A couple unknowingly planned to propose to each other at a zoo at the same time — and the video is the cutest thing you'll see all day

• Becky McCabe and Jessa Gillaspie proposed to each other at the same time.
• They didn't know about each other's plans.
• The couple's friends witnessed the double proposal, which took place at the Memphis Zoo.

The animals weren't the cutest thing at the Memphis Zoo last Friday. 

While on a date at the zoo, a Tennessee couple proposed to each other at the same time. 

Shortly after Becky McCabe got on one knee to propose to her girlfriend, Jessa Gillaspie, Gillaspie burst into laughter and pulled out a ring of her own.

The video of the double proposal, which Gillaspie posted on Facebook, has been shared more than 2,500 times. In the caption, she wrote, "I had no idea she planned to propose, and she had no idea I planned to propose to her! We were both so surprised!!!! We were surrounded by our friends and had the most amazing night. I am the luckiest girl in the world to be able to call her my fiancé[e]."

The post went viral, and got picked up by various news outlets, like WMC Action News 5. Gillespie edited the post to express how grateful she and McCabe were about people's positive reactions to the video:

"We had no idea this would blow up so quickly! But I can't say I'm not thrilled, because all I've ever wanted was for Beck and the world to know how much l love her. We are overwhelmed with all of the positive responses. Really, you guys have no idea how much that means to us!"

Local media has reported that McCabe and Gillaspie hope to get married next summer.

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