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Ohio Man Plants Massive 13-Acre Corn Maze with Secret Marriage Proposal Hidden Inside
'I wanted to do something big, something she'd never forget," farmer Tim Sullivan told ABC6
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Circle S Farms in Ohio recently revealed its 2025 corn maze design: a 13-acre marriage proposal from farmer Tim Sullivan to his now-fiancée, Caroline Liggett
'I wanted to do something big, something she'd never forget. Seeing her face when she realized what it said — I'll never forget that moment," Sullivan told ABC6
The elaborate maze was planted using a computerized tractor, and will be open to the public this fall
An Ohio man's marriage proposal was a little corny.
Farmer Tim Sullivan and his girlfriend, Caroline Liggett, privately flew over a 13-acre maze, which he designed to grow a hidden question: "Will You Marry Me, Caroline?" Ohio-based family farm Circle S Farms shared via it's 2025 corn maze design reveal Facebook post Aug. 5 that the surprise proposal was successful, as Liggett said, "Yes!"
'I wanted to do something big, something she'd never forget," Sullivan told ABC6. "Seeing her face when she realized what it said — I'll never forget that moment."
The elaborate maze was complete with three pumpkin designs.
Speaking with The Columbus Dispatch, Sullivan explained that he and other workers began planting the acres of corn using a computerized tractor on June 3. Later that month, the message was visible from the air.
Sullivan was admittedly "super nervous" that someone else would fly over the field and spoil the surprise by posting a photo of it on social media, but luckily no one did. With the engagement ring in his pocket, Sullivan convinced Liggett to fly over the cornfield with him by pretending to have an interest in flying.
Initially, Liggett missed the message — but after a second pass, she said saw the secret proposal and happily accepted.
"I was just like so amazed that somebody put that much effort in planning into a proposal like that," Liggett told the local news outlet. "I expected he would do something quite elaborate and intentional, but nothing to that extreme by any means."
The couple work at competing agricultural companies — Sullivan with Corteva Agriscience and Liggett with WinField United — so Liggett said, "It was only fitting that our proposal would happen with the cornfield."
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The maze opens to the public "this fall" at Circle S Farms, allowing visitors to wander the romantic rows.
"See you soon for a season full of fun, memories, and a little extra love in the air!" Circle S Farms wrote on Facebook.
Sullivan and Liggett's wedding is planned for early summer 2026.
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