Hailey Whitters was asked to share the story of the unique marriage proposal from her then-boyfriend, music executive Jake Gear.<\/p>\n
“I remember he asked me, ‘Do you want a ring or a record?’ And I said, ‘I want a record, let’s see if we can do that first.’ And so we went and made a record.”<\/p>\n
The album is “Living the Dream”. Hailey and Jake got married last October.<\/p>\n
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