The Notting Hill Bookshop in London is anticipating a flurry of requests next year as a location for marriage proposals because the movie Notting Hill will be marking its 20th anniversary, the Telegraph reported. Starring Hugh Grant and Julia Roberts, the film prominently featured the bookshop's interior, and the back section of the shop is still named Travel Book Co. in its honor.
"We have had several approaches during the past few years and there's other people that we are not aware of, like an American couple we didn't find out about until they returned for their anniversary," said James Malin, who has owned the bookshop with his brother Howard for the past 10 years. They anticipate that even more eager couples will line up to honor the film characters' engagement next year and are delighted by the frequency with which couples seek their help. "We don't always find out they are proposing but if they want us to do something special, we will."
In 2019, the brothers "are expecting to be inundated by tourists who typically pose for photos outside the famous blue shop face before flicking through their stock of classic books," the Telegraph wrote.
"I just hope that is chockablock all week," Malin noted, adding that tourists "always have a smile on their face, it is just a great space to work in."