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SAUGATUCK, MI - As if this life-changing event wasn't enough, a deer believed to be Saugatuck's famous sand dunes whitetail made one couple's engagement moment even more memorable.

The friendly deer that hung out with beachgoers earlier this month just crashed the West Michigan man's wedding proposal.

The deer then stuck around for pictures.

Here's the "tail" of what happened.

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It happened on Wednesday night, July 17, 2019 at Saugatuck Dunes State Park.

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Jakob Lee, 25, of Hudsonville had just gotten down on one knee and proposed to his girlfriend of 2 and a half years, Colbie Wakeley, 23, of Grayling.

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Jakob and Colbie tell MLive the deer walked up to them shortly after the proposal and essentially became a part of the life-changing occasion.

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"We went to take pictures inside the candlelit heart. That's when the deer came up to us. He just started smelling the candles," said Jakob and Colbie.

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"We had heard the story of the deer coming down to the people on the beach and being really friendly. We were amazed it actually happened to us," added Jakob.

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"At this point, the deer became a part of the engagement. No one was trying to get him out of the pictures. It made it almost that much more special that something this rare occurred."

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"I said, so he's going to be our 'ring deer' instead of ring bearer," added Colbie.

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Photo by Paul Bratt & Laura Helderop

The deer made national headlines when it hung out in this same area on July 6.

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Photo by Paul Bratt & Laura Helderop

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State wildlife officials are monitoring the deer due to the safety risk.

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Photo by Paul Bratt & Laura Helderop

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Officials are considering shooting the deer with a tranquilizer and relocating it away from the popular beach. No decision has been made yet.

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As for Jakob and Colbie, they welcomed the deer with open arms.

"He just wanted to tell us congratulations. As my friend put it hilariously: Oh, deer! You're engaged."

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Jakob and Colbie plan to marry sometime next summer in the Grand Rapids area.

The sunset engagement also included their friend, Jake Mellema, lead singer of the Grand Rapids based band Union Guns, acoustically performing "This is It" by Scotty McCreery as Jakob surprised Colbie as he led her over the dunes to the beach.

Jakob also made a "Marry Me" sign with rope lighting in Colbie's favorite color, turquoise.

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MORE SAUGATUCK DEER COVERAGE FROM MLIVE:

DNR monitoring beach-going deer, considering tranquilizer possibility

Deer shockingly chills with beach goers at Saugatuck Dunes State Park