Hayley Lugo, a California bride-to-be whose proposal was interrupted by a racist outburst from a woman in Laguna Beach on October 2, received a wedding dress from Lisa Clark, owner of Saint Clark Bridal Suite in Monrovia. The incident, captured on Meta glasses and later going viral with over 13 million views, saw the woman yelling racial slurs at Lugo and her fiancé Emmanuel Banuelos. In response to the negative attention, Clark's gift was intended as a gesture of support and solidarity against hate.
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A California bride-to-be, whose special moment was interrupted by a woman dubbed 'proposal Karen' on a racist rant, was gifted a sweet surprise from a local dress shop owner.
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Hayley Lugo, a young bride, was gifted a wedding dress from Lisa Clark, the owner of Saint Clark Bridal Suite in Monrovia, after seeing a viral video of her proposal at Laguna Beach.
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Footage captured the moment a woman approached Lugo and her fiancéf, Emmanuel Banuelos, while shouting 'go back to Mexico' as a mariachi band played live music at Crescent Bay Point Park on October 2.
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'I feel very blessed to be receiving the gown, and there are still a lot of kind people out there willing to help us despite what happened,' Lugo told CBS News.
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The shocking moment was captured using Meta glasses worn by Trinity Lugo, the bride's sister, while standing off to the side from the initially-romantic scene.
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'The park is for people that live here to enjoy the park and have picnics.
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And they don't allow events on the grass here for that reason,' said the woman.
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Lugo, the bride's sister, calmly responded that the couple and camera crew would be leaving soon after the proposal, but the woman immediately launched into an outburst with threats to call the police.
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'I just called the police.
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They're coming out here.
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They're going to make you tear it down,' the woman said.
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Hayley Lugo, a young bride, was gifted a wedding dress from Lisa Clark, the owner of Saint Clark Bridal Suite in Monrovia, after seeing a viral video of her proposal at Laguna Beach
The furious Laguna Beach resident attacked the video crew waiting to capture the picture-perfect proposal
After repeatedly asking them to tear down the engagement setup, the woman escalated and shouted: 'Go back to Mexico'
'Proposal Karen' looked visibly upset and angry before she shouted a slew of curses at the couple and camera crew.
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'I don't care.
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This isn't Mexico either, you motherf*****s,' she yelled.
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The viral video has since reached over 13 million views across multiple social media platforms.
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'It made me feel so sad that people still have so much hate and racism in them.
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When I saw it and heard it, my heart sank.
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It just left me distraught,' Lugo told LA Times.
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A spokesperson for the city of Laguna Beach told the outlet that they were aware of the video and they do not support hateful language or behavior.
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'Laguna Beach's parks and beaches are open to everyone and are regularly the backdrop to celebrate milestones,' the spokesperson said.
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Lugo has since spoken out about how the intense remarks affected her.
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Banuelos described the incident as deeply offensive.
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'It hurts a lot because it’s not just us there.
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She’s being mean to the whole Mexican culture, the whole Hispanic culture, like everyone’s felt it,' Lugo told ABC 7.
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Lisa Clark, the owner of Saint Clark Bridal Suite, shared that she extended the gesture as a message that 'love always wins' for a happy ending to their wedding proposal
Despite the woman's racist remarks, the newly engaged couple celebrated the romantic milestone with a surprise engagement party
What was meant to be a romantic moment for Emmanuel Banuelos and Hayley Lugo, was interrupted by angry bystander nicknamed 'proposal karen'
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We live in a world where people can be pretty hateful, so I wanted to make sure that she understood that the world is not full of hate, and there is still kindness, and if this is something I could do for her, I wanted to do it,' Clark told the outlet.
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Despite the rough start, the couple explained that they were still able to enjoy their beautiful moment and celebrate at a surprise engagement party.
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Lugo expressed gratitude for receiving the free dress as a gift.
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'It feels unbelievable...
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I'm ready to begin this journey with my fiancé, so it's all just coming together,' Lugo told the outlet.
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Clark shared that she extended the gesture as a message that 'love always wins' for a happy ending to their wedding proposal.
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The Daily Mail has reached out to Hayley Lugo and Lisa Clark for comments.
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