Daphne Dodebier and Mark Sims are the winning couple of the Intercontinental Valentine's Day competition, carried in The Sunday Times Valentine's Day supplement on February 7.

The winning picture shows the couple on holiday on the Hawaiian island of Kauai, five minutes before Mr Sims popped the question.

Ms Dodebier thought they were going whale watching on a sunset cruise but Mr Sims had planned a bigger surprise. "The marriage proposal, in front of a boatload of people, was so unexpected I almost forgot to say yes," Ms Dodebier told The Sunday Times.

The couple won a buffet dinner at the Cettina de Cesare Ballroom, followed by an overnight stay and lavish buffet breakfast.

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