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Setting the stage for a romantic surprise

Candles, rose petals, four-foot letters, and the Boston skyline created the right ambiance for a wedding proposal.

Enrique Penato pops the question to his intended Itzhel Zemely Cano. Pat Greenhouse/Globe Staff

By Gwen Egan

1 minute to read

She said yes!

Enrique Penato arranged a romantic setting to propose to his girlfriend along the waterfront at Piers Park in East Boston on Thursday.

With the help of Alda Qirici of J’Adore Picnics Boston, based in Wilmington, he popped the question alongside four-foot letters spelling out “Marry Me,” candles, and rose petals, according to The Boston Globe.

Itzhel Zemely Cano told the paper she was shocked when Penato, her boyfriend of seven years, got down on one knee.

“When she finally looked up, she realized what was happening and was at a loss of words. She broke down in tears,” Qirici told the Globe.

Enrique Penato kisses his fiancee Itzhel Zemely Cano at East Boston’s Piers Park. Photo by Pat Greenhouse/Globe Staff

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