Falling in Love in Narnia: New Dawn Treader Production Blog

Paul Martin and Courtney Addicott shortly after the proposal, on board the Dawn Treader

Narnia is a pretty magical place to fall in love – just ask Paul Martin.

Martin, the webmaster of Narniafans.com, took advantage of his visit to the set of Voyage of the Dawn Treader to propose to his girlfriend, Courtney:

“But, Martin made the trip for more than business reasons (sure, you will read more about his visit on his website in the coming months). The world of Narnia is very special to the Michigan native, who started his website in 2003 once he heard a movie about the first book was being made. That book, and its subsequent six sequels, hold a special place in Martin’s childhood.

In the early months of production on The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe, Martin met Courtney at a youth services meeting in Grand Rapids, Michigan. They first became friends before Martin asked her out on their very first date in late 2005 — a visit to their local theater to see the first Narnia movie.

Now four years into their courtship, friends and family began asking the obvious question — was marriage in their future.

And, that’s where the third film’s title character played another role — as a backdrop for Martin’s proposal of marriage to Courtney….

As the cast and crew disembarked from the lifesize set for their daily lunch break, Paul and Courtney (who had no idea what was about to happen) climbed the 25-foot staircase and boarded the deck of the Dawn Treader. They scaled up one more deck to the wheelhouse (Lord Drinian’s command post for the vessel), where Paul fell to one knee, pulled out a sparkling (and expensive!) diamond ring, and asked Courtney to marry him.”

Courtney of course said yes, and they are now engaged. Read about other couples who found love in Narnia by reading the rest of the production post.

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The new film VOYAGE OF THE DAWN TREADER comes to theaters nationwide December 10, 2010.

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