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How Tyler Perry helped a young couple get engaged

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By Jennifer Brett
Sept 25, 2017

Aaron O'Connell plays Wyatt on Tyler Perry's "The Haves and the Have Nots," and has the best boss. Perry helped him propose to his girlfriend in the most elaborate surprise ever.

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Perry appears in a video O'Connell posted documenting the incredible day, buzzing with excitement. The two hatched a plot whereby Natalie Pack, the future Mrs. O'Connell, was invited to come down to Perry's private Caribbean escape, supposedly to take photos for a promotional campaign.

After the big reveal came one more surprise: fireworks!

Check it out:

September 4th 2017 from Natalie Pack on Vimeo.

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