A Michigan man got the help of a baby kangaroo to propose to his girlfriend - but she did n't notice the ring around its neck after several minutes of holding the little animal . When she found the ring on the marsupial 's collar , however , she was speechless . Jordan Day , 23 , proposed to Jessica Harrington , 22 , on March 7 in Summit Township , near Jackson . Jordan Day , 23 , proposed to his girlfriend Jessica Harrington , 22 , with the help of a baby kangaroo on March 7 in Summit Township , Michigan . He hid the ring on the kangaroo 's collar , which he made several references to before Harrington noticed . When she did , Day got down on one knee and she was left speechless . The couple have been together for five-and-a-half years , have a three-year-old son named Payton and have been talking about marriage for the last year . 'It kind of took my breath away , ' Harrington told MLive about Day 's surprise proposal . The couple plan to wed on October 31 of this year . In a video that captured the proposal , Day makes several references to the kangaroo 's collar being too tight before Harrington spotted the ring . Saying the collar was to tight was simply a ruse to get Harrington to find the ring and there was no animal cruelty involved , according to the New York Daily News . 'You missed it like 20 times , ' Day said after he got down on one knee . Harrington said yes and was visibly overwhelmed with emotion . Day and Harrington have been dating for five-and-a-half years and have a three-year-old son named Payton together . They 've been talking about marriage for the last year , but Harrington did n't know when Day would get down on one knee . A friend of the couple is attempting to start a small zoo and recently came across the baby kangaroo , named Boomer . Harrington fell in love with the animal when she spend a few months in Australia when she was 13 years old and was touched by her fiance 's special gesture . 'The fact that he used something so special to me from my past brought back a lot of happy memories and he used that for a day that will be one of the biggest days of our lives , ' she said . To add another personal touch to the proposal , Day used some familiar stones in Harrington 's engagement ring . 'He actually used a stone from my mom 's old ring and a stone from his mom 's old ring so that made it even more special than what it already was , ' Harrington said .
Jordan Day , 23 , proposed to Jessica Harrington , 22 , on March 7 in Michigan , Summit Township . The couple have been together for more than five years and have a son . Day hid the engagement ring on the kangaroo 's collar and Harrington held the baby for several minutes before noticing the ring . Kangaroos have been Harrington 's favorite animal since she was 13 . The couple plan to get married on October 31 of this year .