Whiteflash-Diamond Playground

From WRCBTV - Devin Smith spent months orchestrating a romantic proposal on the river pier, only to watch his girlfriend’s perfect engagement ring fall 40 feet into the Tennessee River. Lucky for them, the story doesn’t end there. Amanda Hale explains, “It was just like a regular date. We were gonna go to the movies, then out to eat. It was just regular. I didn’t think one thing about it.” That regular date is now the story of a lifetime for Devin Smith and Amanda Hale. Two weeks ago, the couple came to Ross’ Landing. It’s where Devin planned to propose. It was just one of those moments. It happened in slow motion,” said Devin. “I went to open the ring box. It (the ring) hopped out of the box, bounced off the pier and into the river.” Amanda explained, “He went on ahead and proposed. He said, your ring may be in the bottom of the Tennessee River, but our love is forever. Will you marry me?” Amanda said yes, but like any bride-to-be, she wanted to display the proof on her finger. That night. Devin’s mother had a dream… a sign pointing them in the right direction. “I just dreamed that we found the ring, and that it was on rocks, and actually I didn’t remember this until yesterday, but there was water running over the ring,” explained Kim Smith. That’s where John from “Choo-Choo Divers” comes in. The next day, he dove 12 feet into the swift, Tennessee River in search of the missing ring. John Scruggs said, “If a ring could wink, it winked at me. I was six feet away, and it was bright and brilliant. Just as shiny as could be.” …”Within thirty seconds of going down, he swam back up,” explained Devin. “He asked who had the dream? My dad pointed to my mom and said she did. Then John said, well dreams come true and held up the ring!” The ring is now permanently placed on Amanda’s finger. She believes it’s a symbol their love can survive it all. Amanda explains, “To me it just shows that we are meant to be together, because who would think that you could find a ring, almost 14 feet below in the water!?!?”