On Saturday, Tom Hanks took a break from promoting his book at a Texas festival and helped a man in the crowd propose to his girlfriend, the Associated Press reports

On Saturday, Tom Hanks took a break from promoting his book in Austin, Texas, and helped a man in the crowd propose to his girlfriend, the Associated Press reported.

During a question and answer session at the Texas Book Festival about his new book, Uncommon Type: Some Stories, the AP reported that Hanks told the crowd he was bored of answering their questions and wanted to ask one of his own.

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According to the AP, Hanks then took out a piece of paper and announced that there was a man in the crowd, Ryan McFarling, who had a question for a woman in the crowd, Nikki Young. The question was: “Nikki, will you marry me?”

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The couple then went onstage where McFarling got on one knee and presented Young with a ring, according to the AP. Luckily, she said yes.

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Another guest at Hanks’ reading captured the surprise proposal on camera, sharing a photo of the happy couple kissing onstage. “A wedding proposal happens at the @tomhanks reading @texasbookfest just now. #love,” the guest captioned the sweet photo.

And the Texas Book Festival also documented the moment, sharing both a photo of Young’s surprised face and a photo of the newly engaged couple standing with Hanks onstage.