Aaron Dahl was searching in vain for the perfect tie for his upcoming wedding when he finally spotted it on television.
It was April 15, and the tie in question – a shiny arctic blue with a fine geometric pattern – was around the neck of veteran journalist Ian Hanomansing, who hosted CBC The National tonight.
“It was amazing. I was looking for a blue tie, something that would fit my wife’s wedding dress, but it was just impossible to find the right color, “Dahl said. “I saw the tie and said to myself, this is the tie I want.”
Dahl, who has never met Hanomansing, decided to send him a direct message on Twitter asking him about the necklace. The news anchor’s response came immediately.
“He answered immediately and said, ‘Hey, congratulations, send me the address and I’ll send you the tie.’
They got in touch last weekend. Cool part of the story? After sending a message to pic.twitter.com/gYUjiWpUOR
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Dahl, who owns Not Your Father’s Barber at the ByWard Market in Ottawa, did as instructed, then “somehow forgot about it.” About a week later, he opened his mailbox and there was a tie, neatly folded in a padded envelope with a message from Hanomansing.
“He wrote a really nice card just to say congratulations and wished us all the best and hoped the draw would end the day,” Dahl said.
It was nice and such a contrast to what often attracts attention on Twitter. – Ian Hanomansing, co-host of The National
On May 21, Dahl was wearing the tie when he and Brena Fraser took their oaths at an intimate ceremony at the Inverary Resort in Baddeck, NS. in Italy by Kiton.
“It was actually perfect, and it looked exactly as I thought it would,” Dahl said.
Hanomansing, which is based in Vancouver, said that when he received Dahl’s initial inquiry, he was dealing with a lot of negative messages on Twitter.
“In the middle of this, I read Aaron’s very simple and polite request: can I tell him where I got my tie. I thought impulsively why I just didn’t send it to him? Hanomancing said.
“I didn’t mention it to anyone, because why should I?” But his kind thank-you tweet received so many positive responses. It was a nice contrast to what often catches the eye on Twitter.
Dahl said he received many compliments for his tie and said the story of how he got it had become a family favorite.
“It was really nice,” he said.
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