Breder proposed to Erica Breder on July 4 inside the Statue of Liberty . Couple among first people to see statue 's crown since reopening after 354 . `` The thoughts behind the statue and freedom and liberty allowed our parents and great-grandparents before us to have the wonderful lives that we do , '' Weisinger added . `` I believe I was silent for only about 15 to 20 minutes . I was so excited , '' Aaron Weisinger said . New safety measures include double handrails , stairwell partitions , crowd control .
Breder proposed to Erica Breder on July 4 inside the Statue of Liberty . Couple among first people to see statue 's crown since reopening after 354 . `` I believe I was silent for only about 15 to 20 minutes . I was so excited , '' Aaron Weisinger said . New safety measures include double handrails , stairwell partitions , crowd control .