12 of the most over-the-top wedding proposals that will make you cry — or cringe

When you imagine your dream wedding proposal, you may see a beach or a hot air balloon, but these couples saw flash mobs, tricks, and viral videos. 

We've rounded up some of our picks for the most viral, over-the-top, and heartwarming proposals to inspire you to take a leap for love. 

A man traveled 4,349 miles to propose via GPS "art."

Yasushi Takahashi proved he could walk the walk and talk the talk when he quit his job and traveled 4,349 miles (mostly on foot) through Japan so a GPS tracker could track his movements. 

The result showed his path spelling out "Marry me" with a heart.

She said yes.  

This couple that got engaged during the halftime show during a Chicago Bulls game.

Jake Conrad proposed to his boyfriend Michael Holtzman at a Chicago Bulls game and enlisted a little help from the mascot. 

The bull helped lead Holtzman through the crowd as the halftime dancers made an aisle. Conrad walked down to meet him and proposed with a yellow ring pop. It's not exactly clear, but we're pretty sure he said "yes." 

A man had a proposal 365 days in the making.

Dean Smith showed that patience pays off when he planned his proposal a year in advance, a showed a video each day for a year of him unknowingly asking his girlfriend Jennifer to marry him. 

He filmed himself holding up signs, asking her to marry him, while he did everything from eating cereal to snuggling with his cat. The final sign came as whiteboard messages from her family while they were on vacation. 

After she watched the video, he got down on one knee and made one final plee. She, of course, said yes.