Samford Lawn, Toomer's Corner and Jordan-Hare Stadium have been monumental spots for students to make memories, but some choose to take it a step further.
Some students are taking Auburn's traditions and making them the perfect spot to propose to their college sweetheart.
One couple met at Auburn in the spring of 2000. They spent a great deal of time together on Samford Lawn taking naps after class or walking the grounds at night.
Timothy Cain chose to propose to his wife of five years, Alexis, at that exact spot.
"I had a friend hide some roses in the flower bushes in front of Samford Hall the night before we left for summer break," said Timothy Cain, an Auburn alumnus. "We found the flowers and walked to the grass area directly in front of Samford Hall. I got down on one knee and said 'I love Auburn, I love the time we have spent here, I love you and will you marry me?'"
Cain said he chose Samford Hall as the backdrop for his proposal because he and his wife loved the chimes coming from the clock tower, especially the fight song at noon.
He thought it was right because Auburn is where he and his wife met, fell in love and began life together.
"All kinds of people come together and learn and love together for a short time and then take that spirit with them to the rest of the world," Cain said. "Two people with that spirit have a great start in life together."
The couple was married exactly one year later in the Auburn United Methodist Founder's Chapel.
Josh Gulledge, a senior in business administration, chose The Village chapter room of Alpha Chi Omega as a surprise to his girlfriend during a candlelight ceremony with her sisters.
"We hold a candlelight ceremony in the Chapter room when a girl gets engaged, and I believed it was for another girl," said Abbe Chesser, a senior in nursing who was engaged Aug. 25. "But when the candle got to me, Josh came through the door and was kneeling on one knee."
Abbe and Josh are to wed May 29. Her wedding colors will be coral and navy.
The grooms' cake will be in the shape of Jordan-Hare Stadium while their guests will use shakers instead of bubbles or birdseed as they leave the reception.
"People looked at us funny because we were running around gathering 100 shakers after the game on Saturday," Chesser said.
Another Auburn University cheerleader met her future husband, Aubie, during the football games at Jordan-Hare Stadium.
Chris Delvizis found a creative way to combine the excitement of football season, cheering and Aubie in his proposal.
"One February afternoon, I invited 20 friends and family members to stand with a designated poster at Jordan-Hare Stadium," Delvizis said. "Haley was brought to the stadium to help with a 'project for Aubie,' but found herself alone in the upper deck. But then she looked to the field to see the posters spell out, 'Will you marry me?'"
An Aubie figurine and an Auburn cheerleader were chosen for their cake toppers.
Their 400 wedding guests lined the hallway inside The Hotel at Auburn University and Dixon Conference Center with shakers while playing the fight song for Chris and Haley to Tiger Walk to the dance floor.
Aubie drove them off in a golf car.
"People who love and understand what Auburn is are what make it great," Cain said. "These people understand the words War Eagle!"
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