One woman got the birthday surprise of a lifetime when she found out that , not only was her boyfriend proposing that very day , he had actually been secretly popping the question every single day for the last year . Dean Smith , from Scottsdale , Arizona , made a video for his girlfriend Jennifer Kessel that showed the 365 days he asked for her hand in marriage . The reveal happened during a large family trip to Aruba , where Jennifer was instructed via a whiteboard held by her sister Jaclyn to go down to the lobby . There her brother and then a friend helped lead Jennifer to the beach , where her father and stepmother were waiting to hand her a device where she could watch the film . Scroll down for video . Behind you ! Dean Smith approaches girlfriend Jennifer on the Aruba beach while the heartfelt video he spent one-year making counts down to its emotional conclusion . The video cuts to a film Dean made the exact same day a year before . 'Today is the day that I decided I want to spend the rest of my life with you , ' he reveals . 'By now you 've probably realized that your birthday surprise is in the form of this video , ' Smith begins on screen . 'What you do n't know is that I 've been planning this birthday surprise for over a year now . ' The video then cuts to a film Dean made on Jennifer 's birthday the previous year . ' I just wanted to make this video to tell you that today is the day that I decided I want to spend the rest of my life with you , ' he reveals . But , Dean says in the film , he wanted to find a way to propose to Jennifer that would show her just how much he loved her , and that he thought about her 'literally every moment of every day ' . But , Dean says in the film , he wanted to find a way to propose to Jennifer that would show her just how much he loved her , and that he thought about her 'literally every moment of every day ' Dean decided to do just that by asking Jennifer to marry him every day for a year with a message on a whiteboard . They proposals show Dean in various settings and positions . In the shower , brushing his teeth , walking on the beach , doing laundry , posing with dogs and cats , in suits and shirtless . Dean decided to do just that by asking Jennifer to marry him every day for a year with a message on a whiteboard . The film then shows each of those 365 proposals . They show Dean in various settings and positions . In the shower , brushing his teeth , walking on the beach , doing laundry , posing with dogs and cats , in suits and shirtless . But the message on the whiteboard is almost always the same . 'Jennifer , will you marry me ? ' , 'Will you be my wife ? ' , 'Make me the happiest man in the world ' , ' I love you so much , Jen ' . Interspersed with the messages are snippets of Jen and the couple together that Dean had filmed throughout the year . After the video finally reaches to the proposal Dean made just the day before , it instructs Jennifer to turn around . There Dean was waiting , whiteboard in hand , ready to pop the question one last time . After the video finally reaches to the proposal Dean made just the day before , it instructs Jennifer to turn around . There right behind her is Dean , whiteboard in hand , ready to pop the question one last time . Jennifer is so overwhelmed that she has to pause to compose herself with a tissue before walking up to meet him . And then Dean bends down on one knee , as the sun dips into the Caribbean sea . She says yes . Jennifer is so overwhelmed that she has to pause to compose herself with a tissue before walking up to meet him.And then Dean bends down on one knee , and she says yes .
Jennifer made a proposal video for his girlfriend Dean Smith Kessel . Featured a video he made a year ago telling Dean Smith he realized he wanted to spend the rest of his life with her . Then shows each of the 365 days he held up a whiteboard asking her to marry him . Features him in the shower , brushing his teeth and doing laundry . After the video finished he instructed Dean Smith to turn around . He was waiting behind her , holding the whiteboard one last time . Dean , from Scottsdale , Arizona , popped the question during a family trip in Aruba .