Milwaukee Brewers home opener, tailgating couple gets engaged
Getting engaged at the Brewers home opener
FOX6's Ben Handelam and Stephanie Quirk both witnessed couples proposing at American Family Field ahead of the Brewers home opener.
MILWAUKEE - Brewers fans may not have been feeling lovely after the Brewers' loss to the Kansas City Royals for the home opener on Monday, March 31, 2025, but love was still in the air.
Meet Joey Fischer and Amanda Veit.
Joey got down on one knee while they were tailgating earlier this afternoon.
Joey Fischer and Amanda Veit
The couple has been together two years, but it's actually their third year coming to the home opener together.
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Fischer says he's been planning it since January, but as for his now fiancée, she told FOX6 this was a total surprise.
And they were not the only couple, as another couple got engaged in front of the Bob Uecker statue.
2025 Milwaukee Brewers home opener: Photos of tailgating fans
Chilly temperatures and gusting winds out of the northwest did not seem to bother the thousands of Milwaukee Brewers fans who came to American Family Field and broke out the tailgate parties.
The Source: FOX6 met with the couple while they were tailgating outside American Family Field.