Eagles tailgate: Couple gets married as Jason Kelce left shocked by proposal
PHILADELPHIA - It was a day of celebrations over at the Linc on Sunday - and it wasn't just for the Eagles victory over the Browns!
First, a couple got ready for kickoff by tying the knot in the parking lot with an Eagles-themed ceremony.
Fans cheered as a fully-decked out "beer man" tossed cans as he walked down the aisle.
A video posted to social media called it the "most Philly wedding."
FOX 29's Alex George spoke with the married couple.
Jeff and Monica Vasquez have been planning their tailgate wedding for the last year. From the DJ to the flower girls, to the setup.
"I didn't want it to just look like any wedding, but it was also a tailgate, so I didn't want it to go overboard, but I wanted it to still feel like it was still a wedding," said Monica Vasquez.
But what they didn't expect were the hundreds and hundreds of people who came to watch them say "I do" Or to have the videos of them garner millions of views online.
"By10:45 when we looked outside, we were like, 'What is going on?' There were so many people there; it was overwhelming," Monica recalled.
"I had people from other states sending us messages saying 'You guys are everywhere, you guys went viral' and we were like, 'Huh? What?'" she said.
But what they really remember most is just how much love they felt for each other.
"Mine is my wife, watching my wife come out with all them people there, and honestly, I didn't see anything; I just saw her walking down, and she looked amazing," Jeff described.
However, that wasn't the only love-filled moment at the tailgate!
Jason Kelce was caught off guard when a man proposed to his fianceé during a photo op with the Eagles legend.
When he realized it was more than just a quick picture, Kelce backed away from the couple's special moment.
FOX 29's Alex George also spoke to the newly engaged couple, Kelsey Birely and David Gallagher.
"Every Sunday we are tailgating with our friends from sun up to sun down some days; like, it doesn't stop," said Kelsey.
After five years of dating, David knew it was the perfect moment to propose to Kelsey.
"I was like 'I have to do it now; there's no way I can pass this up,'" said David.
David is in the Air Force, returning from a deployment in Saudi Arabia earlier this year. Kelsey asked Jason Kelce if he wanted to come say hello.
"I said, 'My boyfriend's in the 177 fighter wing, 3rd base is down here,' and he said, 'Are you Air Force?' I said, 'No, no, he is,' and he said, 'Ok, I'll come down,'" Kelsey explained.
So right then and there, David got down on one knee. And just like that, two couples secured their lasting love at the Linc.
"I went to give Jason a hug for the picture, and I looked down, and I was like, 'Where did that come from? Who did you get that from?'" Kelsey remembered. "All I remember is hearing my name, but I don't remember hearing anything else at that point."
Congrats to the happy couples - and even happier Eagles fans!