Halloween is typically attributed to spooky fun, who says it can’t be a day for love as well? Math teacher Eric Geiger proposed to his then-girlfriend Brittany Samojedny on Halloween. If not obvious by the bright smiles on their faces, she said yes. Choosing Halloween for the proposal was not random– Geiger chose the day with thoughtful consideration. “[Samojedny] absolutely loves Halloween,” Geiger said. Samojedny values tradition, so she wanted Geiger to ask her father for permission to marry. Since Samojedny’s father lives on the Eastside of Michigan, it was hard for Geiger to find a good time to talk with him without making it obvious that he was planning to propose. He strategically planned a good time to ask him: when Samojedny was distracted. “If I just drove out there on a random day, it would be really suspicious,” Geiger said. “I ended up pulling [Samojedny’s father] to the side at another friend’s wedding that we were both at, and I asked him when Brittany was distra...