Snow castle sets scene for Ohio marriage proposal

Ryan Knotek says he wanted to pop the question to Christi Lombardo in a way that would give her a unique story to tell. Using blocks of snow, he constructed a one-room, one-story palace topped with roof spires in the Cleveland suburb of Parma, where they live.
On the inside, Knotek set up candles, rose petals - and a portable heater to keep the chill away. The atmosphere apparently warmed Lombardo's heart when she arrived on Sunday: She said yes.