Overview

• Melvin said he proposed on a boat in Miami, a place meaningful to Czarniak from her time living and working there.
• He described the surprise plan as nearly derailed because the boat was late and he felt “fumbly.”
• According to Melvin, Czarniak’s first words after he asked were, “I think I’m going to throw up,” before she accepted.
• He shared the story on Aug. 27 during a conversation with Holly Palmieri on SiriusXM’s TODAY Show Radio, prompted by the high-profile engagement news.
• The pair married in 2011 and have two children, and Melvin became a TODAY co-anchor earlier this year following Hoda Kotb’s exit.