Proposal ideas?

[hawgmauler]

Well, the time has come to "pop the question". I've picked the day, but I haven't come up with any special or unique ways of doing it. I thought maybe since there are so many here that shoot wedding/engagements that you might have come across some couples that had unique or memorable proposals. I don't really want to reveal what day I'm doing it, since my girlfriend likes to snoop things out on the internet and she knows I visit this forum.

Anyone care to share any thoughts or ideas?

[J Eddington]

It needs to be personal to the two of you but I have some stories that might inspire you.
#1
On January 6th of 1999, a man named Chris sat beside me in a plane on a flight from New York to Pittsburgh. It was a great flight - no turbulence, peanuts instead of pretzels, soda in a can and great conversation with a gorgeous man. At the end of the plane ride, I gave this stranger a stack of business cards and walked away... never expecting to hear from him again. On January 8th, two days later, I received E-mail from this stranger. Three days after that we exchanged home phone numbers. Two weeks following, he embarked on the first of many 6-hour trips from Bloomington, Indiana, where he attended school, to Pittsburgh, PA, my hometown. And so began our long distance relationship. Chris drove to Pittsburgh every Thursday to visit me. And every Thursday I prepared a wonderfully extravagant dinner for him. As always, on October 14th, he began his journey to Pittsburgh but I decided to make Sloppy Joe's. When he arrived at my apartment I offered him a Joe and we set up camp on the living room couch to enjoy our dinner. After his second bite of the sandwich, he mentioned that he purchased a little gift for me at the mall. I asked to see the gift. He said that it really wasn't all that exciting and he would show me after dinner. Of course, I insisted. (After all, why would he open a can of worms that he wasn't ready to close?) He stood up from the couch and walked into my bedroom. After a few minutes, he walked back into the living room with his backpack and said, "This gift has a few different parts, so bear with me."From his bag he pulled out a cone shaped, lavender hat with a piece of lace on the top. And he asked, "Do you know what this is?" I had no clue what it was... a hat? What would I do with a purple hat? So with a little half cocked smile I said, "No, not really." He replied, "This is the type of hat that princesses wear." And he walked towards me and placed it on my head. He then bent down and pulled a little, tutu like skirt out of his bag and he asked, "Do you know what this is?" Once again I said no. And he said, "This is the type of clothes that princesses wear. Do you know what else princesses have?" I replied, "One of those wavy things?" "Yes," he said, "a wand." And he handed me a shiny, silver wand with a star on the top. I really had no clue what was happening, so I just giggled. "Princesses are always surrounded by sweet things," he said and bent over to pull a box of chocolates from his backpack. He then asked, "Do you know what else Princesses have?" I replied, "Flowers?" He said, "No, not flowers... a prince." And he got down on one knee, pulled a box out of his backpack, opened the box to display the Princess cut diamond ring and said, "Will you be my princess?" I just started squealing, "Yes, yes, yes..." And that is how I became a princess.

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#2It was a lazy September Saturday afternoon in San Diego. The young couple had been in love with each other for a year now, and they were happily going about their business. It was a typical day for this time of year- cloudy in the morning, hazy in the afternoon and by late afternoon the sun peeked through the wispy clouds. Ken and Aileen had planned to go out for dinner at their favorite little place "Sushi on the Rock" in LaJolla. Before they left the house, Ken asked Aileen if they could stop at the camera shop so he could buy a new tripod for his telescope that he had been wanting for months. He wanted to replace his old wobbly tripod because looking at distant images was too frustrating without a stable platform. This was just fine with her because being the practical gal that she is - she thought what good was the telescope without a sturdy tripod anyway? Besides, she wanted to see the moon and stars close up, and the new tripod would make their star-gazing much easier. So they shopped for the most perfect, sturdiest tripod. Before they left the store with their new purchase, Ken suggested that they test it out at the top of Mt.Soledad, since he had the telescope in the car, and was very excited to use his new "toy". He told her it would only take a few minutes - and she agreed, even though by this time Aileen was getting really hungry and could not wait to eat at her favorite restaurant. They drove up the steep and winding road to the Mt. Soledad National Monument, which overlooks the ocean, and all of San Diego. It was breezy and cool on the mountain, but the sun was shining by this time. Even so, Aileen was cold as she always tended to be, and wished she had brought a jacket to wear. There were so many other people enjoying the gorgeous view and the fresh air that day. Nearby, a couple, surrounded by friends and family, gathered for a wedding underneath the enormous cross that decorates the mountain. Another couple was posing in front of a man with a video camera. Aileen wondered (being the curious creature that she is) what their story was and why they were making a video. Meanwhile, Ken found a good, level spot to set up his telescope on his new tripod overlooking the rolling hills of San Diego. His stomach was fluttering with anticipation, and her stomach was growling with hunger. He was about to do something that had taken several months of planning and preparation and she had no idea.After they had looked at a few different landmarks through the scope - (a backyard gazebo, the little gold cherub at the top of the Mormon Church), Ken made some adjustments to the telescope. Looking through the eyepiece- he said, "Before we go, take a look at this sign down here by North La Jolla Scenic
Drive", so she looked. Through the glass eye-piece she saw Ken's brother David and his girlfriend Anita sitting on the hood of Anita's car, about a half-mile away holding up a huge sign that read- "AILEEN WILL U MARRY ME?" It took a minute for Aileen's brain to realize what her eyes were seeing - but when it hit her -she welled up with tears of surprise and happiness. She turned around to find Ken down on one knee, with the most beautiful diamond ring in his hand, (1 carat certified diamond solitaire, 1/2 carat baggets, platinum setting, nothing but the best for my sweet Aileen---Ken) tears in his sparkling green eyes. He asked her once again, "Aileen, will you Marry Me and Give me a chance to make all of our Dreams Come True?" He already knew his answer as she cried "Yes!!Yes! A thousand times YES!" He stood and hugged her tightly. She no longer felt hungry or cold. She could only think about how happy she was, and how much she loved him. No one else up there on the mountain took notice, no one saw what had just taken place that day - they were lost in their own magical world.
The Beginning
p.s. Mt Soledad is where Ken and Aileen had their first "meeting" and their first kiss, so, it was especially meaningful that they got engaged there too.

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#3
K.J.
The story of our engagement. Hmmm.... Well, that was really something out of a fairy tale. He had known for weeks that he was going to ask me to marry him, and I had known from the beginning that he was "the one". When we had gone to Atlanta to visit my family for the holidays, he was acting quite strangely - secretive, sneaky and yet very loving (not that that is unusual). He had gotten me a Persian kitten a couple of weeks prior to Christmas, and I certainly wasn't expecting anything for Christmas. He said that he was going to write me a poem for Christmas (and birthday). I thought that that would be just the most perfect gift that anyone could give for Christmas. On Christmas morning, he kept saying that this was a day he was going to remember for the rest of his life. One of the sweetest things about the engagement was that he had asked my father (and brothers, and mother, my ENTIRE FAMILY...) for my hand in marriage. After being in suspense for the whole day, we opened gifts at my mother's house. When all of the gifts had been opened, he asked me if I was ready for him to read the poem to me. Of course I was!!! My brother got out the video camera, and just downplayed the significance of the poem.
The poem read as follows:
Kathryn:
This year has been a wonderful time for discovery.
Through experiment, confusion and recovery,
We've always reached a common ground.
Through the good times and bad you've hung around.
Making the good times better,
And bringing the bad times to a ground.
No matter what kind of waters brought the spout,
We've always helped each other out.
Add to this the loving that we share.
The kindness in our hearts.
And the relationship we bare.
And I will definitely have to say
That that is what love is all about.
I love all of your intentions.
Always honest from the heart.
Thus, I do not find it hard
To give you my full attention.
You've always found a way to surprise me.
And sometimes quite harshly.
Well, it's time to turn the table keenly,
To ask my baby if she'll marry me.

Needless to say, I was in tears (the truth is, I was a wreck)! For those of you who are in suspense, my response was:
Baby, you're my dream come true. I would love nothing more than to be your wife.
Isn't that just a perfect proposal??? And we have it all on video for our kids (we'll start trying for those in about 5 years, or so) to see when they get older. I am so looking forward to marrying him. We are so in love. My wish for all of you is to find the kind of love, commitment, understanding and respect that we have found in each other.

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#4
C.L.
Paul and I had met on a blind date. We knew after the date that we would be together forever. We had dated of four years before Paul had proposed to me in the most unique way. We had talked about marriage months earlier, and had everything planned for what we had wanted, but my ring had to be specially made by DeBeers Diamonds, New Designer of the Year. Paul wanted to choose a ring that had passion that comes to you undiluted, and mark the moment with brilliance. Paul always said to me "good things come to those who wait", and boy was he right. Paul said that I would never forget how I was to be proposed to. I am a person that you can never surprise, but Paul did really shock me in a way that I will never forget. It was a normal December 6, 1997, Saturday. The sun was shining, but a bit cool. Paul and I had our day planned with lots of things to do. When the night came Paul and I went shopping at the mall, we went out to dinner and then had plans to go see a movie. We were go in to see an 8:15pm movie, "Devil's Advocate". For one thing I didn't even want to see this movie. We got into the theatre, which was sold-out and sat down. The lights went dim and the movie was ready to start. All of the sudden music came on and on the movie screen it had said: "THIS IS A SPECIAL PRESENTATION, then, THIS IS A SPECIAL PROPOSAL." I didn't know what was going on until our picture appeared on the movie screen and boy was I in shock. Then Paul appeared on the screen and he had recited a poem to me that he had written:
Cindy, you mean the world to me
No one else has ever meant as much to me as you
Through good times and bad times
For as long as we both live
Without you, my life in incomplete
I am missing something when you are not with me
I think of you night and day
I miss you when we are apart
Come grow old with me
I love you so much!
Will you marry me!?
After Paul had proposed on screen , a spotlight appeared on us in the movie theatre and I had turned to him and he was on one knee and asked me to marry him. Paul than slid the ring onto my finger nervously and I has said yes. We then kissed passionately. The people in back of us in the theatre said "THERE THAT ARE!" and everyone in the theatre turned and said is it a yes and then started clapping and cheering. Of course we didn't see the movie! We had a lovely evening that will never ever be forgotten by both of us and probably all of the people in the movie theatre too. Paul had told me that it took him six months of preparation for this proposal. He had to get permission form the theatre; he had to go into New York to have the movie produced and filmed to run in the theatre. I am glad that I now have a videotape of that night of how Paul proposed because I didn't remember for I was in such shock. Every time I play it, tears come to my eyes for what a loving and caring fiancée I have.

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#5
It was a typical Sunday at my girlfriend's house as usual, just the both of us hanging out with each other. Then at about 5:45pm on this Febuary 22 evening, I blindfolded Shelly at her house, and drove her to Disneyland, because I had arranged weeks earlier a reservation at the exclusive restaurant, Club 33. Once in the parking lot, I saw her sister and her fiance, and they told me that Disneyland closed early at 7pm, which conflicted with the 7:30 reservations. (I didn't know Club 33's hours weren't dictated by Disneyland's hours) We decided to try. As we were riding the tram from the parking lot to the entrance, i put a sign around her neck which read in bold letters: "SHHH! my boyfriend is going to propose to me tonight!" the couple in front of us smiled and got really cuddly with each other. As we reached the drop off point, I turned the sign around to hide the writing, just in case we were unable to enter Disneyland. She is still blindfolded. I approach the the Guest Relations window alone and ask if the reservation is still valid. Luckily, it was, they just wanted us to be there earlier than the 7:30 reservation. Now I have the entrance tickets and turn the sign back around to once again reveal my intentions to the world. I receive a few thumbs up from passers-by, and even had one woman run from her bench yelling "I want to read the sign! I want to read the sign!" She almost read the sign aloud, but ultimatly didn't and ran back to her seat smiling and giggling. Once in Disneyland, I proudly parade her down Main St., heading for the castle. All the while Shelly is playfully squirming, being a good sport, still blindfolded. I hand her sister my camera and she takes a picture of the "proposal parade". I then have step up on a seating ledge near the castle drawbridge and take a few pictures of her standing alone, still wearing the sign and blindfold. At this point she seems to be really embarrased and starts yelling at me, "What are you doing to me!" I got some really awesome pictures! Her sister takes a few pics of us together, then i step down to get a few more of her alone again. I help her off the ledge, and when I had turned around, there was a crowd of about 20 people! All of them expecting to witness the actual proposal. Alas, I had to regretfully dissappoint them, as my plans had yet to fully unfold. We arrived outside the Club 33 door way, where her parents were eagerly awaiting us both. I took a few pictures of her alone in front of the door. I then buzzed the call box and responded to the "reservation name" with "Aaron Bird". The door buzzed and Shelly began to wonder aloud what was going on, as she has never been to Club 33 and didn't know the procedure of entrance. I escort her in alone, and ask the receptionist if I could have her family in the lobby to witness the actual proposal. She said yes and I waved them into the lobby. Shelly was still wearing the sign and blindfolded, and had no idea that her family was there. She was on the top of a small stair way as I took of the sign and blindfold. Shelly covered her gapping smiling mouth in shock of her family being there. I took out the ring, got on one knee, and proposed to my girlfriend in the lobby of Club 33. Of course, she said yes.

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#6
My girlfriend and my sister had been best friends ever since second grade. In fact, if it weren't for my sister convincing me to ask her friend out for coffee, I never would have found the love of my life. So, when I decided it was the right time to "pop the question", I wanted my sister to be involved in the plan. My sister had been working in a little jewelry shop. Every Thursday afternoon, my girlfriend would meet her there, and they would have lunch together. But before they went to lunch, my girlfriend had to try on all the engagement rings in the store. It usually took up a good part of their lunch hour! My sister noticed that a certain ring, a diamond solitaire with tiny rubies on each side, seemed to be my girlfriend's favorite. Although we weren't engaged at that point, I knew that she was dreaming of it every time she tried on that ring. On the Thursday I chose to be "E-Day" (Engagement Day), my girlfriend entered the jewelry shop, and the plan went into action! She noticed that my sister seemed to be in a bad mood. My sister explained that she had been disciplined by the boss about taking too many days off. She said that she'd told the boss she was quitting after her shift was over. My sister began showing my girlfriend all of the engagement rings. When they got to the one with the tiny rubies, my sister said,"Here, you like this one? Take it! The boss will never know it's gone. It'll serve him right for yelling at me." My sister placed it in my girlfriend's hand, and locked the display case. My girlfriend was mortified! She couldn't understand what had gotten into her best friend. Neither one of them had ever stolen anything in their lives, let alone a diamond ring! My sister began pushing my girlfriend towards the door, telling her to wait in a nearby store. Just as they got to the doorway, I walked in, dressed in a security guard's uniform I had rented. My girlfriend looked like she was about to faint! She didn't even realize it was me, she just thought she was headed straight for jail. I got down on one knee, and said, "Darling, the only thing you've stolen in this room is my heart. Please wear this legally-purchased ring, and be my wife?"

[J Eddington]

#7
I discussed marriage with my then girlfriend over six years ago. Being unusual and creative I wanted to find a ring along the same lines, or perhaps have one made. We planned special trips to different towns to see what was available but to no avail. Then one day while walking past a jeweler near her office (We did not think to look right under our noses first!) She spotted "The Ring" it was the only one the shop was closing down, the ring was on sale and she was sure it would not last. I worked in the neighboring village, I had a tight schedule I was already at lunch. However, I spoke to my boss, slipped into Town undetected (her office was near the store). Paid a deposit and went back to work This was in February. Later that day my Love went to the store to ask if they could hold the ring at my suggestion, Sadly she reported some one had purchased it. It was too good to last she conceded The store clerk was also warned that she might come in and not to disclose any details of the buyer of if there was another similar ring. She pined and continued to look and I obliged by looking too. "The Ring" often came up in conversation but I would not tell. I was going to keep the secret for a month or so. We were getting close to Easter and I knew how much my wife loved Chocolate Easter eggs. So I purchased several hollow eggs along with the engagement ring. I very carefully pried open an egg (one after the other as I kept getting breakage's) I wrapped the engagement ring in saranwrap placed it inside two surviving egg halves. With a warmed knife I melted the egg seams back together. I wrapped the egg in one of the original wrappers. After "Not a very special dinner" a few days before Easter I got on bended knee, at my now wife's insistence and popped the question she said yes. As we had not had desert I offered an Easter egg (The Egg). I watched my wife to be bite into the egg with delight! Her expression soon changed when she found the saran wrapped package. Thinking it was a mass produced novelty treat she casually opened the package with little on no attention. Suddenly she realized it was "The Ring" she thought was sold and never to be seen again. She momentarilly threatened my with bodily danger for holding out on her for so lonng but she was happy.

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#8
My girlfriend (now fiance) and I always joke about how our relationship is out of the movies. I decided for the proposal to make that statement come true. I told her on Friday that we had won tickets to see a movie on Saturday afternoon. It is rare for a weekend to go by without us taking in movie, so this suggestion was nothing out of the ordinary. We spent the day shopping and then at 4:00 headed to the movies. When we got to the theater I told my girlfriend that we were supposed to ask for the manager for the tickets. The manager came out and seated us in the theater (all the time playing up the fact that we were seeing a special showing). Once we are seated in the theater, I excused myself to go to the restroom. As soon as I left the theater, the lights dimmed and on the screen flashed the following lines: "We pardon the interuption...but we now bring you a message...from the president and founder of the song of the month club"(Brief explanantion--two years ago I gave my girlfriend a "membership" to the song-of-the-month club. I play guitar and each month I serenade her with a different song.) The message disolves and I appeared on the movie screen dressed in a tuxuedo. On the video, I assure the crowd that the movie will begin in a minute, but I needed to talk to my girlfriend. After telling her how much she means to me, I sat down at the piano and played for her "our song". For added meaning, I even personalize and change one of the versus. When I finished playing the song I told her to stay there while I change. I went running off of the screen and came running into the back of the theater holding 5 roses(4 for the years we've known each other and 1 for the rest of our lives) and the ring. The lights came up, the crowd rose to their feet, I pop the question and after a minute of screaming "Oh, my gosh, oh my gosh!!" my girlfriend accepted. Truly a "picture perfect" romance.

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#9
It was Valentine's day, or late evening to be accurate. My then-boyfriend John had been working late as a waiter in a restaurant in Long Island. I was in college in NJ, where I lived on campus, so he had to travel two hours to see me. I had my dorm decorated for him, I had wanted to make his Valentine's day extra special. I had thirty balloons, some helium
filled, others scattered around the room. The walls were coated with paper hearts, some with messages like 'I love you', others red and frilly. There were hearts on the floor and candles lighted.When he arrived, he was awed by what I had done for him (I was never big on huge displays of affection) He kissed me and handed me two roses in a clear plastic box. We got dinner and talked for hours. After half of the evening had passed, he asked if I liked my flowers. I told him they were lovely. He said I couldn't be right and that I should look at them more closely.. I figured he was just being silly, but I went to over to my desk where I had placed them. Nothing had changed since I had last looked, so I opened the box for a better inspection. As I fingered one of the buds, I realized that it was not a flower at all, but a velvet box. Inside was my ring. Because of the mood lighting I had created with the candles, I hadn't noticed the box when I first looked. I immediately said yes, and through my tears of joy, I asked him why he had not mentioned it earlier. He told me that he had been so struck by what I had done for him, that all he could think about was how much he loved me, and that there was no rush, because he knew how much I loved him and that we would be together always. We won't be getting married for a while, but I will never forget how I felt, how special and how loved, as when he let me know I was his everything.

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#10
My girlfriend is a Kindergarten teacher who loves her job and her kids so I wanted to let them help with my proposal. I had the principal tell her that one of the children's parents was coming into school dressed in a bear costume to entertain the kids. She said that it sounded like a nice surprise and should be fun. Little did she realize that it was me in the bear suit. I came into the classroom and held up a sign shaped like a "cartoon bubble" (you know, like when a character talks in a comic strip) that said, "Hi kids, my name is Barry!" Then I held up another one, "Your teacher told me how GOOD you all are so..." then I held up one more, "I brought a present for ALL of you!" I then walked around the room giving all the kids a bag filled with candy, bubbles, and a little toy. Afterwards, still unaware of who was in the bear suit, she even suggested a group photo! I played with the kids for a little while and then started to leave. Before I left her assistant teacher said, "Well kids, Barry has to go right now...but I think that he has one more present for the teacher. "At that point I went over to her, got down on one knee, pulled out the ring box, and held up my last cartoon bubble sign which said, "Will you marry me?" It didn't quite register with her until she opened the ring box and realized that the bear was REALLY proposing to her. She started to shake and then to cry and then literally ripped my head off to see if it was really me inside. At that point all of her teacher friends rushed into the room.

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#11
I have a beach house in Connecticut with a pool. The bottom of this pool is painted black. I went out late at night, after my
girlfriend was asleep, and in white grease pencil (china marker) I wrote "MARRY ME?" in 15 foot letters on the black pool
bottom, diving repeatedly to the 10ft. deep bottom. Almost killed me; took an hour and a half. I then waited till the next night. I
had no fear of early discovery: the black bottom made the pool look like a mirror in the sun. That night, in the Jacuzzi, I casually suggested that she turn on the pool lights from the remote, which she did. Her shocked look was followed by me grinning and showing her the ring I had hidden on my pinky: a 2.50 ct. marquise-cut canary, flanked by 2 round .75 carat canaries. Um, she said yes.

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#12
My fiancé (and my dad, unbeknownst to me) dressed up in tuxedos and boarded a plane to Dallas. I was waiting at the terminal when the plane arrived. My fiancé gave every passenger on the plane a long-stemmed red rose. As the passengers came off the plane, they each handed me their rose. I didn't know what was going on. Then my dad came off the plane and handed me a red rose, and my fiancé got down on one knee and proposed while I was holding over a hundred red roses. I said yes and the airport passengers cheered.

#13
I had bought the ring at the store while my soon-to-be fiancée was still in the store. She was a little suspicious, but when I cancelled plans to go out to eat (because the ring hadn't yet been resized) she became incensed and this threw her off my trail completely. But I digress... I took her out to eat. We had a nice, quite dinner. After eating, I said to her, "You know, I'm not going to get dessert." "Oh really?" she replied, unsuspectingly. "Yes, I ate something before I came." At this point I should mention that my fiancée and I have had a running joke about how I was going to give her a ring from a Cracker Jack box. Anyway, "Yes, I had some Cracker Jacks, and you'll never guess what the prize was. "At this point I got down on my knee and pulled out the engagement ring from my shirt pocket in a Cracker Jack prize wrapper and got out, "Will you..." "YES!!!!" she exclaimed as I finished,"marry me?"

#14
My then-girlfriend had once told me that if a relationship isn't going anywhere in three years, it never will. (I had also heard this
termed elsewhere, "The Thousand-Day Rule".) I took this advice to heart. Since we had met the day after Valentine's Day,
three years later to-the-date, I took my love for a picnic. We packed our lunch, and on the way, stopped off at a convenience
store. Among other last-minute things, I asked her to pick up a box of Cracker Jacks. We then went to the South Mountain Park in Phoenix, and climbed a good part of the mountain. When we got to the top, we were rewarded with a gorgeous view of the Native American reservations on the one side, and all of Phoenix on the other. We ate our lunch, finishing with the popcorn snack that she had bought. She laughed when she opened it, and joked, "Wouldn't it be funny if there was a ring inside thebox?". I replied to her, "Honey, if there's a ring inside that box, you can have it." She rolled her eyes with a "gee, thanks" look, and started to feed me and herself the popcorn. When she got near the bottom, she took out the standard Cracker Jacks prize envelope, opened it, and dropped her jaw. I was already on one knee, and asked her to marry me. "B.. But how did you get that in there!?", she asked me, stunned. "Will you marry me?", I asked a second time. "How did you get the ring inside the box!?" .. "Hon, I asked you my question first. If you answer my question (correctly), I'll answer yours." Sometimes I wonder if the only reason that she said yes was to find out how I did the trick.

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#15
When my girlfriend got home from work one day (we live together), she found a heart-shaped helium balloon (w/"I love you" on it) floating in the foyer. Attached to the string, about eye level, was an "I Love You" card (the kind you send with flowers) with "My dearest Angela,.." on it. In the living room I had another balloon floating with another sentence to my love poem on it. Another one was in the dining room, and another in the kitchen. The kitchen one said "I never want to be without you. So...." The next balloon, in the bedroom, said "...will you marry me?" This one was tied to a rose. Well, she said "YES!" and we will be married on 9-14-96. There's a lot to do in only six months.

#16
After a nice romantic dinner at an Amish restaurant, I blind folded my sweetheart and drove for a short while to Mohican State Park, just outside Loudonville, Ohio. Inside the state park, there is a beautiful covered bridge which spans a small river. The setting was perfect - it was dusk and there were wisps of fog along the river, providing for a beautiful backdrop for my proposal. I took the blind fold off and she instantly knew where we were . I had picked this particular spot because it was one of the places we went when we first stated dating. We walked across the bridge and down to the shore of the river. I made an excuse to go get a closer look at the river. I began skipping rocks as a diversion, and pretty soon she was doing it too. Working quickly, I knelt down behind a bush and grabbed a bunch of small pebbles and stones. Then I snuck her ring out of my pocket and placed it between my fingers so only the stone was visible. I placed the other pebbles around the gem and walked back up to the bank and said, "Hey hon, I found a bunch of neat rocks, wanna take a look?" I showed her what I had in my palm and she said "Hey that's a really pretty stone, what is ....onmygosh!" and then realized what it really was. I really surprised her....She was not expecting it at all. I then asked her if she would do me the honor of being my bride for all of time and eternity and she said yes.

#17
When my fiancé was a little girl her family used to rent a little beach house on the Connecticut coast every summer. She likes to talk about those summers all the time . She would also constantly ask me when we were going to be able to spend a weekend up there. Well, I finally caved in to her wishes (at least I made it appear that way) and decided to get a room at a nice inn on the coast. I knew what she wanted to see her old beach house. When we arrived there the street was quiet (it was one week before summer season). As we pulled up to the house she noticed a sign on the door which read "Please come in, all are welcome." The house seemed empty but she was eager to see the inside after almost twenty years so we walked in. When she saw the living room it was lit only by candles. Scattered throughout the room were floral bouquets and their was a silver bucket with champagne and two crystal flutes on the table. She turned back towards me a little confused but I was already on one knee. Then I said to her "I know that some of the happiest moments in your life happened right here and I want to give you one more. Will you marry me?" She said yes.

OK I have more than a couple. BUT a Mom has to be prepared when a son is ready. My personal is #12 it could work in all different locations.
Need more let me know.

[David Whatley]

Janice, you have way to much time on your hands.
I suggested to my son that he and his GF, allow me to photograph them, like you would do for an engagement. While we are doing this, he will be instructed to get down on his knees like he is begging. I will get her attention, and when she turns back to him, he will have the ring in hand and pop the question. :)
Think I need a flash? :)
david

[knowimagination]

I thought of an awesome way to propose... the only problem was I was already married when I thought of it.

Anyway I always talked to my wife about how crazy it would be if in real life people burst into song like in a musical. So after we went and saw a musical I thought that it would have been great if I had got a bunch of people together at a small restaurant and at some point during dinner I started to sing and then the table next to us joined in and next thing you know the entire restaurant was in a song and dance act that would end in the proposal.

[hawgmauler]

Dang, y'all came up with some good ideas. :)

Janice, did you pull those off the web? Or do you have them saved somewhere for when someone asks for ideas? I thought that many might be hard to find in 7 minutes from my posting.

I like the idea of having a photog there. It would be great to try to capture the moment. I sort of had an idea of doing it at night, but may have to reconsider.

[janikphoto]

Originally Posted by David Whatley

Janice, you have way to much time on your hands.
I suggested to my son that he and his GF, allow me to photograph them, like you would do for an engagement. While we are doing this, he will be instructed to get down on his knees like he is begging. I will get her attention, and when she turns back to him, he will have the ring in hand and pop the question. :)
Think I need a flash? :)
david

sounds a bit cheesy, but hey... one man's cheesy moment is another man's perfect moment.

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Originally Posted by FalconN

I thought of an awesome way to propose... the only problem was I was already married when I thought of it.

Anyway I always talked to my wife about how crazy it would be if in real life people burst into song like in a musical. So after we went and saw a musical I thought that it would have been great if I had got a bunch of people together at a small restaurant and at some point during dinner I started to sing and then the table next to us joined in and next thing you know the entire restaurant was in a song and dance act that would end in the proposal.

That would be awesome!!! With a bit of cash, you could hire a local theater troupe to do it! get divorced, so you can re-propose to her...

[J Eddington]

Originally Posted by hawgmauler

Dang, y'all came up with some good ideas. :)

Janice, did you pull those off the web? Or do you have them saved somewhere for when someone asks for ideas? I thought that many might be hard to find in 7 minutes from my posting.

I like the idea of having a photog there. It would be great to try to capture the moment. I sort of had an idea of doing it at night, but may have to reconsider.

I started collecting them about 9 years ago. I know someday my own son will need them. Then we were looking for ideas on ways to ask a girl to prom. Don't laugh I have more! all in a word document!

You must have a photog there!!!! If not we will kick you off the board :)!!!
I almost did an engagement. He had it all set up. It was in public and he chickened out and asked her before we all expected it. It was at a bike race and one of the bike riders were going to come around another lap after the end with a sigh Sarah, will you marry me, Joe. Then he was going to get down on his knee with the ring. But as he was waiting for the race to get over. He couldn't wait any longer and just asked her.

Pressure is on now. This will be one of the moments she will remember for the rest of her life!

[Marv800]

Why not do it by email, IM, or best yet, TEXT MESSAGE!!

"I luv u honey. Will u marry me? I want u 2 b my wife"

[J Eddington]

Originally Posted by Marv800

Why not do it by email, IM, or best yet, TEXT MESSAGE!!

"I luv u honey. Will u marry me? I want u 2 b my wife"

He wants to MARRY her, not have her kill him!

[hawgmauler]

HA! That's great Marv! I like that idea.

Has anyone proposed yet via Twitter?? :) I could twitpic the ring and asker her in 140 characters.

Maybe I could get some National attention and get on Oprah.

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Dang! It's been done before.

Oh well. She would have killed me for that idea too.

[ka5txl]

Originally Posted by Marv800

Why not do it by email, IM, or best yet, TEXT MESSAGE!!

"I luv u honey. Will u marry me? I want u 2 b my wife"

twitter or facebook ?

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Originally Posted by J Eddington

You must have a photog there!!!! If not we will kick you off the board :)!!!
Pressure is on now. This will be one of the moments she will remember for the rest of her life!

why not have a TPF GTG and do it then ? Is there a photographer in the house?

[hawgmauler]

Originally Posted by ka5txl

why not have a TPF GTG and do it then ? Is there a photographer in the house?

So, where is everyone watching the fireworks on the 4th? Anyone planning on going to Grapevine lake? :)

Maybe I'll put my camera on movie mode and shoot it "myspace" style, at arms length.

[HeatherLou]

Originally Posted by FalconN

I thought of an awesome way to propose... the only problem was I was already married when I thought of it.

Anyway I always talked to my wife about how crazy it would be if in real life people burst into song like in a musical. So after we went and saw a musical I thought that it would have been great if I had got a bunch of people together at a small restaurant and at some point during dinner I started to sing and then the table next to us joined in and next thing you know the entire restaurant was in a song and dance act that would end in the proposal.

I LOVE this idea! It would have been right up my alley, but Jeff is not the *big production* kind of guy.

He proposed to me on 1-1-00 @ 12:13 am. He was waiting to make sure the world didn't blow up first ;)

It was really sweet, I was sitting in a chair, just after Dick Clark counted down and watching the party on TV. Jeff went into the bedroom, then came out and got on both knees and hugged me. When he lifted up, he had the ring, put it on my finger and said "I ended the last millennium with you and want to start the new millennium with you as my wife...will you marry me?"

[hawgmauler]

Originally Posted by Heatherlou

... When he lifted up, he had the ring, put it on my finger and said "I ended the last millennium with you and want to start the new millennium with you as my wife...will you marry me?"

Now I got to come up with something sweet to say too. I was just planning the old, "wanna get hitched"?