Jamie Foxx wasn’t going to let a medical emergency cease him from celebrating his daughter Corinne Foxx’s engagement.

And neither was her now-husband, Joe Wooten. So when he determined to suggest to Corinne in 2023, he moved the positioning of his proposal to Chicago, the place the Oscar winner was being handled at a bodily rehabilitation heart within the metropolis after struggling an undisclosed medical complication, and later introduced the celebrations proper to the actor’s bedside.

“When my dad obtained sick, our plans modified, and we ended up spending our summer season in Chicago whereas he recovered,” Corinne told Vogue in an interview published Oct. 3. “Little did I do know that Joe had modified his plans so he might nonetheless suggest on the identical day—simply in a unique metropolis. He discovered a park in Chicago that had cherry blossoms in bloom and proposed there.”

The 30-year-old continued, “He flew in my mom from Los Angeles and had my aunts hiding in a bush FaceTiming my dad the entire time. He even planned a very special post-engagement party in my dad’s room in Chicago. It was a small celebration, but it was so intimate and meaningful.”