAy8S
— realfarmacist (@real_farmacist) July 4, 2018
People couldn’t believe Byrd’s pic and its accompanying caption—how had Wilt never eaten a Kit Kat before? And how had he never heard their jingle, the lyrics of which give clues for how to eat such a bar. Which is why many users chose to post those lyrics.
Byrd’s post quickly went viral and there were even tongue-in-cheek calls for her to free herself of such a burdensome man.
Gimme a break ! Gimme a break !
— Mark Matranga (@mark_matranga) June 1, 2018
— علياء حامد عمر (@Leelee515) June 1, 2018
sry about your candybar boyfriend
— Faux Pelini (@FauxPelini) June 1, 2018
so how did you break up
— Jean-Michel (@torriangray) June 1, 2018
— John Jack O’Brien (@obrienjohnjack) June 1, 2018
There were even those who believed it was all a put on by the couple (and judging by this outcome, they may have been right).
Yes you have permission to use it but it is hack as it’s a joke as old as the internet pic.twitter.com/7IwQGXApBi
— The Muchachbro (@muchachbro) June 1, 2018
And a just few willing to defend him:
How do you eat it? With ya haands?? pic.twitter.com/Brh3Os7v2n
— Obe1Cannoli (@Obe1Cannoli) June 1, 2018
Hey, I am eating them the way they are packaged. Speak to the manufacturer
— pour over rfpaul (@rfpaul) June 1, 2018
This one may even have served as inspiration for what was to follow for the couple:
I know someone who does this. Reader, I married him. We don't talk about it. He eats his Kit Kats away from home. @rfpaul
— Diem Jeakle (@JeakPaul) June 1, 2018
But the story gets even richer, as Kit Kat itself took to Twitter to share the couple’s good news and to reveal that they had helped Wilt set up the unforgettable proposal that’s sure to be as memorable (and viral) as his first Kit Kat encounter:
Wondering how @EvanWilt_ popped the question to @byrdinator in a Kit Kat? From 3D printing to a lil Kit Kat magic, we were happy to give him a break and help with his proposal! Congrats again you two ❤️ pic.twitter.com/qzOxvHGZm8
— Kit Kat (@KitKat_US) July 4, 2018
Some were a teensy bit suspicious of it all…
This was all a set up for marriage proposal pic.twitter.com/PjHGWgXqo9
— Spanish Hitman (@Substandardfan) July 4, 2018
I'm confused…in your third picture he's holding a ring box, and in both pictures he posted he's holding a ring box, so did he propose with the plastic Kit Kat bar, or was the ring in a box?
— Stephanie DeLancey (@scde_de) July 4, 2018
“Yes I accept!”
“That's great I can't wait to t-“
*voice recorder clicks on*
“Are you recording this?”
“…I need another quote”— BigMcLrgHuge (@BigMcLrgHuge) July 4, 2018
we cannot reveal all our tricks…just yet at least
— Kit Kat (@KitKat_US) July 4, 2018
Whether this whole thing was a Kit Kat media stunt or a real-life love story that Kit Kat just helped along, the people of Twitter were pleased:
YAY!!!!!! pic.twitter.com/MYlOCDkoln
— Marybeth Glenn (@MBGlenn) July 3, 2018
CONGRATULATIONS!! Best wishes as you plan your big day and more importantly as you plan your life together!
— Tim Carlson (@thecivilcomment) July 4, 2018
I can't wait until @byrdinator tweets the cake 🙂 So happy for these two https://t.co/CwtQHGJ5cx
— Shoshana Weissmann, Sloth Committee Chair (@senatorshoshana) July 4, 2018
…for better, for worse, for richer, for poorer, in sickness and in health, in incorrect KitKat eating, until death do us part.
— Pat Ward (@WardDPatrick) July 3, 2018
How sweet. What an adorable couple. I wish them all the best.
I hate you both. I am going to die alone.
(But mostly the first one) pic.twitter.com/3GqLx973F2
— Vigilante Editor #WhereAreTheChildren (@VigilanteEditor) July 4, 2018
After Byrd accepted Wilt’s proposal, they celebrated with a Kit Kat cake. Byrd quipped in a tweet that Wilt “still doesn’t know how to eat a Kit Kat.”
Well done you two. ✌️❤️
— Checkers, Esq. (@CheckersEsq) July 4, 2018
— Elise Terry (@elisecterry) July 3, 2018
