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46 Ideas on How to Propose Marriage
1. Do it the old fashioned way. Get down on one knee with a rose clenched in your teeth and the ring in your hand.
2. Have a waiter bring you her favorite dessert with the ring inside of it. (Be careful that she doesn't swallow it).
3. Take her/him to the theatre and ask the stage manager if he will allow you to come up on stage and propose after the final curtain.
4. Show up at her/his office in the middle of the afternoon armed with a red rose, a bottle of champagne and a glass with the ring in it.
5. Write "Will you marry me (name)" in chalk on the street out side your house or apartment in big letters.
6. Call your local radio station and get them to pop the question for you over the air waves at a time that you know she/he will be listening. Then dedicate a song to her/him.
7. Gather all your friends and family for drinks either at a favorite restaurant or your home and pop the question in front of everyone.
8. Gather friends and family outside his/her home waving banners with the words will you marry me on them and you standing in front of them all on one knee holding the ring. (Make sure that they get the right house).
9. Send a singing telegram to her/his workplace. Then walk in just after the song is finished and pop the question.
10. Create a web page all about your life together. Photos, places that mean a lot to you both. Send him/her the web address and wait for his/her reply and when accepted you can then send the address to friends and family.
11. Wrap a large box and fill with smaller boxes all wrapped the last box that she will come to will be the smallest with the ring inside. Or alternatively wrap a large box and fill with those tiny foam pieces and let her look for the small box inside.
12. Cut the bottom out of a very large box then wrap it. Take it to her place of work and ask one of her colleague's to go get her telling her that there is a large parcel for her. Meanwhile you climb in from the bottom and when she unwraps it jump out with the ring in hand and ask her to make an honest man of you.
13. Take her/him away for the weekend and when you are on your last day pop the question.
14. Get up extra early and prepare her/him breakfast in bed. Cook his/her favorite meal with a red rose and a bottle of champagne and a kiss to wake him/her and then declare your love.
15. Scatter rose petals all over her bed and put the gift wrapped ring in the center. Tell her that you bought her a gift to show how much you love her. When she opens it tell her that you want to spend the rest of your life with her.
16. Cook your loved one a romantic meal and place a note around the napkin like it is a napkin holder asking her/him to marry you. Or slip the napkin (use fabric ones not paper!) through the ring, when she goes to put her napkin in her lap she will find the ring.
17. Give your her a foot massage and place the ring on her little toe.
18. Blindfold him/her and take them to the place where you first met each other. Take along a bottle of champagne and two glasses to celebrate after you propose.
19. Bake him/her a cake and write on top of it Will you marry me?
20. Take out a full page ad in a paper that you know your loved one reads regularly and be close by when he/she reads it.
21. Buy your loved one a watch and have it inscribed "marry me."
22. Pour her a glass of wine with the ring in the bottom of it and when she drinks the wine she will find the ring.
23. Go for a picnic together then pop the question.
24. Propose at Christmas by hanging the ring in it's box from on the tree as if it was an ornament. Tell her to find the new special ornament you just purchased for her.
25. If you're dining in a fancy restaurant, ask the waiter/waitress to write, "Will you marry me?" in chocolate sauce around the rim of his/her dessert plate.
26. Run her a bath with scented candles, rose petals and after she is in the tub, float a rubber duck with the ring tied around it's neck in front of her.
27. Serve her oysters in bed with the ring inside the shell.
28. Write a note asking your other to marry you, place it inside a bottle. Take her/him to the beach when he/she is in the water slip the bottle in and ask them to open it to see what it says.
29. Spell your proposal out in glow-in-the-dark star stickers on your ceiling. Climb on top of him/her and wait for the yes, yes, yes.
30. Leave a trail of notes for him/her to follow and when he/she reaches the end you will be standing there with a sign or you can say "Will you marry me?"
31. Scratch your proposal into the frost on his or her car's windshield.
32. Take your partner to the beach and write "Will you marry me?" in big letters in the sand.
33. Take him/her on a sail boat ride and pop the question.
34. Leave the ring on her pillow a long with a note and go take a shower.
35. Take her/him up in a hot air balloon with a bottle of champagne and announce that'll you'll jump if she/he doesn't marry you.
36. Take her/him to see his/her favorite band and ask one of the stage crew if they will pop the question for you.
37. Plan a treasure hunt. Set the clues in place and when he/she gets to the last clue you will be standing there with champagne and a proposal they can't refuse.
38. Hire a skywriter to spell your proposal on high.
39. Hire a plane to fly a banner with your "Marry me (insert name here)" message written on it.
40. Sneak in to her home and fill it to the rafters with balloons and or flowers and in the middle sit a teddy bear holding the ring and a note asking her to marry you.
41. Propose in French the language of love.
42. Play Hangman and have the phrase be "Marry Me."
43. Throw her/him a surprise birthday party inviting friends and family and then propose.
44. Write her/him a story about your relationship. Almost like a diary with dates if possible. Then end it with the date you are going to give it to him/her telling how you proposed and that the story can't be ended until you have the answer.
45. If it's snowing write "Will you marry me?" in it.
46. Take him to see his favorite sports team playing and get the commentator to ask him to marry you.
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I LOVE LOVE LOVE number 42. It's super cute.
I LOVE THEM ALL
Nice hub, well written. Very interesting.
My Fiance took me to dinner & said oh did you see the new ornament I bought for your tree today sorry it's not a snowman (thats my theme) I thought nothing of it thinking he purchased a "Our First Chrsitmas" ornament. We get home he lights the fireplace & he has to remind me to look for the ornament saying start looking from the bottom so naturally I start from the top & see an angel so I hug & thank him... he says did you really look so I once again looked to finf the angel holding a ring s I started crying as he got the ring & got on one knee & asked if I would spend the rest of my life with him & marr him. I just thought I would share this because it was perfect!!
Awesome Tabatha what a great way to propose!! Thanks for sharing!
My friend and her boyfriend went touring around italy, and they came to one of those famous fountains, where there are crowds and crowds of people, and her boyfriend got down on one knee and proposed to her there! She said yes, started crying and everyone started clapping... pretty romantic, and 'movie' like. but i think that would be cool!
I was thinking the whole, falling asleep and him slipping the rin gon my finger....and when i wake up in the morning i wouldn't know. and when i walk to the batheroom and am fixing my hair or something, i see the ring and i am shocked, and when i turn around he's already there. Ready to ask me to be the one he spends his life with.... Perfection.
NUMBER 1!!! haha i like it the good ol' fashion way!
Alyssa, that is definitely from Diary of A Mad Black Woman, right?
I think my boyfiend will like #46. Hes a mayjor football fan. I love him.
Some advice please..... I am planning on proposing to my girlfriend within the week. I will be taking her to a fancy restaurant then we will stay in one of the villas - she will obviously know what is happening as we have both just had the final fitting for the engagement ring. When do I propose????? before dinner? After dinner? After dinner back in the room? Any ideas???
Also...... Im still to ask the parents - I know they will be estatic but how do I go about it? do I prepare a speach? bring a bottle of bubbley to celebrate????
Ian, if you have not already... you should make her wait until the next morning... she will be suprised that you did not the night before, but maybe wake her up with breakfast or a flower delivery and then propose...
Brittney is right
thumbs up for # 44 i really really like it...
46? Can one really apply all these? I think I'll go with number 19 and 25.
I dont even know which hand or finger i should put the ring on. I would like to get engaged to my girlfriend. Please someone, HELP!!!
Greg - it goes on her ring finger on her left hand :-) good luck!!!
we left out shakespear??
Mine got on his knee, three times before I said yes! I loved your hub! Great ideas and if we get married again, I hope that he uses one of them. I am going to print this out for him! Let's face it, getting on his knees for a fourth time would be silly.
I love 42 and 30. Some great and creative ideas!
Im about to propose to my girlfriend, im taking her to the restaurant where we first met and then going to the spot we sat for 4 hours talking that night " mind you the place we were at locked the carpark that night, before we had a chance to get our cars out"lol. Not sure on what way im going to go about it but am pretty certain ill work something out. If anyone has any idea on words to start with please get back to me before sunday 25th May. So nervous and confused about what to say.....
I too like the old fashioned way
i love number 44 but waking up with a ring on ur finger is nice too.....just make sure she does not punch u while she is sleeping
im gonna do it on hoover dam in vegas!
Doing it on the Hoover Dam in Vegas would be awesome!!! That is one gorgeous place to do it!!!! I think that is an awesome idea. I am going to do it in the restraunt where we had our first date. I am goign to rent a limo to take us up, then I am going to make sure that we have the same booth and everything. I will try to get some family and friends in the restraunt to see it. I think I am going to have the limo driver (my boss) come in with a bag and tell me I forgot it in the limo. Take it from there. You know women are very curious.
I LOVE NUMBER 30
All ideas are so interesting n unique. so, i lv all numbers. if u r lve someone do fast to propse her/him.
all no's are intresting but there is nothing as such for teens.............
hello ive been with my girlfriend for nearly 4 years and am ready to pop the question. am going to ask her on our holiday to dominican reb in oct. please can u all help me with ideas as to when and where on holiday i should do it? i want to to make it special. I know she wont want a big fuss that involves other people. so was wondering if any of you can think of some ideas that involves just me and her.
thanks
i have to say number 29 would be one you could never forget!! and its in the right place !!!!
Send her a beautiful framed proposal, and bring a tear to her eye.
www.wouldyoudomethehonour.co.uk
Dean
i looooooove the hangman one, perfect
I decided to look google "How to propose" for my son. He wants to ask his g/f, and he's asked me how he should do it. Some of the ideas are great. I'm thinking of printing this and mailing it to him. But I really think he needs to ask her Dad 1st. But thats going to be a big problem, since he's in basic training in the USAF, and NOT sure will he'll have leave. Any suggestions .........
Cindy: do they not have phones or mail in the air force?
HI
I WANT TO GET ENGAGED IN 2 WEEKS DOWN SOUTH, BUT I WOULD LIKE TO DO SOMETHING ON STAGE ALL INCLUSIVE IN FRONT OF A LOT OF PEOPLE WHERE EVERYONE CAN SEE HOW MUCH IM IN LOVE WITH THIS GIRL. DOES ANY BODY HAVE ANY GOOD IDEAS. ALSO WHEN WOULD BE THE PERFECT TIME.
I am going to propose to my GF of 2 years. She is outdoorsy so i am going to take her to a camp site, build a fire, cook some thing (help, maybe steak, does that say 'I love you'?) and for desert we'll roast s'mores. I'll make one for her with graham cracker, chocolate, and melty marshmallow with the ring stuck inside. I'll hand it to her and ask. Tell me what you think.
Going to place the ring in a very small sealed bag and then inside a marshmellow inside a white chocolate candy wrapped and placed in a candy box.
Proposal would be. "The chocolate candy is me on the outside, a marshmellow on the inside and at the core of me is my love for you. Spend eternity with me and share our lives together."
eurgh, these comments are a sickly and b humiliating for the writers. Why not be original and do something romantic, no gross or tacky? Are there really that many people out there with such bad taste and no imagination?
This is what I am thinking - I have MLK and Inaguration day off so take off friday the 15th to Brussels and then the next day to Antwerpen to buy her a diamond ring. then we can go to amsterdam or paris--- but the thing is when should I propose? On the plane with no ring? on the train to get the ring? btw she has no idea I am taking her to Belgium, she thinks we are going to California...
I am planning to ask my girlfrien of two years to marry me at christmas time, she is the most wonderful person in the world and i want to spend the rest of my life with her. I was thinking of taking her to see the christmas lights at a local garden where you can walk through at night and have my family and her family there to come out when we walk around the corner and ask her in front of everyone with all the beautiful lights around us. Or should I just get all the fam together at home and pop the question then? any advise I would like for it to be somewhat unique
likewise man except, i'm planning to do it on the 7th of jan her birthday so many different ways to do it just wanna get it right. theres some real nice romantic hotels on roomforromance website google it or somthing. none really stuck out for me but like you say you want somtheing unique and hotel thing is very mainstream.
Loz,
I think i have waited too long to think of how i want to do it but i do know i want to. now that it is getting really close i cant really think of anything so great or unique. ur thoughts?? what was ur ideas?
Mikey, how old are you? I have no idea why, but you sound quite young to me lol.
Don't rush into it if you are young unless you know she'll say yes and you two will last a long long time. Good luck on the engagements guys.
who cares if hes young if you love her marry her dammit its been 2 yrs give er bud go nuts
Well lemme tell you a short story of the person I plan on getting married to.
I met her at a trip when I was talking to a friend I havent seen in 5 years. COme to find out I knew her. Well we started dating.
We dated for about 4 months. Then we broke up because we had a BAD arguement.
She started dating someone else. I cursed their relationship because I still loved her. And the guy she was with was a asshole.
Eventually they broke up. 2 weeks later we started going back out again.
The day we start going out was the day before she moved.
She moved and i never saw her for 11 months, but we maintained constant communication.
Eventually she stopped calling, and I stopped answering.
Well then i see her in a store. My heart dropped as I stood there staring at her.
Well when i finally got the balls to go talk to her, she was heading for the checkout line.
SUPRISE!! lol
SO we started going out again. For about 1 1/2. I think its time to propose.
I plan on taking her on that trip where we met eachother.
And where we met, there is this beautiful lake, and around 9:30PM the moon hits the lake water perfectly in the spring. So when we get down there, we will be laying under this ancient tree that probably still have out names carved into it, then i will pull out the ring and propose.
Does that sound good?
Great post!!
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Great post!!
I have put in all the months of research I did when I proposed to my now wife and I remember how stressful it was. For those in a similar position, you can get a copy of my eBook from http://www.buytheperfectring.com I promise you will save stress, time and money (up to 75% off in some cases!)... you will easily cover the cost of the eBook (which is just $15)I am selling through Clickbank who are reputable and offer a 60 day guarantee on all merchandise if it's not for you.
OMG I LOVE the one Where the Guy has to scratch "will you marry me" in the car window as his fiance calls the cops for grand theft auto!
Go to a fancy resturant that you both never been to. Hire a guy that does magic and stick him there. Have him go around to all the tables. Notice him and say" I hate magic I hope he doesnt come over here" have him finally come over and do a few tricks. Have him make the ring appear and pop the question. And if it goes your way have everyone clap! bingo
Ladies, any suggestions as to whether be better with family/friends and pop the question or be alone with her?....I'll be going to Europe for two weeks this July but not sure if I want to do it before I go or after I come?.....any suggestions? :)
Hangman? Writing it on a cake? I know everyone has their own style, but I could never take a man seriously who proposed in a singing telegram…just me though. My advice to all of the men out there getting ready to pop the question: keep it simple. Let the beauty of that not be in the extravagance of the setting, method etc. but in the sincerity of your love. Don’t humiliate her, put her under unnecessary pressure, make her want to vomit at the corniness or otherwise freak her out. Let it be a surprise, but do it alone. When the moment comes, look into her eyes and be as genuine and vulnerable as possible. Tell her what she and your relationship mean to you and what you hope for in your hopeful shared future. Make sure she knows she the only one for you and how blessed you are to have her in your life. Then, just ask…simple as that. No need to overcomplicate.
Get down on one knee, like you are going to propose, and start to tie your shoe. Have the ring hiden in your shoe. She'll get all excited, then disappointed when you tie your shoe. She'll be even more suprised when you pull the ring out.
I am about to propose tomorrow. I am doing #23. We are going on a nice picnic with food and wine. Then not far from where we are eatting there is a gazebo. She has a song she has always wanted to dance with me to. That song will play and we dance. When its done, there is another song that makes her cry because it has to do with getting married and she wants that badly. That is when I will get done on one knee and ask her to "Make me the luckiest guy in the world and marry me."
After 2 years, lots of effort, time, money, and emotions... I'm sad to say #44 did not work
So I'm a little worried. My boyfriend and I have been together for 5 years and we talked about getting married, and that we want to. We even talked about eloping. . We went and looked out rings, and I showed him the one that I liked. Everything is fine and dandy but I'm scared that he is going to just buy the ring and give it to me. Of course I will accept but I want to one day be able to tell my future kids about how wonderful it was.. My mom said to let him do his thing, but he's not very romantic.. and it would be lame to give him suggestions... What should I do?
this is what im gonna do... when i get back from my next deployment my plane home is scheduled to stop off in paris.. there i will buy a ring. i will be flying to the airport closeest to my post, so in atlanta im flying back to Texas to meet my girfriend to drive me home... but im telling her im coming home a day later than i will be. So i will get back into our apartment while she is at work and when she walks in ill be waiting on my knee with the box and ring in my hand, after she is done freaking out someone is in our house she will see its me home early and asking her to marry me. Its like 4 emotions thrown into one occassion... tell me will she ever forget that?!?
me and my gf have been together for little over 4 yrs were young (14) but we've talked about it before so ofcourse she asked how would you propose and i said the place were we first met then i was reading this and saw it on #18 =]
i have just bought a ring and thinking of how to propose! i have an idea. Im going to write a letter declaring my love to her and how much she means to me and so on. Then at the bottom ask her if she will marry me. She will then turn around and i will be on one knee with the ring. Wot do you think? is that a good idea?
i was thinking bout kinda doing the same thing well i jus bout a ring and everything to and im jus waiting for the right time i was thinking bout writing her a letter bout our whole relationship and everything we been threw cuz its been some crazy stuff but its all been worth it im jus not sure of where to do it i was thinkin of takin her out to a resturante of her choice anywhere and i know she'll pick pizza hut cuz she loves it lol but i dont know if that would b a dumb place to do it what u think
I wuldnt go for a place like pizza hut but if she likes it that much n will enjoy it then y not! I dont wana just take her out 4 a meal coz she will know summet is up. Maybe cinema or summet. Leave the note on the kitchen table so she reads it when we get home n do it then. We too have been through some crazy times n i think she will love it. When you thinking of doing it?
im asking my girlfreind to marry me befor i go to the army but now all i need is a way to ask her and i am falling twards the wen she falls asleep then slip the ring on her fingur and wait till morning but idk if i can wait that long haha so i dont know im very nervouse
I took my fiancee to disneyland... and when they had that light parade at night and finished it with fireworks.... I had them put "marry me" and her name in fireworks
Well after 3 years now I am ready to finally ask the most important person in my life I want to be the luckest man in the world and ask her to make me an honest man and marry me. We are getting a nice jazuzzi sweet in downtown denver and I have the hotel manager preping the room before we head in. Rose pedals on the bed, champainge and choclates near by. She knows we are ready and this will be a big surprise to her, becase she just thinks we are going to a concert. This I hope will be a lasting memory only her and I share..I love her very much. I am asking her brother (only man left on her side) for the "OK" to ask for her hand in marriage. I hope this works next month...keep your fingers crossed.
my sisters husband proposed on a dy that she was in a really bad mood, he went to quiznos and bought himself a sandwich, when she got home on her lunch break (he always brought her her lunch) she asked what it was and he said he didnt get her anything. she was...of course...pretty ticked and went off on him, he told her to just get something out of the fridge, so she opened it and there was a sanwich (her fav) with a sticky note that said marry me with the ring taped to it.
i really liked the hangman one and #44 and..... i actually loved them all
Video is crazy!My name is Melissa Robeson. I am often called Melissa Roberson.
It was creepy, but a sweet idea.
the problem with the hot air ballon is if u get a no akward ride down
the way i gonna pop the ? is have 1 of her friends take her out for a day cover her drive way walk way porch everywhere in hersey kisses then have a not at her front door that says now that i kissed the ground u walk on will u marrie me then when she opens the door ill b there
OMG! What an awesome website I totaly love number 30 I hope my boyfriend purposes that way!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I got a betta idea that no one eva tho ! hihi SECRET, ill post it one day ! The best proposal of universe. :)
Im gunna fill baloons with rose petals with the words "will you marry me" in 4 diffrent baloons. then in the final one Have the ring init!
Good idia?
Im gunna fill baloons with rose petals with the words "will you marry me" in 4 diffrent baloons. then in the final one Have the ring init!
Good idia?
i am going to have my two year old son give her the ring and when he is about to eat it she will notice that something is going into his mouth...she will rush to save him and to her surprise it will be a ring for her and i will be right there and tell her "i would rather you say yes"
It's simple, surely hate to be formulaic but I'm a writer and have pondered on this for a ridiculous amount of time. I reckon; beautiful scenery... private space - a bent knee, ring in-hand... 3 sentences, A declaration or metaphor of love, one back up and then the question... keep it personalized, maybe mention a time you were both very happy and maybe a declaration of you're commitment... many of the above feel cheap to me... remember it's supposed to be fairy tale don't over avoid the cliche!
Is there really a need to "propose"?
i love the army guys idea about coming home early and waiting for her. my partners in the army and this would melt my heart...go for it!
hi im really nervous ive been with my girlfriend since i was 15 im 19 now and she talks about how she would like her wedding to be but i dont know how to best pop the question she is over for the first week of DECEMBER please help
I'm planning on popping the question on the plane (from uk)to Florida next year- i know she'll say yes we've allready disscused it... but i want to make it really speacial she really likes take that so had this mad idea of getting them to sing her fav TT song to her about an hour after take off then i'll come on the tannoy and tell her how much she means to me and how much i love her then infront of everybody including 6 members of her family i'll ask her if she'll do me the hounour of becoming my wife.....
Good Or Bad idea???? i know it'll cost but she's worth it..
Hi all,
I am planning on asking my girlfriend to marry me. We are going to Disneyland in November.
Would proposing on the drawbridge be to "typical"? Would it be to public?
Any thoughts would be great!
Thanks
i was thinking i would taake my girlfriens to an ice skating rink and have cones set up in the "will you marry me" phrase and we could skate around them (we are both vetern skaters) until she noticed what they say.....any thougs....good or bad??????
i was thinking i would taake my girlfriens to an ice skating rink and have cones set up in the "will you marry me" phrase and we could skate around them (we are both vetern skaters) until she noticed what they say.....any thougs....good or bad??????
i`m going to propose to my girlfriend on her birthday. i`ve set up a photo shoot so we have the pictures for the rest of our lifes also plan to have rose petels scattered all over the house when we get home and candles
Chelsea says:
2 years ago
I love number 21 it is totally unique and would totally catch me off guard. I love Christmas proposals. It's already a great time of the year but make it even more special with a proposal so number 24 is a great idea as well.