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Man spells out marriage proposal in Ohio field

Woman spots ‘Aleasha, marry me?’ from plane, turns to find man with ring

Image: Jason Kahle and Aleasha Decker
Jason Kahle, right, of Kalida, stands with his fiance Aleasha Decker of Pandora, outside of his parents home in Cloverdale, Ohio, on Wednesday.
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updated 6:30 a.m. ET Aug. 21, 2009

KALIDA, Ohio - A wheat farm has become a field of dreams for an Ohio woman whose boyfriend spelled out a marriage proposal on the land and took her up in a plane to see it.

Aleasha Decker, 23, said she was excited and stunned when she read the question, "Aleasha, marry me?" in 20-foot, sheet plastic letters. They sat atop a harvested field in Kalida, about 60 miles southwest of Toledo in northwestern Ohio.

New husband-to-be Jason Kahle got some help from his father, who farms the land and flies a small plane. When they took Decker into the air on Aug. 9, they said the purpose was to photograph some relatives' houses.

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After Decker spotted the message, she turned to find Kahle with a ring.

A June 5, 2010, wedding is now in the works.

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