Well the time is here. I need to pop the question. I love my girl with all my heart, she means everything to me. I want to ask her to marry me and i need some knock out ideas for a classy, romantic, marriage proposal. Got any ideas?

 

hot air baloon if the weathers nice, or ski trip / romantic getaway or hotel room with whirlpool, or do what my freind did, go for a walk onm a bridge (buy a 2.00 ring at walm,art) put it out, and drop the ring...... then pull the real one

 

I can tell you what not to do, unless you want to spend an hour or better fishing around the neck of the shower drain with a coathanger and tweezers. Don't ask... but you can probably figure it out anyway.

We didn't have Wal mart back in those days.

edit: why in the heck she said yes I'll never know.

 

This should get you thinking:

Find a winding path in an outdoor park that has lots of greenery and lots of twists in the path. Find a section of the park where there is a twist in the path while walking that provides a hidden greenery/flowery area BEHIND both of you, tell her to stop there on the path and keep her looking at you so she doesn't see what is behind her, and with a DIGITAL camera(with a display screen) take her picture and when she asks to see it, ask if she is sure she wants to see this picture then show her, revealing the huge WILL YOU MARRY ME banner hung between trees behind her in the picture on the screen. As she spins around, there is your friend that is really good with a camcorder filming the whole thing as your friends and relatives shout "WILL YOU MARRY HIM?" Sometime during all this you get down on one knee with the ring out

And to take it over the top, if there is a horse and carriage available for hire in your town, and if you can get permits/permission for the horse carriage to be allowed in the park, you have a friend ready on his cell-phone to tell the carriage to come trotting up AFTER she has said yes, you both hop in the carriage, break open the bottle of champagne that was arranged to be in the carriage beforehand(with champagne flutes) toast each other(your buddy is still filming right?) and pour a second flute for each of you and hold the flutes up to each other as the carriage trots away from the crowd for a romantic tour of the park(or lake or river if one is nearby)
there should be lots of kissing and hugging interspersed throughout

My mischievous side is coming out now. If she says NO and it goes sour FAST, arrange beforehand with the buddy with the cellphone to alert the carriage driver to tell a hot blonde/brunette/redhead female friend to get in and have her pick you up and trot away from the fickle un-fiance or have 2 or 3 or 4 women in the carriage come "rescue" you

 

Go down to your local newspaper and buy an endroll, this is a roll of paper about 30" to 36" wide, find an open field somewhere and spell out something like "Marry Me" or "Lets Get Hitched" or "Lets Hope We Don't Crash In This Plane" etc. then take her up ! oh yeah, if you do this, remember to pop her the ring right after she sees it. duh.

 

now thats what i call a get away plan. why don't you just take her out to look at the stars and then put your arm around her with the ring in your hand so she will just see it out of the corner of her eye. when she sees it(you gottat pay attention to where she is looking) just slip down on one knee and pop the question.

 

This would be perfect if you incorporated the Georg Straight song, "I Cross My Heart."

 

1) Research the ring. This means a lot to most women. What style does she like? What doesn't she like? Does she have her great-grandma's diamond hidden away hoping to incorporate it into her engagement ring some day? Does she go for quality or quantity? (That is, would she prefer a big flashy stone of lesser quality to show off, or the personal satisfaction of a smaller stone she knows is of better quality?)

2) Have the ring, or at least the diamond when you propose. It shows commitment. The "OK, now let's go shopping for the ring together" thing doesn't work well with most women.

3) Ensure your plan is consistent with your girl. For example, a big public proposal to a quiet shy girl is just plain ignorant.

4) Don't forget to talk to her parents. Not just in passing - an official sit-down. Doing it before hand might be seen as too much sucking up - her opinion is most important. But nothing says "respectable guy" to both girl and parents like seeking their blessings for this marriage once she's said yes and making a personal commitment to them to treat their girl right.

 

Thanks for all of the input guys but i got her the ring she wanted and i ended up taking her to the biltmore house. we spent the day there and went to the winery, greenhouse, and finally to the house. i got tickets for the luminary display. it was at night so everything was lit up and the christmas decorations were up. we went into the house and on the second floor i popped the question. of course she said yes. so thanks guys for everything.

 

CONGRATULATIONS!!!

The Biltmore house, eh? GREAT place to pop the question!

Scott

 

Take her to the top of a mountain, and propose up there That is if your into the whole outdoorsey type thing!

 

congrats..... now the FUN part begins

see my thread labeled wedding rant for details

 

Tell me about it. we are thinking about setting the date for late sept or late oct. and all i hear is that we dont have enough time....