10 Great Engagement Proposal Ideas
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Genghis Khan, it is said, swept through Asia in search of the perfect wedding proposal. With hundreds of wives and concubines, he had to. After all, 'marry me or I'll destroy your city!' gets lame after a while. The good news is that wedding proposal ideas don't have to break the bank.
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In fact for many young ladies, romantic wedding proposals don't have to be unique or done in exotic locations, they only have to be memorable and make them feel like they are really wanted and valued. Of course, this goes to demonstrate why Ghengis Khan conquered half the world instead.
Very Cool Marriage Proposal Ideas
Here are a few creative marriage proposal ideas to help stimulate your imagination. And remember, some of the best marriage proposals are simple and inexpensive.
1. The Romantic Candle Trail Proposal
This one is simplicity itself. All you need is night, a box of small tea light candles and a little help from an accomplice while you take your good lady by the hand and lead her into the darkness, the sight of the candle trail or lanterns will at first inspire curiosity and wonder as you walk the candle trail. Hidden from view, the candle trail comes to a table with a lovely dinner, champagne in bucket and a host of candles. Musical accompaniment would be an added bonus. A trusted accomplice to organise the food, drinks and candles etc would also have to be a shoe-in for the post of Best Man. You can however do it all yourself without anyones help, just organise battery operated paper lanterns and turn them on in advance, make sure to prepare some starter meals like a mezza plate for two and exotic breads for the dips. You may also want to perfectly time some dinner in the oven, so that everything flows smoothly.
2. The Fancy Restaurant Proposal
A wedding proposal at a fancy restaurant is one of the easiest to organise. Organise earlier with the maitre de, to have complimentary wine or desert brought to the table - with the ring. After the beautiful dinner and shared words of love, the proposal is a natural progression.
3. Romantic Christmas Proposal
3a. The Christmas Present Proposal
As wedding proposal stories go, this one will entertain your children and grandchildren for years to come, as well as give your wife bragging rights of the day her true love gave her a Tiffany engagement ring and became her fiance. When she opens her Christmas present and turns to her young man, he proposes marriage and a Tiffany Blue themed wedding.
3b. The Santa Claus Proposal
The Santa Claus proposal is a little similar in theme to the previous one, but the Father Christmas costumes and tradition of girls sitting on Santa's knee and asking for a present is priceless. When the intended has truly convinced Santa that she has been a good girl all year, then she can have her ring.
4. The Tandem Parachute or Parasailing Proposal
Timing is important with this one. If you've opted for parachuting, the proposal has to come after the chute opens, otherwise the authenticity of the acceptance comes into question, not to mention the weirdness of waiting until she answers before pulling the ripcord.
5. The Skywriter Marriage Proposal
The skywriter marriage proposal is one for those whose fear of heights preclude them from the parachute proposal. Skywriting won't be cheap, but it will be memorable.
6. The Rollercoaster Marriage Proposal
This is a low production marriage proposal idea. It's central plank is to scare the daylights out of the girl and then finish her off with a marriage proposal and ring. Things could go ugly if she has a weak stomach. Her answer could be more than you bargained for. On the other hand research shows that people get more romantic after their senses are heightened with adrenalin.
7. The Shakespeare Wedding Proposal
For those romantic fools who love poetry, what could be better than beautiful wedding proposal poems. Whether you opt for a Shakespearean sonnet - or even better - a self composed one engraved on a metal plate, it will mark this as one of the unique wedding proposals.
8. The Weekend Away Marriage Proposal
There are so many opportunities for the romantic wedding proposal in a holiday resort or mystery weekend away. It will be comparitively easy to get the hotel staff to help you prepare a marriage proposal card, message in a bottle or note for the young lady to find.
9. The Woman's Prerogative Proposal
For those take-charge women, tired of waiting for the eventual marriage proposal, or for those just plain impatient ladies, you don't have to wait for an eclipse or a seven year courtship. By all means take the bull by the horn, but let the young bull know that all pleasant sensations will continue for ever. Thus the wedding proposal should come after a particularly fantastic night of whatever he finds most pleasing. Game over.
10. The Football Game Proposal
Okay, okay, I know some people will cringe in horror at the prospect of a marriage proposal in front of 80,000 people, but yes, it is highly irregular. A word of caution: only do this if you are 100% certain of the outcome, otherwise it will be a long and lonely walk to the car park. The crowd should not be relied on to gang up on the girl, but simply to cheer an already done deal.
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Visitor Submissions - More Engagement Proposal Stories
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