Bermuda enjoys a well established reputation as a romantic getaway.

Now the Pino family, dedicated repeat visitors for 29 years, have yet another special memory of the island after 24-year-old Anthony took the occasion of their latest trip to get down on one knee.

On the eve of Cup Match, he took his fiancee Kelly Fox happily by surprise on the family’s favourite beach: Buildings Bay, the “glass beach” of the East End.

“Once again, your island keeps sharing the love with us,” proud father Dominic told The Royal Gazette.

“Anthony has been coming here for 23 years. His lovely fiancee has been joining us the last five years. Now she’s part of the family.”

Ms Fox’s parents were flown in to surprise her for the proposal on Wednesday, while Cheryl Pino, Anthony’s mother, captured the big moment for posterity.

“Her parents hid in the bushes — we got on the beach, and I got down and asked the question,” Anthony said.

“We’ve been going to that beach ever since we came. We love sorting through all the sea glass; it’s our favourite beach in Bermuda.”

The Pinos, of West Chester, Pennsylvania, have kept coming back to the island ever since 1988, and the passage of time has done nothing to erode Bermuda’s charms.

The happy couple are headed back to Philadelphia this weekend, leaving Mr and Mrs Pino some time to relax on their own.