For those wondering, the spur-of-the-moment surprise-flight-to-London proposal to his girlfriend by Chris from work was a success.

From his office-wide e-mail:

"Things all worked out. But I promise it wasn't smooth.

"Some highlights:

"1. It turns out there are two hotels with the same name in the region
where the wedding was being held. I picked the wrong one.

"2. When I eventually found Nimi on Sunday, she didn't recognize me.

"3. On multiple occasions, my ethnicity resulted in my being mistaken for catering staff."