Kansas City teen asks his girlfriend to prom -- and enlists the local TV station

We love sweet prom stories -- and as we get closer to the date, we'll be posting a lot of them over here.

But this one is a particularly lovely anecdote: Kansas City teenager Taran Carlisle enlisted his girlfriend's bosses (she was a shadow at Fox 4 in Missouri) to help him pop the big question. He posted his invitation on YouTube, and then the group came up with a ruse to have his lady, Shelby Brunk, watch the video -- while the cameras were rolling.

Watch her reaction below! Guaranteed it'll pretty much make your day.  And kudos to Taran for having such ample stores of both courage and creativity.