Kaitlyn Cowell knew Friday would be a special day.
She was set to graduate and become a deputy sheriff for the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department. What she didn't know was that her boyfriend of three years, Deputy Sheriff Andrew McCorkle, who graduated only a month before, would propose right after the ceremony ended.
Cowell said yes, still in her uniform, surrounded by her fellow graduates, family and friends.
Tampa Man Surprises Girlfriend With 'Under the Sea' Proposal Father Proposes to His Girlfriend With Help From Their Newborn Baby"I graduated today and I got proposed to and I had no idea," Cowell said in a video posted to the department's Facebook page.
Her new fiancé added that their upcoming marriage will be made stronger since the two both work for law enforcement.
"We have a great starting point for our marriage and I believe that a good starting point is having two great careers," McCorkle said.
LASD Commander Mark McCorkle, Deputy Sheriff McCorkle's father, witnessed the special moment.
"[It's] just a beautiful day," he said in the video. "We're truly a family and today is a perfect example of why we're a family. So, I could not be more proud and happy."
With his son's proposal, Commander McCorkle noted that his law enforcement family has grown.
"We've got myself, my wife, my sister-in-law, my two brother-in-laws, my son and now my nephew and soon to be daughter-in-law," he detailed. "Total family affair!"