Mariah Run Away... Nick Got Emotional

MARIAH CAREY was so taken aback by NICK CANNON’s surprise proposal on the roof of her New York apartment, she ran away from him.
Cannon got down on bended knee as the pair was gazing at the Empire State Building, lit up in pink and purple to mark the release of Carey’s new album E=MC2.

He presented her with a Ring Pop candy, but placed a 17-carat pink diamond inside the plastic casing and tied the whole thing up with ribbon. Carey admits she thought the plastic candy toy was broken when she first saw it and couldn’t believe it when she realised her boyfriend was proposing.

Cannon recalls, "She ran away and got all shy." She finally said yes and confirmed she’d marry the actor/rapper during a helicopter flight he had planned shortly after.

She tells People magazine, "That was beautiful."

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MARIAH CAREY’s new husband NICK CANNON lost his famous confidence when he first saw his bride-to-be dressed in white - because he was too busy trying not to faint of cry.

The cocky actor and entrepreneur lost his cool as he waited to exchange vows with the pop superstar last week (30Apr08) - because Carey was a stunning vision in white.

The couple jetted off to the Bahamas to wed in secret on the patio on Carey’s island retreat, and Cannon had no idea his wedding day would be so emotional for him.

He explains, "I haven’t been shy in years, but I was speechless. I was elated, but I was thinking, ‘Don’t pass out.’ "What the pastor did was really cool. He said, ‘The eyes are the window to the soul,’ then gave us an entire minute to stare into each other’s eyes. So I was saying, ‘Don’t cry.’"

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