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'Did she say yes?' Torontonians wonder at marriage proposal posted on condo windows

A proposal at a Yonge and Eglinton condo that spelled Will you marry me on four windows has Torontonians wondering... did she say yes?

'Will you marry me' was spelled out on four windows at Yonge and Eglinton condo

A wedding proposal appears in the windows of a condo tower at 30 Roehampton Ave. in Toronto on Oct. 26, 2016. (Dave Cheng)

When it came time to get engaged, Gavin Cullinsdecided to go well beyond the standard marriage proposal.

Twitter user Jan Murphy flagged the proposalto Metro Morning's Matt Galloway early Thursday morning, snapping a picture of the words "Will you marry me" spelled out on four windows of a condo buildingnear YongeStreet and Eglinton Avenue West.

A few hours later, Murphy's question was answered.

Breanne McCallion replied online that the proposal was from her boyfriendand that she said, "Yes" and was now engaged.

Breanne McCallion said yes after receiving this highly visible proposal on the side of a building. (CBC)

McCallion has been with Cullinsfor seven years, she says.

"I have been dropping some hints, so I think he finally picked up on it," said McCallion.

She said "yes" to a proposal posted on a condo building

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Gavin Cullins describes how he came up with the idea to propose to his girlfriend Breanne McCallion on a condo building.

Cullinshad his proposal plan down for months.

"I was awake in bed one night just thinking about how I was going to propose and it just sort of clicked," said Cullins.

Cullinsis a construction worker and had access to the four emptyunits in the midtown condo.

Gavin Cullins places the wood cut-outs in the windows of a condo unit at Yonge Street and Eglinton Avenue West for his proposal. (Gavin Cullins)

"I knew that I was working in this building where we werehalf-way through occupying it, so there are a bunch of top floors that were empty," Cullins said.

"And it seemed like a good idea if we canput some signs upin the windows and we can light them up then we would see them from down on the street.".

Cullins and McCallion live around the corner from where the signs were put up. Cullins popped the question to McCallion while on a walk with their dog.

Breanne McCallion shows off her engagement ring. (Paul Borkwood/CBC)

"I was shocked to say the least," said McCallion.

"He's not really a grand gesture kind of guy, but when he does do it he does it well."