(Des Moines, IA) – This year’s butter sculpture wasn’t the only thing inside the sculpture cooler at the Iowa State Fair. Nick Buckton of Des Moines proposed to his girlfriend, Mackenzie Burger, Saturday during a private tour inside the cooler, all with the secret cooperation of butter cow artist Sarah Pratt. Buckton got down on one knee inside the cooler, and the crowd on the outside cheered when Burger said “yes.”
Couple Gets Engaged Inside Iowa Butter Cow Cooler
By Tom Robinson
Aug 22, 2022 | 11:33 AM
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