We Are Gathered Here Today to Celebrate the Master of Disguise Who Impersonated a Bush During Sister’s Engagement

It’s actually really easy to hide during a couple’s proposal — all you need to do is dress as a bush among nearby forestry and you’ll see it all go down.

Take advice from Therese Merkel (not to be confused with Chancellor of Germany Angela Merkel), whose expedition allowed her to witness her sister’s engagement. This creative icon shared photos of the event on Twitter on Sept. 23. “Sister got engaged this weekend,” she said, “and I dressed as a bush in the wilderness to watch/capture the moment.” What are sisters for, if not to over-costume oneself for a proposal?

Sister got engaged this weekend and I dressed as a bush in the wilderness to watch/capture the moment. We are 1 yr apart.. why are our lives so different rofl pic.twitter.com/cE14RBZ9CL

— therese merkel (@theresemerkel) September 23, 2019

The tweet has more than 100,000 likes, so Merkel’s ingenuity has clearly been celebrated far and wide. Some people were so inspired by her heroic act that they, too, wanted a costumed-relative at their future engagement. “If no one does this for me I’ll be sad,” wrote one user.

@in_imitable if no one does this for me I'll be sad

— 迷 (@actosanctum) September 24, 2019

Merkel is even leveraging her notoriety by aiming to get noticed by The Ellen Show and Lil Nas X. “Willing to dress up as a plant prop on stage if you’re low on seats,” she said, tagging Ellen DeGeneres‘s program.

@TheEllenShow
hey Ellen, I feel inclined to ask if a loving sista sista duo can get some tixs to an upcoming show???? Willing to dress up as a plant prop on stage if you're low on seats

— therese merkel (@theresemerkel) September 25, 2019

She also inquired about getting Rachael Ray cookware, because we can’t all start a wedding registry.