We’ve been meaning to post this for a few days now: Flickr user whileseated, a.k.a. the guy in this photo whose name is Michael, proposed to his girlfriend on Inauguration Day while they were down on the National Mall for the Swearing-In ceremony. He posted this photo bleg to the Inauguration 2009 group:

A total longshot, but I wonder if someone on flickr has a picture of my fiance and I, when I proposed to her. It happened right after Lowery finished speaking, on the West slope of the Washington Monument.

If you were taking a picture of the Lincoln Memorial (from the Monument) at the end of the speeches, we might be in it. Post a link to this thread, eh?

At least one person responded with a photo where Michael and his fiancée are partially visible, but we figured with the number of inauguration photos in the DCist Flickr pool, some of you could have captured the moment as well. If you happen to find a photo of Michael and his intended, add a comment to this thread.