A video has emerged from New Orleans of a man surprising his girlfriend with a "Beauty and the Beast"-themed proposal.

The footage, captured on June 24, shows the woman arriving home and finding her friends and relatives waiting for her with lit candles and the soundtrack from the film playing in the background.

Eventually, she makes her way to the garden where she meets her boyfriend who is dressed up as the Beast.

He gets down on one knee and proposes.

Luckily for everyone involved, she immediately accepts.

This was a surprise proposal to my now fiancée Abby. The plan was for her parents to distract before their reservations at a nice restaurant called Shaya. I had already called Shaya and the hostess, waiters, and manager agreed to basically kick her out for her "rude" behavior after she finds her reservation has been moved. She would return home to friends and family lined up with a candle in their hands. She'd walk through them while the song from our favorite movie, Beauty & The Beast" played in the background. Eventually she'd make her way outside to candles shaped like a heart and I'd walk in dressed like the beast (post human tux). Then I got nervous, forget my speech, and asked her to marry me!