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A whale of a marriage proposal at Aquarium
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
If you want to propose to your longtime sweetheart, telling her she’s going to swim with the fishes might not seem like the most romantic approach. But Monday afternoon at the Georgia Aquarium, Jon Barrere managed to make it work, successfully gaining girlfriend Dina Friedman’s very wet hand in promise of marriage.
Barrere, 30, of Decatur set up the surprise underwater proposal with the help of aquarium divers, who held up signs to help Barrere pop the question to a shocked Friedman as they dived among the whale sharks and rays in the facility’s massive main tank. The cagey Barrere had arranged the dive as a 28th birthday present for Friedman, a pre-k teacher at Drew Charter School in Atlanta and a longtime diver. Aquarium visitors watched the whole watery drama unfold through the viewing glass.
Friedman’s mother, Marsha, had tipped Buzz off to the scheme in an e-mail, which also noted that her adventurous son-in-law to be had first observed tradition by asking her and husband, Freddy, for their blessing. The happy couple has not yet set a date, but is thinking about a wedding in the tropics. It’s not known if the bride will be wearing taffeta and heels or a wetsuit and flippers.
BOOKISH FUND-RAISER
Bravo’s “The Real Housewives of Atlanta” reality show cast member DeShawn Snow (with husband Eric, left, and NFL veteran Willie Whitehead) mingled with real-life Dunwoody housewives at the Perimeter Barnes & Noble over the weekend as she hosted a holiday party and book drive with the upcoming Walt Disney Christmas flick “Bedtime Stories.”
We’re told that Snow strolled into the store toting the newest Louis Vuitton black bag and was stylishly dressed in a black and white print silk shirt and black wool pants. She and fellow fund-raisers from her charity, the DeShawn Snow Foundation Angels, read “A Visit From St. Nicholas” (aka ” ‘Twas the Night Before Christmas”) to a crowd of “Real Housewives” fans and seasonal shoppers. Snow also had some surprise celebs in tow, including New Orleans Saints player Willie Whitehead and her very own hubby, Eric Snow, of the Cleveland Cavaliers. The pro ballplayers also read to the crowd, and Snow playfully referred to himself as “Mr. DeShawn Snow.”
More than 700 books were collected last week during the “Bedtime Stories” tie-in promotion and fund-raiser.
Also, we hear that a certain suddenly camera-shy CNN anchor was in the crowd, clamoring for an autograph. Oddly, it wasn’t self-professed “Real Housewives” groupie Anderson Cooper but rather Heidi Collins, whose son is a major Cavaliers fan.
OVERSCENE
Boston Celtics basketball players Kevin Garnett, Paul Pierce, Ray Allen and Sam Cassell dining on lobster shanghai, whole snapper, sushi boats, Thai chicken curry and whole duck at Atlanta restaurateur Tom Catherall’s latest concept Aja in Buckhead. Later, they joined their teammates for additional partying across the street at Twist at Phipps Plaza. … The members of legendary metal band AC/DC at the Bar at Rosewood’s Mansion on Peachtree in Buckhead, spotted multiple times over the past week. We’re saddened to report that the middle-aged Australian rockers responsible for “Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap” and “Back in Black” were polite and cordial, and that their hotel rooms remained unscathed at checkout time. Darn it.
CELEBRITY BIRTHDAYS
Actor-comedian Harry Shearer is 65. Actress Susan Lucci is 62. Rock singer Eddie Vedder (below, Pearl Jam) is 44. Singer and first lady of France Carla Bruni-Sarkozy is 41. Actor Corey Haim is 37.
STORK REPORT
It’s a girl!
Angie Harmon and husband Jason Sehorn have welcomed their third daughter. Emery Hope Sehorn was born Thursday, said Harmon’s publicist, Nicole Perna.
The 36-year-old actress and 37-year-old former National Football League player were married in 2001 and have two daughters, 5-year-old Finley and 3-year-old Avery. Harmon’s TV credits include “Law & Order” and “Women’s Murder Club.” Sehorn played for the New York Giants and the St. Louis Rams.
CONTRIBUTING: Michael Gray and news services
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