Manoj's

PROPOSAL IDEAS

A Proposal that Lasts Forever
For a proposal, take a picture of each letter in WILL YOU MARRY ME from different signs or whatever. Each letter indiviually on different pictures (14 in all). They can be placed in a small photo album, one per page so that she will have to flip through them as she reads the letters when you are ready to propose. Then dress nice and have someone take a picture of you down on one knee in the spot the proposal will take place, with the ring out. Add this as the final picture in the album. Then tell your love that you are going out so dress nice. Put the same outfit on you took your picture in. Take her to the same spot, so that the picture is identical (maybe a park). Then, when she is ready, give her the pictures and tell her to look. When she gets to the end there you will be, just like in the picture. Wait till the last picture to get on one knee. They will have the memory of that proposal for a lifetime as well as a keepsake of the moment.
--submitted by Tiffy

A Box Of Memories
For our 6-month anniversary my boyfriend made dinner for me. When we were pretty much done, he pulled out a box that would hold a ring in it. He had told me a month or two before he wanted to get me a promise ring, but couldn't afford it. The day came and he handed me the box, and as I opened it up, I saw it was empty. I was a little bummed because I had gotten my hopes up, but as he saw my face he said, "This box is empty so that we can fill it with memories." Then, he pulled out the velvet ring-holder and opened it up with the ring facing me and said, "And here's our first one." We will have been together for almost a year now, and are getting married in one to two years.
--submitted by Larisa

A Computer Proposal
My fiancé and I met online over the Internet. After dating for a couple of months, he proposed to me. One morning, he sent me an instant message, asking me how I slept, etc. He then told me to click on his profile. There in great big letters under Latest News was: "AIDY, WILL YOU MARRY ME!" It was unconventional, but adorable considering how we initially met. We are now living together and planning a Christmas wedding.
--submitted by Aidy

A Great Start To A Wonderful Family
I got pregnant after my boyfriend and my 2 year anniversary. I knew where my boyfriend stood with children, so I was very pleased to tell him about my condition. As I had expected my boyfriend was happy too. He was there for me throughout my pregnancy. One night while in my 7th month the baby started kicking, which showed a rise and fall on my stomach as a little bump. We lifted my shirt and watched for a few minutes making some little comments and some short little jokes. I shifted a bit to watch a minute of the TV, when I felt something cold against my skin. I looked down and rising with he bump on my stomach (the baby kicking) was a diamond engagement ring. I burst into tears, and as my boyfriend wiped away my tears he whispered, "See even our baby thinks we should unite, will you marry me?" I cried even harder as I kissed him and said, “Yes!”
--submitted by Anna

A Moment To Remember
On our first anniversary, my boyfriend surprised me with a candle light dinner. We were all dressed up and it was so much fun. After dinner, at one point I got up and stood at the counter. He told me to stand there and close my eyes, so I did. Then he put headphones over my ears... and it played our song! Then he started kissing me and the next thing I knew.. he slowly slips a beautiful ring through my finger. It was a moment to remember!
--submitted by Anonymous

A Promise Of Affection
I remember when my boyfriend and I were at his best friends wedding and he was the best man, so I couldn't see him as much. After dinner he came over to me and gave me this little package of butter. The butter was PROMISE. He said to me as he placed it in my hand "I promise to honor and cherish you forever" To this day I still have the butter.
--submitted by Nikki

A Romantic Proposal
My Boyfriend had "reserved me" for the days of June 3rd and 4th, so I knew that he had something planned, but I had no idea what. He asked me to come over to his house on Monday afternoon, and when I went out to my car to leave my house, on my hood was a cluster of lilacs and a little film canister. I opened up the canister and read: "Today we are going on a scavenger hunt. I have chosen 9 special places to symbolize the 9 months that we've been dating and you have to find each place by the clues I'm leaving you." And he left me the first clue. The first spot was his house. Then while I was there I had to find the next clue and so on. It was so much fun because we visited all of our romantic spots like where he asked me out and where we had our first kiss. The 4th spot we visited was along side of the St. Anthony Falls in Minneapolis. That's where we had been on our first date and several times since then. In this spot there was no next clue ... instead he handed me a rolled piece of paper on which he had written me the most romantic letter I've ever read, talking about how much I mean to him and how much he loves me. It was so sweet, and when I was done I gave him a big hug. While we were hugging I heard a ringing noise from the woods next to us. After a few rings Brian told me to go figure out what it was. So I walked down the little path to find a huge pile of golf balls at the bottom of the path. I wasn't really sure what was going on and asked Brian what he wanted me to do with them all. He said, "Kick them off!" So I did. Underneath the golf balls was a heart-shaped stepping stone (which he had made) that read: “ON THIS SPOT, BRIAN (his full name) WAS ENGAGED TO CARA (my full name). MY FIRST LOVE, MY TRUE LOVE, MY SOULMATE FOREVER. JUNE 3rd, 2002.” I was like, "engaged?" I turned around and Brian was down on one knee holding a ring for me. It was the most incredible proposal I could have ever imagined!
--submitted by Cara

A Rose And A Ring
I have wanted to do this for my girlfriend; get two dozen roses make a trail of them to a room of the house (bedroom). At the doorway, hang one of them with a ring around it and a note saying, “I Love You - Will You Marry Me?”
--submitted by Mike

A Ruined Proposal
When I was planning my proposal everything was set and ready to go. I had the ring, the flowers and the location. I found out that the element of surprise was gone when my future mother-in-law called me to tell me that my girlfriend knew that I was going to propose because she had accidentally let it slip. I needed to take some action. I went out to a cheap jewelry shop and bought a cheap fake diamond ring. I broke off two of the arms that were holding the diamond in place so that the diamond came out. I then took it and placed in a beautiful felt box and got ready for the proposal. I picked my girlfriend up and drove her to Central Park in NYC. I took her to a bench and told her how much I loved her and that she meant so much to me. Now as I am saying this I am opening the felt box in front of her. We both looked down and saw the ring, broken in the box. I started to act upset, saying things like how could this happen, and I couldn’t believe this. She tried to calm me down telling me it would be ok, and we could get it fixed. That's when I sprung it on her. I told her that I knew she knew that I was proposing that day and that the ring was fake and that in fact I was not going to propose today. At this point she was confused and started getting upset saying that her mom invited all these people to celebrate our engagement and that she bought all this food for it. I told her to calm down and we would call her soon, but for now let's just go for a walk in the park. As we turned a corner in the park, there on a half circle stone bench, were rose pedals, wine, candles, flowers, and stuffed animals. As she looked at it she said to me, “Oh that's so sweet! What do you think is going on here?” I looked her in the eye in a way that told her exactly what was going on here. I got down on one knee, and in front of 40 tourists that stopped to look, asked her to marry me with the real ring that was in my other pocket. I have been happily married for one year now.
--submitted by Aaron

A Song And A Rose
I proposed to my girlfriend by going to a nightclub that had karaoke. I am not a professional singer but I wanted to do something she would remember. So I brought a rose and took out the center of it and placed the engagement ring with a string tied to it into the center of the rose and tied the other end to the stem. I went on stage and sang the Wonder of You by Elvis who she loves and when I was finished asked her to join me on the stage, which she did. I said these words to her "They say that every rose has thorns but this rose has no thorns, it has points, if you pull on this string you will see the points I am talking about." She pulled on the string and out of the center of the rose came the diamond ring. At which point I asked her to marry me, with tears in her eyes she said yes. The people in the nightclub were cheering, some were crying. It was a very touching moment one I am sure she will never forget and neither will I.
--submitted by Scott

A Walk To Remember
I like to run, and my then girlfriend and I take walks from time to time. One of those times, she came to visit me at my folk’s house. We went to a local park with some nice hiking trails that go up to the highest point in the county. We decided we would walk up to the top. I was so excited that I practically pushed her up the hill. When we got up to the top, we started to look around. While she's a bit wide-eyed and looking around, I got down on one knee and got her to sit on my other knee. After that, it's mostly a blur, but I know I got "Will you Marry me?" out and heard a yes. We'll be getting married in 135 days and can't wait!
--submitted by Steve

A day to remember
If you want to spend a day with your mate that she will remember forever and will always treasure. Then this is for you. It's also a wonderful way to propose. It's none to expensive either. Simply obtain a camera, and some transportation, then take that special him or her, to the various clothing shops in town that specialize in wedding clothes. Inform that shopkeepers that you are browsing, so you'll be picking out stuff and trying it on, then snapping pictures with the camera. There are several appealing things about this. It's not expensive, it's original, they'll feel close to you, they'll know that you truly love them, and you are going to have some wonderful pictures. This is also a superb way to get your mate thinking about being together with you forever. Have fun!
--submitted by K. Kennedy

Above The World
My Boyfriend just proposed to me on Saturday, February 9 2002. He took me in a four-seated plane (which I thought was free because he did some work for them-landscaping) The airport was in Guelph Ontario where we took off and my boyfriend works in Guelph so we thought we would fly over his work to get an aerial picture for his boss who is a close friend to us also. When I went to take the picture the pilot who was involved in this suddenly yelled, "What the (bleep) is that?" Startled, I looked to where the pilot was pointing to see a 2 acre field with the words, "Dana Will You Marry Me?" in fluorescent orange paint. When I turned back to look at him he had the ring in his hand and a single wrapped long stem red rose. I said yes! When we got back to the airport the lady at the desk handed me a huge box of long stemmed red roses to finish off my dozen. It was like a fairy tale come true!
--submitted by Dana

Adorable Proposal
I think the perfect perfect way to purpose to a woman would be to go to a pet store, find the cutest, most adorable little puppy in the whole store. Purchase this puppy and make sure you have the diamond ring as well. You take the ring, and slip it on a collar. Then put the collar around the puppy's neck. Wrap it up in a little box with a bow. Find some place romantic to go to, and give her the gift. Just imagine the astonishment when she opens the box to find a little puppy with a diamond ring on the collar. I doubt you would even have to say the words.
--submitted by Anonymous

Advertising Your Love
On Valentine's Day, I had a class early in the morning in this building on campus. As I walked toward the building I noticed that there were flyers posted everywhere. I just thought someone was really trying to advertise something. When I got closer, I realized that they all said, "Jama, I love you...will you be mine? Love, Brian." They were everywhere, different ones...and everyone was in awe.
--submitted by Jama Cornelius

Airplane Proposal
This is how a friend of mine proposed: He is of European descent and often visits "home" to fly his planes in the mountains of Austria. He always wanted to take his girlfriend, but it never worked out because of time and money. Eventually, he was able to secretly clear her schedule and pay for her plane ticket to go with him. She assumed it was simply a very lucky romantic getaway. He had worked it out so that one of the hills he flew her over had "I love you. Will you marry me?" written out with huge white sheets of cloth. When they approached it, he told her to look out to the right to see the most beautiful scenery. She was so surprised! Not only did she get a free, romantic trip to Europe with him, she also got a very romantic and unique proposal.
--submitted by Anonymous

An incredibly memorable evening
I was having a bad day at work, when the phone rang and my boyfriend said to be ready at 8. He picked me up and asked if I wanted a quiet or a fun night! I choose to have a fun night, the mood I was in was not good! So we went to a Sports Bar with a huge fireplace! We order one Hamburger and fries to share! When I placed my hand on the hamburger to cut it in half, he placed his hand on mine and said "We are whole, with two separate souls!" I didn't really understand, but after we ate. The waitress came up to the table and handed me a white rose with a note attached to it, saying "The night is not yet over". We went to Striking lanes and raced on the motorcycles, just being close to him, was enough for me! As we played pinball, each time I beat him, I received another white rose with the first saying "I don't believe this", the second saying "You have all the moves" and the third "You are one lovely lady". My eyes watered and I wanted to leave! As he held the door open and I got in, he reached over to put my seatbelt on and kissed me very tenderly! As we left the parking lot, I thought we were going home and he said "One more stop to complete the night!" As we pulled into a parking lot, there was a neon sign flashing "Memories" and below it "I LOVE YOU"! They played our song every half hour! Each time we danced there was a red rose at our table and each one had a little saying on it! After 6 red roses and the notes put together, they spelled out "Will you be mine forever". We have been married for 3 years and our love grows stronger each day! I will never forget that night!
--submitted by Anonymous

Anniversary Proposal
My boyfriend and I had been together 4 years. On the day of our anniversary he sent me a yellow rose (my favorite color); he sent me a rose a day (at my work) over the next 3 days, 4 in total. On the last day he included a card with the rose that said "4 beautiful roses for 4 beautiful years." On my way home from work that night, he sent me a text message telling me to be ready to go out at 6.15 p.m. He picked me up and took me to a beautiful restaurant where there was a red rose waiting for me. After dinner he took me outside to look at the view, he got down on one knee and said: "4 yellow roses for the past 4 years, and 1 red rose for the rest of our lives, will you marry me?" It was the most romantic and beautiful thing he could have ever said. Of course I said yes.
--submitted by Luc

Application For Love
My fiancee and I have been on a long distance relationship for four years. After I graduated from College, he popped the question and we got engaged last November. I was real happy but all I said was "yes" and wanted to show him how much I loved to be his forever somehow... So I wrote a cover letter and resume to apply for the position to be his wife and sent him for Valentine's. I explain why I would like to apply for the position and how I am qualified for it in a cover letter. Then my resume was filled with history of events and time we spent together over the past fours years. Under skills, list of special things I do make him happy in bed etc. They look so serious for a second but what's written are hilarious and special for us. My fiancee loved it and enjoyed it so much. If you would like to let your love know how much you want to be with him too, this is a thought.
--submitted by Yoko

At The Old Ball Game
I could only wish this would happen to me... but, a dear friend of mine had arranged for all of his friends go to a minor league baseball stadium where he and his girlfriend attended every home game. Before the game, he had arranged it to where they would call out her seat number to throw out the first pitch. He excused himself to the restroom as she was on her way out to the dugout. He secretly went to the locker room, put on a uniform and the catcher's gear. After she threw the first pitch, he shook his hand and said "no good" then threw it back to her. She threw out a second pitch and again he shook his hand and said "no good". When she through the third pitch, he called a meeting with the pitcher. He ran out to her, took off his catchers mask, dropped to one knee and asked her to marry him. The entire crowd cheered! Of course, she said yes. It was the most beautiful and romantic thing I have ever witnessed!!
--submitted by Jennifer

Backyard Proposal
My fiancé, Brian proposed to me in the most romantic way. He and I had been dating 2 years when it all changed one night. I was working in my bedroom on a paper for college when I heard music playing. I went into the hallway and noticed lily petals all over the floor in a line. I followed them all the way downstairs and out to my backyard. In my backyard the song that had started playing was my favorite song, which is “I'll Never Break Your Heart” by the Backstreet Boys. Brian was standing there with a bouquet of lilies in his hand and he sang to me that song. The whole yard was decorated with flowers and candles. I started crying and afterwards he recited this very romantic speech and got down on one knee and said “Adrienne, I love you, will you marry me?” I of course said yes and he slipped the ring on my finger. That was 3 months ago and our wedding day is next summer after we both graduate from college.
--submitted by Adrienne

Balloons II
Okay, this is kind of corny and childish but I loved it and thought it was the perfect way to show someone like me who is a kid at heart how you feel. My now husband had my friends take me out. When I got back, our living room was filled with balloons.... tons of balloons! I was given a pin and told to pop them... I figured since it was not so unusual for him to do small things for me this was some sort of new game he had designed. But rather, as I popped certain balloons I got roses in some... in others, way at the back and bottom, placed so I would get them in order, I found little notes. The first: "Its been one year since you found my heart.", second: “I hope that we shall never part." and lastly I got a balloon he was holding with a note that read, “Will you be my wife?”, and the ring I dreamed of even as a kid!! How sweet is that?
--submitted by Aepelizage

Before I Leave Proposal
My boyfriend Ryan was about to be deployed to Iraq, so on one of his last nights home, we went out for a nice dinner. When we arrived home, he asked where my dog was and I told him the basement. I went downstairs to get my dog and saw the stairs lit up with candles on each step. As I walked down the stairs I saw numerous different arrangements of all of my favorite flowers placed over the entire room. The table was set with champagne, glasses and a picture of us. The best part was a soft teddy bear sitting on the sofa. I thought all of this was a good-bye present until he got down on his knee and asked me to marry him. Even though he's half way across the world right now, I have this great night and the beautiful ring to remind me of him!
--submitted by Stephanie

Birthday Party Surprise
My husband and I had only been dating a couple months when he proposed. We were having a birthday party for his son (from a previous marriage). We had a picnic and invited both of our families. His son began opening his birthday gifts and the last one was from his dad and me. His son began opening the gift and to my astonishment it was not the gift we bought for him. His son brought me a box and said, "I think this is for you, my dad wants to know if you will marry him." My husband then came over to me, and asked if I would be his wife. Of course I said yes! I opened the box and inside was the most beautiful ring I had ever seen. It was perfect, the way he proposed included his son (14 yrs. old) and our families, and it let me know that his son was okay with us getting married. We were married in December 2001.
--submitted by Eigna28

Birthday Proposal
My boyfriend proposed on my birthday. I had no idea it was coming. We went to a very nice restaurant for my birthday. We left to go back home. As he opened the door to our apartment, the entire house was lit with candles; it was so bright. There were rose petals everywhere you can imagine. He led me into the bedroom telling me there was something he needed to tell me. Then he got on one knee and said, "I want you to be my best friend and my wife for the rest of my life." By that time I was crying so hard. I couldn't believe it. What a birthday!
--submitted by Amy

Bowling: A Striking Proposal
My now step-dad proposed to my mom a few years ago in one of the most romantic ways ever. They were bowling (both of them enjoy that) and drinking champagne. My step-dad had arranged for "Will you marry me Valerie?" to pop up on the screen that usually posts the scores. He slipped the ring in her champagne while she was bowling, and when she went to get a drink, she got a little surprise. Another way to do this would be to put the ring in your mouth then kiss your soon-to-be fiancée.
--submitted by Anonymous

Break-Up Proposal
My boyfriend and I were having some problems, mostly to do with his ex-girlfriend. He works quite a bit and he was always breaking dinner dates. We had made a date one night to go for dinner at an expensive restaurant, he called me from work to explain that a client would be late and his last meeting would run a little longer then expected. He told me to go to the restaurant and wait for him. I got all dressed up and went there, I was brought to my table where there was a note waiting for me. It said: “Kristin, I'm sorry that things have not been going well; there is nothing more that I can do to make you trust me. I understand this is how you feel and I think it would be better for both of us if we ended our relationship. Forever – Michael.” I was so upset, I went home and was going to throw all of his clothes on the front lawn, when I got there most of his clothes were already gone. There was another note on the dresser: “Kristin, I know I've hurt you and I'm sorry for that, take a week and go to Hawaii ... I'm sorry. – Michael.” There was a plane ticket in an envelope as well as reservation instructions for me. I thought he was crazy but decided to go, he broke my heart, might as well break his wallet! I got there, went to the hotel and opened the door. There was another note: “I'm sorry to have done this to you, go have a drink in the bar downstairs.” I was freaked out, but I went downstairs. When I got there I saw flowers, balloons and half my family waiting for me. Michael was down on one knee; he told me how much he loved me and wanted to be with me forever. He asked me to be his wife. It was the craziest thing in the entire world, but I'll never forget it.
--submitted by Krissy

Breathless Proposal!
Here's a great idea for asking someone to be your girlfriend/boyfriend. Go to a theme park and go on the HIGHEST or BIGGEST rollercoaster. On the highest point, just as your about to go down, pop the question and your partner will be absolutely breathless with surprise--LITERALLY! ENJOY!
--submitted by JonJon

Build-a-Bear Proposal
Ok, well this hasn't happened yet, but this is how I am planning on proposing to my girlfriend. I am going to go to a Build-a-Bear workshop and make a koala bear. (Her pet name for me is koala.) Then, I’ll dress it like I would usually dress, in jeans and a black t-shirt maybe. You can record your own words on a voice box, so I will put one in that says, "I love you Abby, will you marry me?" Then, I will plan a romantic dinner at her house one night. In the middle of the dinner, the doorbell will ring. (One of my friends will do this for me!) When she answers the door, no one will be there, but the teddy, a bouquet of flowers, and a note saying "squeeze me." When she does, and hears the proposal, she'll run back inside, only to find me on one knee with an engagement ring. Hopefully, she'll say yes! Editor's Note: You can purchase a Build-A-Bear online at their website also.
--submitted by Keneisha

Caricature Proposal
I proposed on our lunch break. I had previously arranged to have a caricaturist there ahead of time, unbeknownst to her. We had a code worked out so he would know it was us. I walked over to him with my girlfriend and asked him some silly questions about what he was doing and he explained he was taking an art class. Then he said, just like we had scripted, "You know, I am taking an art class right now, and I have to draw a couple, and it would mean a lot to me if you would both sit for me, it'll take no more than 10 minutes." Well, I convinced my girlfriend to sit down with us, since it would be fun, right? So, we sat, and sure enough about ten minutes later the artist said, "Okay, I'm almost finished, but I don't really know you too well (my fiancée) so I need you to fill in this little bubble I left blank over your head. Write either 'yes' or 'no'." Well, he handed the picture to her and I took the opportunity to get on my knee and take out the ring because the picture was of me on my knee proposing. Well, to my relief she wrote 'Yes!' in her bubble and we will be married in a little over a year!
--submitted by Dreamer

Carousel Romance
The way my fiancé proposed to me couldn't have been more appropriate. I love carnivals and amusement parks, so the summer after we had been together for 2 years, he took me to the amusement park that I practically grew up at. After a very fun--and unsuspecting--afternoon, he took me to the carousel. I always sit on the outer ring of horses, so I can grab for the brass ring (to go on the carousel again, for free), and he always sits next to me, which means he's on an "up and down" horse. This time, he sat in front of me, and when I asked why, he said, "To try and get more rings than you!" Well, it was hilarious watching this rookie grab for rings, dropping some, almost falling off, and whatnot. At the end of the ride, he asked me how many rings I had. I told him, and asked him the same. He said, "Well, not as many as you, but let me show you which one I did get." He walked up to me, opened his hand, and there was an engagement ring. He proposed to me in front of everyone there, and then the carousel operator let us have a ride all to ourselves!
--submitted by Anonymous

Champagne Propsal
I've been lucky enough to meet the woman of my dreams and on the last weekend of this month (February), I plan to profess my undying love for her by asking for her hand in marriage. My plan is to take her away to a beautiful bed & breakfast in Jackson, NH. Before we leave for our weekend, I will have purchased a fantastic bottle of champagne in which I will etch the words “Sylvia, I love you with all my heart. Will you marry me? Love David.” I’ll also call the manager of the Wentworth and let him/her in on my little plan. Once we check in, I’ll have Sylvia relax in the suite while I continue to bring the bags in. At that point, I’ll take the etched bottle of champagne to the manager for safe keeping. Whereas our stay includes a five course candlelight dinner, I’ll suggest we order a bottle of champagne. That will be the cue for the Wine Stuart to bring over the etched bottle and present it to Sylvia for her approval. During the commotion of her trying to figure out what’s going on, I will have slid out of my chair (hopefully unnoticed) to be by her side on one knee presenting her with the ring. With any luck, she’ll say yes!
--submitted by Dave

Check YES or NO
I never received a check “yes or no" letter when I was in grade school. When my boyfriend and I first started dating, he found that out and sent me one. It read, "I really like you and I think you like me too. Will you be my girlfriend? Check yes or no." Three years later, on our anniversary, he handed me an envelope. When I opened it, there was a note inside. It read, "I love you with all my heart, and I think you love me too. Will you marry me? Check yes or no." When I looked up from the letter, there he was on one knee holding a ring. Needless to say, I checked "yes" both times.
--submitted by Anonymous

China Proposal
A friend of mine is getting married this June, and this is how she was proposed to: Her boyfriend and her were on a mission's trip in China with a group. The whole group of people knew about the proposal, except my for her. Her boyfriend tied a card to a stuffed animal and left it in the lobby of where they were staying. Then he asked her to meet him in the lobby, but he hid. She came down, saw the stuffed animal and the card saying how much he loved her. Then he appeared got down on one knee and with ring in hand, and proposed. Of course my friend said yes and from above, tons of roses fell from above... the mission's trip team was dropping them from the balcony above.
--submitted by Roxychica

Christmas Eve Proposal
I met my girlfriend about 6 weeks before I left for boot camp, and was not really sure how it would all work out. When I got to boot camp I wrote her letters every day, and she did the same for me. I got to see her at graduation, and then again at Thanksgiving. I planned to ask her to marry me when I went home for Christmas leave. I picked her up Christmas eve, and took her to a place called Old Town, which was decorated beautifully, with trees, lights, luminaries, and Christmas caroling. We did the caroling for a while, and then decided to go for a walk. we went to look at the tree and it was nice to just hold each other while looking up at the tree. It was really cold and she had my gloves on so I told her to let me have just one of them (the left one is the one I picked) so when she put her hand in her pocket I put my hand in it also, and took her hand out. she looked up at me and I told her how much I loved her. she started to look down as I put the ring on her finger. After I got it on she asked, "What's this?" With the biggest smile I whispered, "What do you think it is?" she started crying like crazy. I asked her if she was going to make me get down on one knee to get an answer? She said yes and with tears in her eyes I took the ring off and at the top of my lungs asked for everyone’s attention. Her eyes lit up. She got all embarrassed and in front of everyone there, I got down on one knee and asked her to marry me. She said Yes, and it was perfect!
--submitted by Jon

Christmas Tree Proposal
This has yet to be done, but here’s the plan: On Christmas Day, I am going to have five presents under my girlfriend’s tree for her. She will of course believe that I am at my father’s celebrating Christmas but I will be hiding in the kitchen. The first present will be a ticket stub to our first movie which just happened to be our first date and where our first kiss was. The second will be a picture of her 5-month-old niece and me. That one will be representing the time when we casually began talking about kids and a life together. The next will be a picture of the two of us at my sister’s wedding a few months later. We had an amazing time and couldn't stop saying "I love you" to each other that day. The next one will be a Valentine’s Day stuffed toy gorilla reminding her of the amazing Valentine’s Day the two of us had a few months after my sister’s wedding. The last present will have a note in it reading: “You have given me more joy than even I thought possible, and at the end of this string I hope to give back just a fraction of that joy to you...” There will be a string attached to the bottom of the box leading around the tree 3 or 4 times and up to the top. Around the back of the star at the top of the tree will be an engagement ring. Just before she gets to the ring, I am going to come out from the kitchen and make my speech and get down on one knee and ask her to marry me.
--submitted by Sean

Code Proposal Puzzle
I fell madly in love with a girl I was dating, so I proposed to her this way: a few days before the proposal, I made a puzzle box wherein she had to look for specific words pertaining to our relationship - words that had special meaning to us - but these words where arranged in a certain way. Once she was done finding the words she would need to take the decoder I made for this which gets placed over the puzzle to reveal the message "I'm ready to love you, please be mine ... just say yes and be my love." I added hidden flaps to the puzzle box and hid the decoder behind one of the flaps and under the other one I hid a cut-out of her name (which had a love letter written on each letter). I made note cards which had step-by-step instructions, answers to the game, etc., and put them inside. The last card had a note telling her to look for me outside her house once she was done. I gave the box to her after a dinner date and told her not to open it until she got home. We separated there and I secretly followed her car to her house. I waited outside until she came out and found me kneeling on the ground, waiting for her reply ... of course she said yes! Then I told her to open the trunk of the car and out popped balloons to reveal a huge bouquet of roses! We're on our second month now and it's been the happiest and best two months ever! Our love is really strong and hopefully it would last forever!
--submitted by Raf

Deployment Proposal
I was proposed to when my honey left on a deployment overseas. He was getting ready to hop on the bus and said, "You aren't going to find someone else are you?" and I replied, “Of course not!” He handed me a little silver box, and said, “I hope not,” kissed me on the cheek, and got on the bus. I was standing there in shock, and he opened the bus window, and said, “Well, are you going to say yes?” Needless to say, I have planned the wedding; all I need is for my groom to come home.
--submitted by Anonymous

Dessert Proposal
One of my friends was telling the proposal story of her sister: The boyfriend took her and some of her family and friends to eat out at a nice place. Well, after eating dinner, he asked her if she wanted dessert. She said no, but little did she know that he had desert already planned out. He had the waiters/waitresses prepare a humongous brownie and ice-cream dessert, with tons of whipped cream and cherries too. The engagement ring (pretty good sized) was placed on the stem of a cherry so that it sat on it. Well, they brought it out, and he asked, "Do you like it?" She replied, "No. I don't want it. It's too big." Well, the boyfriend of course was crushed! But then her sister said, "LOOK!" She hadn't even SEEN the ring, so then she turned the dish, and then said yes!
--submitted by Sydney

Easter Egg Hunt
Stay up later than your sweetie the night before Easter. Have them hunt around for eggs filled with love notes, candy, etc. When they are down to the last few, give them a hint to one they might have forgotten. (Hide this one really well!) Have the last one decorated extra special and have the ring, or some other special token, inside! This would make for a perfect proposal.
--submitted by Superxveg

"The Presentation" Proposal
My girlfriend thought that on Saturday we were going to a black-tie event for my company at the Crown Plaza Ravinia off of Ashford-Dunwoody (in Atlanta). I told her about the event a month ahead of time. I also told her that I was giving a presentation along with my boss. She believed it. I also went to the trouble to make up invitations and print them up. We arrived an hour early to meet my boss and go through the presentation before we gave it. When we got there, I pretended to call him to tell him we had arrived. I had my girlfriend next to me as this next part of the plan took place: he proceeded to chew me out. He was saying that I sent him the wrong presentation without the changes we made on Friday. I began to freak out and say "I have the disk in my car, do you have your laptop?" etc. While this was going on I had a paper copy of the PowerPoint presentation in my hand and I was flipping through as he was supposedly pointing out the mistakes via cell phone. I said to him to come on down so we can meet. At that point I turned to her and said "Can you believe I messed this up so badly?" and began to show her the slides that were messed up. One of them read "Tonya, will you Marry Me?" She had this puzzled look on her face as she read it because she was so thrown off by all of the shenanigans leading up to it that she was simply shocked. Then I got on my knee and pulled out the ring and asked her, “Will you marry me?" What made it so nice was I had my best friend hiding out with my camcorder recording the whole thing so we have this recorded memory to hopefully show our grandkids. Everyone knew except her. So when she would call and say, "Hey! I am engaged," they would respond with, "Yeah, we know, Jason told us it would be today." It was sweet because she is the type of person who has to know everything and for her to have something this major happen without her even picking up on it was worth the trouble of planning and pulling it off. To top off the evening, we went downtown and had dinner at a nice restaurant.
--submitted by Jason

A Day Full Of Surprises
It was 5:00 in the morning on July 20, 2004, my 22nd birthday when my boyfriend called to say, “Happy Birthday, Sweetie, wake up because we’re going fishing.” I got ready. He came over and picked me up. On the way to the beach he gave me a card with a nose ring in it. It was really nice I was just so happy we were going fishing because I had always wanted to do that. We got our equipment, had some breakfast and went on the boat. It was really nice, just the two of us in the middle of the ocean on a fishing trip. We learned how to fish and even caught a couple. The fishing trip was over in the afternoon. He took me to my house so that I could get cleaned up then he took me out for lunch at a Greek restaurant; the food was great. After that we went to his house so that he could get ready. I always put my purse in his room so as I went to put it in there, on his bed was another card and a little gift: two very nice belly rings. I was surprised and loved them very much. I get very sensitive on my birthday so every time I got a card I started to cry because they we’re so sweet and deep. We cuddled for a while and then we left. He had made reservations at a restaurant in Newport Beach called Mama Mi; it was a candlelit dinner right on the beach. We ate, and the food was great. Towards the end of our meal, a lady from the street walked into the restaurant yelling “I’m looking for Marylyn, Marylyn - the birthday girl!” I was shocked! she told me her name and introduced me to a guy who would be escorting us through Newport Lido on a gondola that my boyfriend had set up for me. I couldn’t believe it; I was so surprised! I started to cry with joy and kiss my boyfriend. We finished our dinner and our escort took us to the gondola. It was a beautiful gondola with a couch set. It was a little cold outside so my boyfriend gave me a blanket. He brought some salami, crackers and cheese. The guy took a picture of us and took us around Newport Lido. It was so romantic; we cuddled, kissed, talked and held each other. Then I told my boyfriend that I hoped that was the last of the surprises for the day because I didn’t think I could cry anymore! He said, “Oh, I don’t know ...” We went on for a while, when I saw something in the water I thought we were going to hit. The gondola guy asked me to pick it up and when I first tried, I missed. He turned the gondola around and I tried a second time and I got it. It was a bottle with a message inside. Inside was a letter that started with, “Dear Soul Mate,” and of course I started to cry again. It was a very sweet and deep letter that made me feel so wonderful. At the end it said, “Let’s add another chapter to our lives …” and he got on his knee and gave me the most beautiful promise ring I had ever seen. I didn’t know what to say. I felt like I was going to faint! I told him that I loved him and “yes” to all his questions. He put my ring on; we kissed, held each other tight, enjoyed the moment and rode back to shore.
--submitted by Marylyn

Engagement Night To Remember
I had been going out with my boyfriend for about 3 years, things had been so hectic, (moving to another city) that I had completely forgotten about our three year anniversary. He sure didn't though. He had called the moving company and told them that they didn't need to be there for another day and when I got home from work, I was less then willing to move anything. I walked in the door and on three of the China Barrels he had put a plush teddy with Fire and Ice roses in their paws, and a note saying to put on the blindfold and wait. I put on the blindfold and he was behind me rubbing my face and neck all over with one of the roses. He lead me out to the veranda on the back of the house and lifted the blindfold. All around the deck were Vanilla scented candles, and in the middle was a makeshift table with our mattress on it, he gave me a complete body massage with rose oil, and kissed me all over, telling me how much he loved me. A few minutes later he pulled out an engagement ring and asked me to marry " A poor sucker of Romance who loves you to the end of eternity." Of course I said yes!: ) We have been happy since :)
--submitted by Kyra-Lynne

Exclusive Romantic Dinner Proposal
My husband went all out with his proposal. It was amazing. First he took me to a wonderful French restaurant that was completely empty aside from us and the workers. After we ate, our song came on and he asked me to dance. I was already swept off my feet. Then we sit back down and a monitor came up with a tape of him telling me what I mean to him, how much he loves me, and so much more. Then it ended with the video him telling me to look at the real him. When I did, he had the ring out and asked me to marry me. I was in tears. I find it the best and most romantic idea ever.
--submitted by Chrissy

Fairy Tale Proposal
My boyfriend and I had been going out for 1 year. One Summer night in July, after we had just finished up at a family picnic he suggested that we do something different, assuming that "different" was just a night at the mall or maybe a movie. My premonition looked to be right-on when we pulled into a mini-shopping plaza. Confused I asked him what was going on because he looked a little nervous. He said nothing was wrong but we were meeting someone here. Then he started telling me how much he loved me and how he was so grateful to have me in his life. I was even more confused when I saw the person that we were waiting for drive up in a van labeled "balloon services". My boyfriend said, “okay, let’s go,” and we got in the van and drove to an open field about 20 minutes away. I continued to ask what was up but the only reply that I received was, “You'll see.” Finally, as we entered the field, my question was answered; in front of me stood a hot air balloon and my boyfriend asking if I was ready. About half way into the ride at 3500 ft. my boyfriend proposed to me. It was the most romantic, and totally unexpected proposal I could of ever dreamed of, it was perfect. Of course I said YES, and we will be getting married next year.
--submitted by Jill

Family Involved Proposal
My girlfriend and I lived in Michigan. Her family all lived in Phoenix. I gave her the idea that I was going to propose to her at an amusement park in Cedar Pointe. I knew she would feel like she missed out showing off the ring to her family, so, a few days before we were to go, I purchased separate airline tickets to Phoenix. I also had her mom call her to tell her an emergency came up and that she bought her a ticket to come out at last notice. In hearing this, my girlfriend was extremely disappointed, but I played along and told her we could go in a couple of weeks. I ended up leaving 7 hours before her and timed it perfectly like I was leaving for work. My sister drove her to the airport and on her way I called from a cell phone on my layover in Pittsburgh. I three-way called my manager at work so it showed up on caller ID like I was at work. When I got to Arizona, I arranged a limousine and had him make a sign with her name on it. She finally got there and had no idea what was going on when she saw the limo driver. After escorting her to the limo, I went inside the limo and proposed to her. She had no idea I was in Arizona. Her hands were shaking as she said yes. The limo driver then took us to an expensive restaurant where her mother and father were there to also surprise her. We were able to get all this on video because two of her friends taped it from across the parking lot at the airport.
--submitted by Chad

Faux Easter Egg Hunt
My boyfriend of 3 years proposed to me this past Easter in the most romantic way. It was a complete surprise. We had planned on having a picnic at the park where we practice Salsa dancing on Sunday afternoons. When we drove through the gate, the ranger handed us a park pamphlet, with an insert announcing an Easter egg hunt with a twist. It said that colored plastic eggs with letters written on them are hidden all over the park. With the letters we are to make words associated with Easter to win prizes. I thought to myself, "This will be fun," but was disappointed to see that the park was packed full of cars and people. I told my boyfriend that we were not going to find a spot or any eggs! He just calmly told me, "Oh, we'll find a spot." So, we drove up to the park's wedding knoll (we always dance in the reception area), which as always is blocked off with a chain. In front, however, is a sign and as we get closer I see that it reads, "Reserved for Chad." We drive up to the parking lot and I see that there is a table and chairs for two with wine glasses and a vase of flowers set up in the middle of the grassy ceremony area. I tell him that he is so good for doing all this. His response, "I just wanted to make sure we had a spot for our picnic." So we proceed to have our picnic, (I'm still clueless at this point) when I noticed a wicker Easter egg on the table. He says my dessert is inside but I have to wait. I think, "ooh... chocolate." (Duh!) So then we start our Easter egg hunt and we find a bunch of eggs hidden all over the wedding knoll area. When we finish, we lay all the eggs on the grass, I sit in a chair and he kneels down and we make words. We get a whole list going; bunny, Sunday, kids, eggs, spring, etc. Finally we hit a wall and are unable to come up with any more words. Then he says, "I got one!" and proceeds to spell out, M-A-R-R-Y M-E, and then looks up at me with a big grin. I respond with, "Shut up!" He asks me to open my wicker egg, and I say, "Shut up!" without moving. So, he gets the egg and opens it to reveal the most absolutely perfect ring (inscribed with, "por siempre mi amor") and says, "Angie, will you marry me?" I am bawling at this point, but get out the words, "Yes, yes, yes!!" He puts the ring on, we hug, we kiss...I cry and we spend the afternoon sipping wine and dancing in what is now "our park." So, anyway, after all that, I come to find out that the whole thing was a set up. The flyer in the park pamphlet about the Easter egg hunt was printed on our computer at home. He had gone to the park that morning to give it to the ranger, so she could give it to us when we drove in. Also, he did the letters on all the eggs and hid them himself, so we would find them and he could spell out MARRY ME. He's so sneaky! It was the most romantic proposal and very creative! The best part is the feeling that it was blessed by God. It had been raining every weekend for months, but that Sunday was bright and sunny and absolutely perfect!
--submitted by Angie

Fireworks
My man is the most romantic man in the world. We went to the beach over Labor Day and that is where he proposed. We walked down to the ocean and started shooting fireworks. He kept having me light them and I wondered why and towards the end of our stack of fireworks he asked me to hand him a rock that was lying on the beach. I picked it up. It was glowing! Carved into this rock were the words “Will you marry me?” When I looked at my boyfriend, I saw that he was down on his knees holding the most beautiful ring in the world. Of course I said yes. He had made the rock using concrete and a glow stick. It was really sweet and creative. I love him so much.
--submitted by Monica

Fishin' For Love
My boyfriend, who is in the navy, came home for a week-long visit. He told me that he wanted to go to the river where we had taken a motorcycle ride to when we first got together. We went back to the spot we had been to before and sat down on a blanket to enjoy a picnic. After we finished eating he pointed to some old fishing line and asked me to pull it in to see if there was a lure still on it. I pulled the line until I saw something come up on the shore; it was a zip-lock bag with a box or something inside. I opened the bag and the box; inside was the most beautiful ring I had ever seen! He then asked me if I was going to keep it or throw it back, of course I said yes!
--submitted by Anonymous

Fishing For Love
I read this somewhere, and I always dreamed my boyfriend would use it on me. The guy takes the girl out for a fishing trip. Before you go tie the ring to the end of the line (very, VERY securely) and then when you cast off, don’t let her see it. Tell her you think you got a BIG one! Reel it in and look at the astonishment on her face when you pull out a diamond ring and propose to her. It would definitely work on me!
--submitted by Heather

Forgiveness Proposal
One day last year, I heard that my boyfriend had been cheating on me with another girl. We got into a huge fight and I wouldn't talk to him. He tried to call me, but I wouldn't answer, so he left a message on my machine. He said that he really didn't cheat on me, and that an ex-girlfriend had just been spreading rumors to make me jealous. He told me to come outside. I walked out my front door, and there in the snow, completely covering my front lawn were rose petals. In the middle was a circle of candles with my boyfriend standing within. He came over to me and he took my hand and told me how sorry he was that he caused me pain. Then he kissed me, just a peck on the cheek. He told me that it was for his feelings about his ex-girlfriend. Then he kissed me long and passionately, and told me that that was for his love for me. He brought me to the center of the ring of candles, and proposed to me. We kissed until all of the candles had burned out and it was completely dark. I thought it was a really sweet way for him to apologize. I found out later that he really didn't cheat on me, and today we're engaged.
--submitted by Kara

Fortune Cookie Proposal
JD and I had been together for almost two years when I came home from my first year of college. He offered to take me out to dinner to celebrate and asked where I would like to go. My favorite restaurant makes Chinese and Japanese food and is called the Tokyo-Mandarin. It's a lot farther away from us than other places, so it's a treat to get to go there. We ate our dinner and I was upset by the fortune cookie I received because the wrapper looked like it had been opened. I looked across the table and JD had this huge smile and tried to play dumb, asking me, "What's wrong?" I took off the wrapper and I saw a diamond peeking out of the corner of the fortune cookie!! By the time I broke it open, he was down on one knee in front of me. He took the ring from me, told me how much he loved me and asked if I would marry him. I couldn't say anything! Later, I asked him how he got the ring inside a fortune cookie. He explained: sprinkle a little bit of water on the cookie then zap it in the microwave for a few seconds. Hurry up to put the ring inside and close it before it hardens. It may take a few tries, but it is worth it!
--submitted by Jennifer

Fortune Cookie Proposal II
My boyfriend and I had been dating for 1 1/2 years. March 9th was his 22nd birthday so the both of us along with our closest friends went to the Chinese restaurant that we all used to go to when we were in high school. During our high school years, we would go out to dinner on everyone's birthday and open each other's fortune cookie. Each person would open the fortune cookie of the person to their right and read it to them. Well, on the night of my boyfriend's birthday, we all sat at a huge round table and I started this traditional fortune cookie reading. This meant that my boyfriend would be reading mine at the end of the others. It got to my turn and my boyfriend opened my fortune cookie in my hand and on the fortune, he read an excerpt from Shakespeare and asked me to marry him! I couldn't believe my ears! I totally didn't expect it because it was his birthday! We have now been married for 2 years.
--submitted by Kiki

Frosty’s Proposal
After a good snow, go out and build a snowman together. Start piecing together the snowman. Keep her occupied with other things while you put on the face. Then slide the ring on the end of the snowman's nose (carrot). Once you have the face arranged ask her to come over and look at it. She will see the ring. Then slide it off the carrot and slide it on to her finger while bending down on one knee!!
--submitted by Honey Bunny

Funny Proposal
My fiancee and I met couple of years ago at a party, then shortly after, he traveled. We kept in touch over the Internet. He came back at Christmas time on the 14th of December (his birthday) so, I prepared him a little surprise. We went out to dinner in a very romantic place. After the dinner, the waitresses came by with a cake and when they were done singing Happy Birthday to him, one of them said, “And because it is your engagement night we will sing "Love Me Tender.” I looked at them and told them it wasn’t our engagement night. Well, my fiancée got mad because he had planned to propose to me before they started singing (he had set this up with them). It was so funny and I don't think we will ever forget that night! We promised that each year, if we could, we would go back there to remember that night.
--submitted by Dorine

Guess What’s for Dinner…
I had hinted to my guy that I wanted a diamond ring for quite some time, but soon gave up the idea because I understand his financial situation. He was still in the army, which paid little. One night, at his house, he cooked noodles for us. When I was eating, he came up from behind and said that he cooked something else too. I thought he had cooked eggs as I remembered that he cooks eggs sometimes with noodles. The plate had a cover on it and when I took it off, there was a white box on it. I was shocked that he was willing to fork out that much of money to make me happy. It was the diamond ring that I had been eyeing. What he said next was most touching; he told me that he didn’t have much money but he was willing to spend it all on me. I practically melted. The moment was made more touching as he was preparing to leave for training in Australia the next day. Guys are not really romantic at times, but my guy comes out tops!
--submitted by Karen

HOW TO PROPOSE
UNFORTUNATELY THIS IS NOT HOW I WAS PROPOSED TO BUT A FRIEND WAS AND I THOUGHT IT WAS GREAT! HER BOYFRIEND WROTE OUT 6 CLUES ON SEPARATE PIECES OF PAPER EACH CLUE LED HER TO THE NEXT ONE AT EACH STOP SHE WAS GIVEN THE CLUE AND A ROSE THE NEXT CLUE SENT HER TO HER MOTHERS ETC THE LAST CLUE GAVE HER A ROSE AND A TICKET TO CATALINA WHEN SHE GOT OFF THE SHIP HER BOYFRIEND WAS WAITING WITH A ROSE AND ASKED HER TO MARRY HIM.
--submitted by Anonymous

Hangman Proposal
I was just thinking of a cool way to propose to someone. You can just be hanging out and play hangman with your lover. When it’s your turn to make the message, have the answer say "Will you marry me?" When they guess it, pull the ring out of your pocket and propose.
--submitted by Misfit

He Loves Me, He Loves Me Not Proposal
This is a story I heard on the radio once and it won my heart. A gentleman took a large daisy to his girlfriend one casual afternoon and insisted she pluck off each petal saying out loud "He loves me, He loves me not." The last petal she plucked left her on "He loves me not." She looked at him and shrugged her shoulders and handed it back. The man then got down on one knee, pulled a ring box out of his pocket, and held it up to her. When she opened the box she found a beautiful diamond ring slipped around the last daisy petal.
--submitted by Becky

Heart of Hearts
This is an idea that I JUST thought of. What you guys (or non old-fashioned girls) can do to give them the perfect romantic proposal is as you’re walking to go somewhere say, "Oh, I forgot something in the car I was going to give you before we left." Then come back with roses and a giant heart-shaped box of chocolates and a note saying, "Our love so sweet and true will always lie in the heart of our hearts." Then, when she opens the box, have the middle chocolate removed and replaced with the engagement ring. Then, get down on your knees and propose. I think she'd like that one.
--submitted by Anon. Y. Mous

Hershey's Park in Winter
My fiancé and I always take a yearly trip to Hershey’s Park in the winter to see the park in lights. We walk around the park and each get a hot chocolate and sit by the huge illuminated tree they call the “Kissmas Tree.” This is where he popped the question to me! It was so wonderful, the lights all around and the season is just so romantic. He caught me by complete surprise and I loved it! Now we can celebrate that moment each year.
--submitted by Abbey

Home Run Proposal
My boyfriend of 2 years and I both played on a softball league together. During one of our games, I hit the ball and made it to first base, where the baseman had a note painted on his mitt saying, "Will." When I made it to 2nd, that guy’s mitt said, "You." The 3rd said "Marry," and when I made it to home base, the catcher’s (who was my boyfriend), mitt said "Me?" - and in it was a ring. I started crying, while the pitcher was yelling, “Strike one, two, three…,” - before he said you're out, I said, “I’m in!” It was a softball game to remember!
--submitted by Anonymous

Home Sweet Home
My friend and her boyfriend had been together for a little over 2 years and had lived together about that long as well when they decided to buy a house together. On the day they had gone to sign the papers to close on the house, he had a close friend stop by the house and prepare the "scene". He had over a dozen red roses spread all over the counter and then another dozen in a vase, in front of the vase was the ring he designed himself inside the open ring box. When they decided to stop by the house, he let her walk in first so she could see what he had planned. I thought it was so cute!
--submitted by Anonymous

How to Respond to His Proposal
Being a bit of a traditionalist, I want my boyfriend to be the one to propose, but I want him to know that I had thought about it and I wholeheartedly wanted to. So for his birthday this year I bought a glass bottle with a wide neck, a ring and got some sand. On the inside of the ring I had inscribed, "Yes because I love you." I wrapped up the ring to stop it from being damaged, placed it in the bottle and added the sand so you couldn't see the ring. I then sealed it all up with candle wax so I’d know if he’s cheated and peeked. And on the day he asks me, I will say maybe… and make him wait until he has the bottle of sand. That way both of us have had our own little surprise! As of yet he hasn't asked but neither has he peeked so I'm on an even par. This is not one for those with boyfriends who are too curious or you could be answering awkward questions!!
--submitted by Cat

I Love You No Matter What
It was the summer before my freshman year in college and I had gone to the mall earlier that day to buy a card for my boyfriend. The card was to put his worries to rest about me finding someone else since our schools were an hour apart. He called me on my cell phone while I was shopping to let me know he had a surprise for me as well. He was waiting for me at my house when I pulled in the driveway and followed me inside. I handed him his card and a teddy bear I had bought him. He told me to close my eyes and wait. I felt something soft in my hands and opened my eyes. It was a stuffed Pooh Bear on a key chain dressed like a bunny. I was a little confused that he had gotten so excited over a key chain, but I smiled at him anyway, it was cute. He told me to take the ears off (it was like a hat). As I removed the ears, I saw the sparkle of a diamond ring. He told me that no matter how far away we were from each other, he would always love me. I melted, and I can't wait to walk down the aisle in two years with him!
--submitted by Tarah

I Proposed To Him
When my boyfriend of 7 months told me he was never going to get married unless a woman asked him, I was surprised. I had always prepared my self to say yes to him when he did, but now I had to change the plan and ask him. On my birthday, he took me out for a romantic dinner in an Italian restaurant. I wanted to read to him a letter I wrote telling him about my feelings and what I wanted out of our relationship. During our main course, I started reading it slowly, looking at his face every once and a while to see his expressions. I then suddenly got out of my chair and walked towards him, while still reading the letter. When I got to the part in the letter where I wrote that I was going to propose to him I told him to hold the letter for a minute, knelt before him and told him it was going to be my honor if I could be his wife. The look on his face was priceless; he looked at me and with tears filled eyes. Everyone in the restaurant was looking at us... I was crying out of joy and was the happiest woman on earth. This is a birthday I will never forget :)
--submitted by Tina

In Lieu of a Ring
My boyfriend was in the Navy in Florida and I went down to visit him. He met me at the airport and had a rose and and a "I Love You" teddy bear. He told me he loved me, for the first time in person that day. Then he took me to the hotel where I was staying. He said he had gone by ahead of time to make sure it was all set. I walked into the room and there was a little jewelry box on my pillow. Inside were diamond earrings. Two days later, we were at the base, in the lounge, and he went down on one knee and asked me to marry him. He said the earrings were in place of a ring because he couldn't afford a diamond ring yet but he had been too scared to ask me then. I can't imagine a better or more romantic proposal than that.
--submitted by Amy

Karaoke Proposal
My boyfriend and I frequent karaoke bars. I would love for him to sing me a romantic song and then propose to me in front of everyone.
--submitted by Jen

Key To My Heart Proposal
One morning my boyfriend of decided to come to my house at 6:00 with a huge surprise. (He has a key to my house.) While I was still sleeping, he somehow managed to tape a piece of string to my bedroom ceiling a little over my bed with a note hanging down from it. The note read: Look under your pillow. When I did, I found a key and another note that told me to go downstairs. And at the end of my stairs was a little wooden box with a keyhole. I put the key in and opened it up. Right as I did that, my boyfriend stepped out from around the staircase and asked me to marry him. I turned to look back at the box and found the little ring box inside the bigger wooden box. I was so thrilled and it was very romantic!
--submitted by Carmen

Love For A Lifetime
My boyfriend had a very unique and special way of proposing to me. One Friday night after work, we were planning on just picking up some dinner and lying around the house for the evening. He went straight home after work and had me stop and pick the food up on my way over. I walked through his front door about 20 minutes after he had gotten home and walked into the kitchen where he was. All the lights were off and he had set the table and had candles sitting everywhere. He also bought me roses, which were sitting in the middle of the table along with about a dozen cards that we had given to each other over the years plus a new card. Next he had me sit down and he brought the food to me and we ate as we read the cards along with some of our old e-mails. After dinner he told me he had an early Christmas present for me back in his room. We walked back into his room and he had bought me a big, wooden chest that was sitting on the floor at the end of his bed with a bow and a rose on it. He had also lit candles everywhere in his room along with some more of our old cards. We took a few minutes to read the cards and then he asked me to open the chest. When I opened the chest I was very surprised. He had taped cards, e-mails, notes and everything else we had given to each other to the inside and had filled the bottom with all of our special things. All of this meant a lot to me because over the past two years we have been through a lot together and were finally getting to the point where we could be completely happy and do the things we could only dream about in years past. He had not only saved everything but had put them in order in the chest. Then he had me read a few things and played our very first song to each other. He had me read more and played another song. We read and re-lived memories together, listened to all the songs on a CD he made for me, songs that got us through when things were tough, and we also danced together. It was amazing! Just when I thought I was having the best night of my life, he asked me to sit down. He reached into the chest and brought out two picture frames. He handed me the first one and when I saw what he had done my heart just stopped. He had typed the words to our new song and framed it for me. It was beautiful not to mention the sweetest thing ever. Then he handed me the second frame. The second frame was titled, A LOVE FOR A LIFETIME, which is the title of the first book we had ever read together. Underneath the title he had typed several promises to me and ended it by asking me to marry him. When I was finished reading it, he handed me a box. In the box was the prettiest ring I had ever seen. I was speechless, but after a few seconds, I said, “YES!” We had a wonderful night and we are getting married in September. It was the most memorable and best night of my life and I am the luckiest woman alive to be sitting here today engaged to the most wonderful man in the world. He is my everything.
--submitted by Louisville

Love Hunt Proposal
I am about to propose to my girlfriend in 13 days - I’m very excited ! This is how I am planning on doing it: (a lot of inspiration taken from various entries here and put together for my idea), her sister will be taking her out to lunch, naturally I will have tipped the waiters to take their time, definitely no rush needed. As they eat their lunch, I will be preparing the game. Her room will be filled with balloons, each with either rose petals or notes inside, and on the door before she enters will be a note saying "You might need this" accompanied by a safety pin. As she works through the balloons, the notes will have various reasons/explanations as to why I love her and why she means so much to me. Behind all of the balloons will be a custom made teddy bear, with a recording of me reciting a poem I hired someone to write (using my expressions and emotions though, I just can't word it in poetry) - but without any batteries. It will be holding a note telling her to take the bear and go outside, where a limo will be waiting. The limo will take her to a place in the local park, where a battery will be waiting for her, and as she puts it in and listens to the poem, I will come up to her and finish the poem with the big question ... wish me luck!
--submitted by E.C.

Love Is Patient
My fiancé and I have been together for 8 years. We have been living together for 6. For a long time I knew that marriage was not his cup of tea. I had stopped pressuring him years ago. So, I never expected anything like what he did. October 29th, he took me to a very nice Chinese restaurant at a hotel. We had a long and very deep conversation about us. At the end of the dinner, the traditional fortune cookies arrived. When I opened my fortune, it said "Will you marry me?" It was truly the shock of my life. He went down on his knees and asked me again and gave me the most beautiful diamond ring that I have ever seen. Our wedding will be next year. My family’s thoughts: "Finally!"
--submitted by Melissa

Makin' Memories
My husband proposed to me on an overcast summer day while we were lounging by a small lake in Virginia. It was the first hint of marriage in our relationship. We hadn't even talked about it. After that it was 5 months until I got the ring and the second and official proposal. He sent me on a scavenger hunt of places that had special meaning to us while we were dating. He involved my best friend and my sister in the plan. The hunt started one evening when they gave me a 3x5 card with three words on it. These were clues to take me to the first place. It was the lake where we first talked to each other. There I found a long stem red rose, a card with his memories and thoughts of that first day and a second 3x5 card with three more words directing me to the next spot. There were 12 places in all - 12 red roses and 12 cards with his feelings about me and our memories together. Some of the places were a favorite restaurant, a movie theater, a park we frequented, where we went on our first date, the trailhead of a favorite hike. The hunt led me to a beautiful resort up in the mountains where I found him with the last rose and card. He led me to a quiet spot and got down on his knees in the snow and proposed. It was amazing. And the inside of my ring had the words "Makin' Memories" engraved along with our wedding date.
--submitted by Peyton

Many Roses
The most romantic proposal that one could ever think of was the one that my fiancé gave to me. One day, my then boyfriend asked if I wanted to come over to his place with some friends to watch a movie. Of course I said yes and I went there after I got off work. Well, when I got there, I opened the door not to find all of our friends, but to dimmed lights, and all I could see were roses. He had bought ten dozen roses and put them in 10 different vases along with many tea light candles placed around the vases. On the coffee table were roses and tea light candles that spelled out “I LOVE YOU.” As I opened the door the rest of the way, I saw him on his knee and there were rose petals all over the floor around him. He had the bracelet that I wore on our first date. He put it on my wrist and said, "This is what started our relationship," and then he put the ring on my finger and said, “this is what will keep it going forever." It was the most romantic thing ever!
--submitted by Anonymous

Mother's Day Proposal
My then-boyfriend, JR, took my daughter and me to our favorite place: the ocean, for Mother's Day this year. We drove up and down Highway 1 and stopped at numerous lookouts. At one right outside of Bodega Bay, he told me to close my eyes while he went to the car. When he got back, he told me how much he loved me and my daughter. Then he pulled out a gorgeous engagement ring and slipped it on my finger. He knelt down on a patch of wildflowers and asked me those four words, "Will you marry me?" Of course I said yes! We're getting married in September!
--submitted by Meg

Mountain Picnic Proposal
My boyfriend and I had been dating for about 6 months and we had just finished our junior year of college. We had to split up for the summer because we both knew we would make more money if we went home to work for the summer. We were so used to seeing each other every day that we both almost cried when we said goodbye. I live in Illinois, and he lives in Idaho, so we knew we wouldn’t really get to see each other. After he had been there for a few weeks, he decided that he would be making enough money to buy me a plane ticket so I could come visit him. We had talked about getting married, but we were both completely broke, so I wasn't expecting to get engaged anytime soon. While I was out visiting him one night we decided after dinner to go rent a movie and watch it in his basement. As we left for the video store I noticed we weren't going the way of the video store. He said he wanted to go somewhere else first, so I said okay and didn't ask any questions. We drove up into the mountains. When we got to the top, he got in the back of the Durango and pulled out a picnic basket. We walked up a little path to a nice spot by a cliff with a beautiful view. He unpacked the picnic while I walked off too look at some of the view. We had strawberries, whipped cream, grapes, crackers, cheese, and sparkling cider (since we don't drink). After we ate we were sitting and enjoying the view. Then he looked at me and said, "These mountains are really beautiful, but they're nothing next to you." And he pulled out an AMAZING ring! (Bigger than my mother’s ring!) We stayed up on the mountain and watched the sun set, then we drove down and saw all the beautiful city lights sparkling! He had been planning the whole thing all summer!!
--submitted by Brittany

Movie Night Proposal
My boyfriend of 2 years decided to take me out for a movie one night. Since it's pretty typical for us to go see a movie, I didn't think anything of it. He insisted we get there early. So, we walked into the theater as they were playing ads and the word games on the screen. We were even making a little competition over who could figure them out first. All of a sudden a different ad appeared on the screen. It said, "Leigha, Will You Marry Me? Love, Mike" I about died in my chair as he got down on one knee and put the ring on my finger. It was so sweet that he went through the trouble of buying an ad just to ask the question.
--submitted by Leigha

Movie Proposal
For my proposal to my girlfriend, I took her to the movies, it is one of our favorite things to do. Many theaters have advertisements that run like a slide show and while you’re waiting for the movie to start, the advertisements run on the screen. I called the manager and got one of those ads. While we sat there and waited for the movie to start, my spot came up and in huge letters on the movie screen it said, "Will you marry me, (followed by name)?" It went over real well!
--submitted by Anonymous

Museum Exhibit Proposal
I was a poor art student in college living 17 hours away from my girlfriend. I wanted to propose to her in my own unique way. So, I wrote out my true feelings for her on illustration board. I then made it look over 100 years old by applying an aging varnish, and crackling varnish. I had it framed in an 18th century style frame I bought at a cheap art store. Then I arranged with the exhibit director at the local museum in her town to have it hung in a gallery space. (The director didn't charge me, she loved the idea) I surprised my girlfriend on her graduation weekend by flying in. (Before I saw her I had stopped at the museum to drop off my framed piece). My girlfriend had to run errands all day for her graduation, but I asked her if we could stop at the museum. I explained to her (and lied to her) that a friend of mine from art school happened to have some work on display at the local art museum. I told her I realized she was busy that day but if we could just stop in and see it because it was the last day for his exhibit. We stopped in and I let her walk in the room and look at the art work. Finally she saw a piece of writing hung on the wall that had her name at the top. She read it and finally realized I had done it! By the time she got to the end I was on one knee, and proposed! She loved it, and the best part was she got to show all her classmates her ring and tell the story at graduation!
--submitted by Matt

Musical Gift
One of my best friends is a fabulous singer. We had a singing class together where we were both selected to sing at an honors recital. We had to dress up and sing in front of this big audience. Her boyfriend was there with her and his family as well. They were video taping it. Our director came up after everyone performed and called up my friend to the stage. He handed her this white box that had a big bow on it and sat back down. I thought that perhaps she won a special award or something. She opened the box, and inside was a note that said, "Will you marry me?” Her boyfriend came up to the stage and kneeled down to ask her to be his wife. It was a wonderful way to propose in front of all of her friends and family and to announce his love to the world!
--submitted by Anonymous

My Prince...
One night my boyfriend of 2 years called and told me to get dressed up enough to go to a formal event. He brought me 6 perfect white roses, and (might I add) looked wonderful in his tux. He then took me to an empty field parked the car and got out in the middle. He started SINGING to me and whispering sweet nothings in my ear. He told me to close my eyes. When he told me to open them He was on his knee holding my hand asking me to forever be his princess.
--submitted by Anonymous

My Proposal To Him
My boyfriend leaves for work at 6 a.m. every morning. I sleep in until 8, so he's usually gone when I wake up. He is deaf so he can't hear the alarm clock go off-- which is convenient for my plan. (For those without hearing disabilities, find a more discrete way of waking up first.) I set the alarm for 5:30, which gave me enough time to tape a huge poster board to his windshield saying "Will You Marry Me?" decorated with pictures, words and phrases of special moments that made me fall so much in love with him. He had to walk back in and see what this was all about-- I greeted him at the door with a long, passionate kiss while slipping the ring on his finger. He went to work that day bragging to all the guys. And when he came home, we shared a romantic evening at his favorite restaurant-- my treat. Goes to show that women can give great proposals too!
--submitted by Hilary

Not Quite Ready, Yet...
My boyfriend had bought me a ring that needed resizing. It was supposed to take a week. On the day it was supposed to be ready, he picked me up from university, and told me that the ring wasn't ready because the jewelers were busy and it would be ready tomorrow. I was upset. When we got home, he told me to check my email, and there was a message from him to tell me to look in a computer game box sitting on a shelf. I looked and there was the ring, all beautifully wrapped up. He got it on the day it was supposed to be ready and hidden it in a box. He is so romantic!!
--submitted by Morrighan

Perfect Promise
It was my Graduation and my boyfriend was really excited about his gift to me. I began to open the gift, which was a golf ball box. Within four of the sleeves was a little reminder of our terrific past together. The fourth sleeve said to go to the next gift. That gift was a poem in a picture frame that he had written about wanting to spend the rest of his life with me. Then I went to the last sleeve. It contained a beautiful diamond promise ring! I was so surprised. I had no idea. That was the sweetest thing he could have ever done. It was perfect.
--submitted by jessi

Phone Proposal Puzzle
My boyfriend and I had been dating for 6 months when he proposed. It was 2 days before Christmas. When I walked into my office there was an envelope that said "Do Not Open Until 8 a.m. Christmas Morning". So on Christmas morning I opened it; it told me to call a number I had never seen before. Of course, I was cursing under my breath wondering what was going on, but I called. The person that answered was actually one of my co-workers. They asked me a question which I answered and then gave me another number to call. This went on for three questions total. The questions were:
1)What was the name of the character Matt Damon plays in “Good Will Hunting”,
2)What is another name for a sheep,
3)What is the name of Jesus's mother?
When you answer the questions they came out to "Will You Marry." The last person had told me to open the door. When I did, my boyfriend was there holding up a sign that said "me." I read the question out loud, "Will You Marry Me?" and my boyfriend answered, “Yes.” We've been married for 3 years now.
--submitted by Anonymous

Picnic Proposal
My boyfriend is an avid ATV rider, and one day when we were going for a ride, I thought of an idea for a perfect proposal. Go for a nice long ride in the late afternoon and then just happen to come upon a spot (that was set up in advance by friends or yourself) with either a table or a big blanket with a picnic basket. Enjoy a picnic with your sweetheart and lounge around and watch the sunset. Right in the middle of the sunset would be a perfect time to turn and propose to her.
--submitted by SAB

Picture Taking Proposal
This is how my dad proposed to my mom: One day they decided to go to a park. They brought along the camera, and my dad was taking pictures of my mom all day. At some point along the trip, Dad managed to sneak the ring inside the camera where the film is supposed to go. He then asked my mom to take pictures of him. Well, the camera didn't work ... so, he told her to check if there was film in it, and there was the ring! Twenty-eight years later, they're still happily married.
--submitted by Megan

Poetic Proposal
My fiancé proposed to me in the most romantic and fun way I could ever imagine. First I have to explain how we met; there was a pen pal website that I saw his pen pal ad on and I decided to write him an e-mail. He's from Maine and I'm from Oklahoma. We have been together for a year and 3 months now. We talked for 3 months and could tell it was love at first instant message. He moved to Oklahoma and about 3 months later he proposed to me. He picked me up from work one day and asked me if I loved him, and I said yes. He then placed a paper bag with a breathing hole in it on my head and told me not to peek and to trust him. He drove around the town we lived in for about 45 minutes until I was so confused. He stopped then helped me out of the car and told me to hold his hand and follow him. I did. We stopped after walking outside for about 20 minutes. He told me to keep my eyes closed and stand still. He then turned me the direction he wanted me facing and took the bag off of my head. I kept my eyes closed. He was behind me I could hear him. He told me to keep facing forward and not turn around and to open my eyes. When I did there was a picnic basket with a poem on it asking me to marry him. He had taken me to the park we went to for our first picnic. I began to cry as I read the poem. He took my hand from behind, turned me around, and he was on one knee with a ring box. It was so romantic and special. He had packed all my favorite foods in the basket. I still have the poem that asked me to marry him.
--submitted by Erica

Proposal Countdown With Roses
The idea is simple and makes for fun with your love. Shortly after we first started dating, I gave my then girlfriend a single rose and told her that the twelfth rose would come with a ring. There are no patterns on when the roses were given. She got her second rose two months later and on Valentines Day she got 5. On June 4, 2004 she received number 12 hidden beneath a bouquet of what looked like orchids. I had bought her a new baby blue dress, and had her try it on. When she came out I gave her the orchids and got down on one knee and asked her to marry me. She stood there at first shocked, asking if I was serious. She knew the twelfth rose was the indicator, but she wouldn't believe I was proposing until she saw it. Once she found the rose hidden under the orchids, she hugged me. I asked if that was a yes and she nodded her head to let me know it was.
--submitted by Curtis

Proposal Hunt
This is my idea, and I'm probably going to use within the year... First, I talk to her boss at work, and arrange to have her scheduled for a day when she doesn't really have to work. When she shows up that day, her boss tells her they don't need her and she can go home, but hands her a note (from me) which is the start of a series of poetic clues. The gist of it is the first clue indicates she should go to the place where we first met (cab fare included with this clue). When she gets there, the second clue hints at the place we had our first dance (keys to a car included with this clue). When she gets there, she finds another clue hinting at the place we had our first kiss. At the end, the last clue sends her to her favorite outdoor spot, where she will find a toy shovel and uses a treasure map drawn on the back of the clue to dig up a treasure chest jewelry box, containing the engagement ring. When she gets it up and finds the ring, I come up behind her, drop to one knee and tell her she is my treasure, and ask her to be my wife.
--submitted by Anonymous

Proposal Intermission
I actually helped a friend with his proposal. Knowing that his girlfriend's favorite movie was "My Fair Lady." We made a copy of the movie, and about 30 minutes into it we added our own scene. I recorded a scene of him sitting on the couch where they'd be watching the movie, dressed in the same clothes he'd be wearing on the day he proposed. In the scene, he said that he knew that she loved the movie, and hoped she wouldn't mind if he interrupted. While the onscreen version asked her to marry him, he was patting his pockets (play acting), looking for the ring, but didn't find it. So his "onscreen character" asked him while he was on the couch if he had the ring, at which point he pulled it out and presented it to her. Since the proposal is on tape, it's a memory that they have forever.
--submitted by Metaphyzxx

Proposal Lights
This happened at the beginning of our relationship. We were good friends but whenever I tried to propose to her, she would just ignore it. So I got an idea. One night, exactly at 12 midnight, I called her and asked her to look out of her window. She was surprised to see the apartment lights on the opposite side turned on to form “I LOVE YOU.” Earlier that day in the afternoon, I went to the apartment building manager and asked him to turn on lights of different apartment windows which eventually would form I LOVE YOU. Since all the other lights were turned off, it was a magical moment. The next day she said yes to my proposal.
--submitted by Anonymous

Proposal On The Expressway
My sister, Blaunch, was not yet ready to get married to her boyfriend, but one day when we were driving along the expressway, our attention was caught by a billboard stating, "Blaunch, will you marry me? I love you so much... from Luis". She quickly called her boyfriend on her phone and said, "Yes, yes, yes!"
--submitted by Bambie

Proposal Overseas
My boyfriend, Damon gave me the most romantic night in my life. He took me away on the weekend of my birthday to a rented home in Jamaica. On Saturday, we had a day filled with fun activities. That day was also my birthday. Near sunset, my boyfriend disappeared somewhere and I was wondering where he went. I went down to the beach and saw a thin robe that had words on them. I started walking along the beach reading each card (it was a poem). When I reached the other side of the beach I saw a yacht. I went inside and saw more cards. Then went back outside because the card said to. When I turned around he was on his knee and had this huge diamond ring. It took me about three minutes before I said yes. I cried so long. He just kept on hugging me. We ended our night sailing away into the sunset.
--submitted by Aaliyah

Proposal Roses
This is how I proposed to my girlfriend of 4 years, (every time she tells someone how I proposed she ends up in tears): I bought 3 roses, 1 yellow, 1 pink, and of course 1 red. I proposed to her on her birthday. I was the last person to show up – well, you know I was really nervous of course. There were family and friends at her party, most of them knew what I was about to do. I called everyone outside and I was holding 3 roses. Little did she know that the ring was in the red rose. So, everyone came outside and her dad had some friends there that played mariachi music and they started to play. They played 1 love song first and they played happy birthday afterwards. I stood there holding the 3 roses with my girlfriend and got everyone's attention. I then presented the yellow rose and said, "This is for our past," next the pink rose and said, "this one is for our present," and finally, with the red rose, I got down on one knee and said, "this is for our future," and I proposed to which, of course, she said yes. I proposed to her July 20, 2003 and we set our wedding date October 2, 2004. I can't wait till that day comes!
--submitted by Paciano

Proposal idea
Here is a tip for all men.. an idea to propose.. while the sun is setting tell her you would like her to say yes to marrying you before the sun sets.
--submitted by Geeta

Proposal on the Beach
Here’s an idea for a beach proposal: go to the beach with your girl and walk in the sand with her. Make sure you bring a blanket. Have the ring in your hand but don't let her know. While you are walking, pretend like you stepped on something. Bend down (now you are in the perfect position to propose) and pretend like you are looking for the thing that you stepped on and look up with the ring and then the rest is up to you on what you are going to say but it will totally surprise her, I promise.
--submitted by Anonymous

Propose a Toast
Imagine a cold winter day with light fluttering snow flakes falling everywhere. Well that’s where my boyfriend and I were the night he proposed to me. He took me to the park for a candlelit picnic dinner and had roses and everything. When he poured the champagne in my glass instead of proposing a toast, he slipped the wedding ring in my drink and proposed! It was the most romantic thing ever!
--submitted by Courtney

Proposing On The Wings Of Love
My boyfriend and I met online in July 2000. We're still together today, and he lives 1300 miles away. He came down to where I live one month to stay for a couple of weeks, and he said he had a surprise for me when he got here. I was just thinking it'd be a stuffed animal or something, but instead, when I picked him up at the airport, he had a few people off of the airplane sing our song while he proposed to me right at the airport after I greeted him. It was so romantic, I cried so much, and of course, I told him, yes. We're getting married in the near future!
--submitted by Anonymous

Restaurant Proposal
My boyfriend and I had been dating for 1 year and 10 months. He is 24 and I am 18. I just graduated from high school. I had an idea that he was going to propose to me, but had no clue as to when. A few weeks before he asked me, I had hurt my knee and had to have surgery. So, I was in this really big cast and had to walk on crutches everywhere we went. The Friday before I graduated, he took me out to eat at a kind of fancy restaurant, but was limited to a not so fancy one because of my leg. Anyways, the dinner was going great and he said he had to get up and use the restroom. We ordered dessert and when it came out I saw something on the napkin. It was a ring! He got down on his knee, in front of everyone, and asked me to marry him. He told me he promised to love me in sickness and in health, since I was sick at the time. Of course I said yes and everyone started to clap. He told me later that night that when he went to the restroom he gave the ring to the waitress and she went around and told everyone to watch. I was so embarrassed, but at the same time I felt so happy. I am leaving in about 2 months to go to college for 2 years, and then we are getting married. We are so happy and in love!!! Guys try this on your love, and she'll keep you forever!
--submitted by Kristen

Rings
We had been together for about 5 months when my boyfriend had told me that he wanted to be with me forever and always. Every night before we would hang up the phone he would say, “Forever and always”. One day he came to my house and while we were sitting on my bed he handed me a ring box. When I opened it, there was a glow in the dark skull ring (I love gothic looking stuff). I kissed him and told him he was sweet. I put the ring back into the box because it was made for a kid and it didn’t fit me. Later, when we were on the computer, he handed me the box and asked if I wanted to see the ring again. I smiled and said okay but when I opened the box there was a gold ring with three small diamonds in it. I looked at him and he signed forever and always to me (we use ASL so not to let others know). We are now planning to get married in about 2 years. I love him so much!
--submitted by Stirling

Romantic Proposal!
I thought of many ways to ask my girlfriend to marry me. So one day I showed up at her job with a Limo. Whisked her out to the Airport. Upon landing, into another Limo she went. We stepped out of the second Limo right along side of the Golden Gate Bridge. Before she knew it I was on my knees asking for her precious hand in marriage. All this while the sun was going down and the background of the Bridge sparkled like her finger.
--submitted by Keith Bramley

Rose Proposal
My girlfriend and I had this huge fight over some stupid thing (something like what are we going to do for the summer break). It even went so far that she told me that she never wants to talk to me again. I was hurt, but I also knew that she was hurt. So, after a while of being lonely and miserable I decided to stomp on my pride and make things up. I went to my friend at the dean's office and asked for an official envelope and official letter. In it, I asked her to come to the main lawn behind the dean's office, tomorrow around 6 p.m. . I got up at 5:30 in the morning, bought 73 red roses (all they had in the shop) and ripped the petals off. In the evening, before she came, I put them all over the lawn (luckily, it wasn't windy). She came and she saw me standing there with one white rose in my hand. She slowly came up to me and looked me in the eyes, like only she does. And well, I kissed her... For about an hour. And then I gave her the rose and told her to take the petals off. She did that, and as she came to the core, she found a ring that I had put there. Well, guess what? This all happened while we were in the college (1 yr ago) and now, we are happily married and expecting a baby.
--submitted by David

Rubber Ducky Proposal
Get a rubber ducky and tie the ring around his neck with rope or use a chain or something like that. On the ducky, write "Will you marry me?" Next, draw a bath for the two of you. After the tub has filled, put the ducky in the water. Then make a trail of roses leading into the bathroom. Light candles around the tub and turn out the lights. Leave a trail of rose petals leading up to the tub and add a few to the water. Have your fiancé follow the trail into the bathroom where he/she will find you and the ducky waiting.
--submitted by James

Santa Baby Proposal
My boyfriend, who is now my husband, had a very romantic Christmas Eve planned one year. He had this sweet idea to go to the nearest group home for kids and volunteer to be Santa Claus. I thought this was so sweet that before he came home that night I dressed up in a Mrs. Claus outfit that I bought from a lingerie store down the block. I was sitting on the couch we had in his apartment next to the Christmas tree. I had turned all the lights off and lit 24 candles all around the living room just like his family used to do. I knew it would make him extra happy when he came home. I left once candle unlit, so he could light it before we made love. When he came home I was waiting in the dim candlelight. I got up from the couch and walked gracefully over to him and kissed him. Then I took his hand and guided him over to the very last unlit candle. After he lit it he gave me the biggest and most loving surprise I had ever received. He got down on one knee and asked, “Will you marry me?” Then he pulled out a red velvet box and inside held a diamond and garnet ring in white gold. I said yes and hugged him and gave him a long passionate kiss and then we made love all night in the dim candlelight we lit together.
--submitted by Mrs. Lafeen

Santa's Best Present
My Fiancé and I had been together for almost two years. He had recently joined the Marines and had left for training. It was around Christmas time and I was up in Connecticut visiting my family and friends. I was disappointed that my boyfriend at the time would not be home in time for the holidays. One night, my whole family and some friends went out to an outdoor ice-skating rink that I used to go to all the time as a child. After awhile, a man dressed up as Santa led me over to an open canopy that was lit up by Christmas lights, Poinsettia plants and snow covering the ground. He turned out to be my boyfriend and we danced to our song while it snowed. (Man-made of course because the weather did not cooperate.) At the end of the song, rosebuds started falling down along with the snow and while I was distracted; he took off the glove on my left hand and slipped a ring on. After a second of amazement, he got down on one knee and asked me to be his wife. The top of the canopy was laced with mistletoe so we couldn't leave without a Christmas kiss.
--submitted by Love Struck

Scotland Proposal
We were traveling in Scotland, to an old but beautiful castle with a tour group. When we got to the room with the thrones, he pulled me aside and we looked at the sun setting over the hill through a cracked stone window. After commenting on how gorgeous it was, snuggling in each other’s arms, we start playing around and I carelessly commented, "I wonder what it would have been like to be a queen?" He then kissed my hand and led my to the throne where he motioned me to sit, which I did. He said, "No queen could be without diamonds." Then he got down on one knee and told me that no woman could ever make him as happy as I do and that he wanted to spend the last of his days together and that he would love nothing more than to wake up every morning with a queen in his bed and would I spend the rest of my life with him as his wife? I don’t think I have ever cried so hard and of course I said yes!
--submitted by Lauren

Secret Wishes
When my boyfriend and I were dating, we used to take nightly strolls in a park right by my apartment. One night, we saw a falling star, and we were both so excited we made secret wishes. Four years later, my boyfriend took me to the park to have an afternoon picnic. We walked around the park for almost an hour before we found the "right spot." After eating, he took my hand and kissed it. Then he said something that changed my life. He said, "Four years ago, we stood at this exact spot, looking at the night sky. We saw a falling star and I wished that I could spend the rest of my life with you. Today, I am here to ask you if you'll make that wish come true... Will you marry me?" My heart skipped a beat and, of course, I accepted.
--submitted by Anonymous

Sentimental Proposal
On Valentine's Day my boyfriend brought me roses and a heart with chocolate in it. After I had smelled my roses and everything he told me to open the heart shaped box. Inside the box was a note that said sit down, close your eyes and count to ten. When I opened my eyes my boyfriend was on one knee and told me that he loved me with all of his heart and that one day he wanted to marry me then he slipped a beautiful promise ring on my finger..
--submitted by Amanda

Spontaneous Proposal
How my proposal happened: he came over to my house after an evening out with a friend and asked if I'd like to come along on their trip to Las Vegas that upcoming weekend. I'd never been to Las Vegas, so I said yes. Later that evening, he said "You know I'm going to marry you some day," to which I replied "I hope so." A few hours later, after we had just gone to bed, he asked "How do you feel about eloping?" When I said that I liked that idea, he then said "Marry me in Vegas this weekend." I said yes and three days later we were married in Las Vegas in front of six friends who dropped everything to be there for our special day.
--submitted by Mev

Startling Proposal Surprise
Here's how my proposal was set up: every year in my hometown the civic center hosts a skating session. I planned the details with the Chief of Police so that during one of the sessions, I left for a few minutes to take a mutual friend of ours to go get some cigarettes leaving my girlfriend to skate by herself for a little while. While I was gone, the Chief stopped the skating for a "special announcement." He called her out and said there was a problem and that she needed to go with him down to the station. He told her that they would just walk across to his car that was at the exit on the other side of the rink, because it was shorter than going around the whole arena. As they made their way across the ice, all the lights went out and a spotlight shined down on them. Then I had the DJ play our song over the stadium audio system. Now, utterly confused and not knowing where I was, she hardly expected me to come skating out in my Marine Corps Dress-blue uniform and ask her to marry me. (Reason for going to get cigarettes was really an excuse to make my way to the bathroom and change into the uniform that I had dropped off at the box office the night before). Needless to say, she was quite startled and surprised!
--submitted by Michael

Sweet Proposal
Approximately 1 year after my sweetie and I had been dating, I set up a proposal idea. I am the woman, so I knew it would be a complete surprise. I bought the ring from a jewelry store that he and I had been at before, picked a park with a beautiful lake and picnic table and had my sister drive before me and set up the candlelight dinner. Then, I drove my husband to what he thought was a family cookout. I let him to the table and he realised it was for him. We ate, laid on the grass and cuddled, and then I took him to a hotel where we had a bubble bath and his favorite dessert. Inside the Key Lim Pie, was the ring. I got down on one knee and proposed. He was so surprised and happy. We are going on three years of marriage now.
--submitted by Melinda

Teddy Bear II
My baby doll and I have teddy bears that we made for each other. Mine is a cowboy cause I rope and ride. Her's is a mail lady cause she is a mail lady. We both keep them on our bed. So one day before she got home from work I took the clothes off the bear and covered it in thorns from roses, that way she couldn't touch it, if she did she would get pricked. I was hiding in her closet and when she came into the room to see her bear I jumped out of the closet with the roses missing the thorns. I told her to carefully pluck off each thorn then take one and tear open the bear. Inside was a big ring. I then got down on one knee and told her, “Every rose has its thorn but in my eyes you have none, will you be my teddy bear forever?” She cried and said yes. She has the ripped up teddy bear in a frame to this day.
--submitted by Craig

Tennis Anyone?
My girlfriend and I both play tennis. So I of course decided to propose to her on the tennis courts in front of about 40 to 50 people. I also have 2 kids from a previous marriage and she has none and my kids also participated. It went like this: We are both on a tennis league that would start on Tue. nights. I had two guys with camcorders filming the whole proposal and one guy with a camera. Since it was the first night of the league (Feb. 10) and she runs it, she was giving instructions about what to do in the league. This took about 10 min. Then immediately after that, a friend of mine gave her a can of tennis balls and my girlfriend was instructed to read each ball out to the crowd. Of course the first ball she pulled out said, “Will” and then the second said, “You” and the third said, “Marry” and the fourth ball was with me. By now she had figured out what was up. Immediately right after she finished reading the tennis balls, my kids came out one at a time. First my son, Justin, came out with 1/2 dozen roses and gave them to her and told her please say yes. And then my daughter, Andrea, was following him and she did the same thing. And right after that I came out with a beautiful Valentine’s vase holding a dozen roses in them. I also had a CD player that was all set up to play our love song which I was going to turn on by remote as I walked up, but I was too nervous and totally forgot. Then I was going to recite a beautiful poem which I had also forgotten. I knew I would be too nervous to remember so, being prepared, I had it written on my hand, but it was smeared due to my sweating from being completely nervous. Instead, I basically said this to her, "Honey, I had something beautiful I was going to say to you, but I forgot and then I decided to write it on my hand and now it's smeared, so I feel like God is speaking to me and I am going to speak from my heart," and I did. I handed her the roses in one hand and I gave her the last tennis ball with the writing on it that said "Me?” And then I was on my knees asking for her hand in marriage. I had also told her that I could have easily proposed to her on Valentine’s Day but I told her she is special and Feb. 10 is her Valentine’s Day and she deserves a special day like that all to herself. She later told me that she was in such a state of shock that she had her hand on her mouth and was just so surprised and was praying to God that she didn’t pass out and all she wanted to do the whole time was give me a big kiss. Then immediately afterwards the whole tennis crowd cheered for us and I played our love song that we danced to with the crowd cheering in the background. It wasn't easy and I am a very shy man, but it's amazing what we can do when we are in love.
--submitted by SmoothJazz

The Perfect Date
First you guys out there want to be romantic and your love is just so far away. She tells you that you need to be more romantic. Well here's how you do it. First make sure your woman has nothing planned on a Friday night. Then go and buy or make two slices of cheesecakes and buy a small gift that can fit on her slice of cheesecake more and likely a ring but improvise if don't have enough money. Then take her on a long drive and don't tell her anything drive to a lake at night. Put the cheesecake in a picnic basket and get a blanket. Set her down set the mood and then bring out the cheesecakes and tell her how much you love her and how much she means to you!!!
--submitted by Anonymous

The Proposal
My fiance and I had been dating for about three months. He went to the Bahamas for a week on a mission trip. The next week, I went on a church trip with our youth group as a chaperone. So we didn't see each other for about two weeks. When I got back from camp on Friday, he gave me an invitation to a candle-light dinner for two. On Saturday, he picked me up. I wore a dress and he had on a shirt, pants, and a tie. He looked really great. We went to his house. We had the house to ourselves because his family had gone out of town. He made me close my eyes and led me into the dining room where I could hear soft, romantic music playing. I opened my eyes and saw the most beautiful table setting that I had ever seen. There were roses on the table. He had pulled out his mother's china, and there was a bottle of sparkling grape juice on the table. It was beautiful. Well, we had a salad, a steak and a baked potato. After we finished eating, he told me to close my eyes. He said that he was bringing dessert and I had to taste it and guess what it was. Well, when he got back in the dining room, he knelt down in front of me. He said, "I want you to make me the happiest man in the world. Will you marry me?" Wow!! I said yes and opened my eyes. He was holding the most beautiful diamond ring that I have ever seen in my life. We have been engaged for three months now and the years ahead of us will be the greatest ever.
--submitted by Anonymous

The Proposal of a Lifetime
Tomorrow, I am proposing to my girlfriend of 4 1/2 yrs. My girlfriend believes she is going to a seminar through her company. (She goes on quite a few during the year). I called her boss and told her to send her on a seminar on 'Leadership' (which I will be hosting). I rented out a conference room at the 'Sheraton' hotel (they were great - gave me a really good deal!). I managed to gather a group of 10 people to take part in the seminar with a professional presenter. I designed a nice PowerPoint presentation and at the end, the presenter is going to show a video on 'Lifetime Leaders - The Proposal of a Lifetime” - at this point, a slideshow of my girlfriend and I will appear and in the background our song will be playing. At the end of the video, there will be a taping of myself, telling her how much I love her. At that point, I will walk into the boardroom and propose.
--submitted by David Lachmansingh

Theater Proposal
My perfect proposal idea is rather simple yet romantic. He takes me to see a movie we both have been waiting to watch; we arrive late (according to his plan of course) and by the time we arrive in the theater the lights are out and the previews are getting ready to start. The theater is a little full so we sit in the seats down near the front row. The previews begin and the screen lights up with pictures of me, toddler, teenager, and now... then the screen reads, "Will you marry me?" After getting over the initial shock I look around to discover many of my family members, friends, and others all gathered to view the beautiful moment!
--submitted by Nkenge

Under the Moonlight
The day I was proposed to was one of the happiest days of my life. After spending the day together watching a movie, my boyfriend took me blindfolded into the bedroom. When I opened my eyes there was the whole room lit with candles. He began to kiss me and well you can imagine the rest. He asked me if I loved him, I responded with all my heart. He then took me at that moment to the beach. It was a chilly April evening. There on a rock, over looking the ocean and under the moonlight, he got down on one knee. He read me a poem he had made. The last line of the poem asked me to marry him. He pulled out a ring and there was the most beautiful ring I'd ever seen. It brings a smile to my face every time I remember that evening. He definitely saved the best for last.
--submitted by Jeanie

Vacation of a Lifetime
My boyfriend and I had been dating for about 3 years, and he finally gave into my idea of going on vacation together. He said one of his close friends was a travel agent and that I wouldn't have to worry about planning anything. Finally our little get-away came around, and all I knew was that we were going to a beach somewhere. When we arrived I couldn't believe my eyes! The room was absolutely gorgeous and incredibly romantic. That night we just hung out at the beach and didn't do much. But, the next morning I got more than I ever bargained for. When I woke up, I noticed my boyfriend wasn't next to me. So I got up and started to look around the room until I saw a path of rose petals leading out on the balcony. I followed the trail and when I looked out the balcony I saw the words “Will You Marry Me?” sketched out in the sand right outside, below me. Then my boyfriend emerged from the room and onto the balcony (dressed in tux and all!) with a diamond ring. He asked if I would make him the happiest man alive by growing old with him, and I said yes. It was the most romantic thing he had ever done for me. The rest of our vacation was fabulous as we celebrated our love and up-coming life together.
--submitted by Anonymous

Valentine Proposal
On Valentine's Day 2004, my boyfriend and I had a low key dinner and watched a movie together. We'd been together for 5 years and were completely broke, so we didn't have any big plans for Valentine's Day. I gave him his gift and he handed me a little stuffed lion (I love lions) and I thought we were done. At about 11:00pm he asked me if I wanted the rest of my gift. I was a little confused, especially when he said, "It was too big to fit in the house so you have to go into the backyard." I started walking out through our pitch black kitchen and was peeking through the window over our kitchen sink only to see "Will You Marry Me?" lit up in red and white Christmas lights on our back fence. I stopped dead in my tracked and when I turned around, Chris was on one knee and was holding up my dream engagement ring. I was speechless as he made a little speech and slipped the ring on my finger. I was shaking and crying when I finally realized what had happened...I said yes of course!!
--submitted by Yvonne

Velvet Rose Ring Box
I took my love out to dinner on Valentine’s Day at our favorite restaurant. Not wanting to spoil the surprise I had set up, I had secretly slipped away during the day and left 6 real red roses and 6 fake 'Velvet Rose Ring Box' roses at the restaurant, marking the 'special' one so the waiter would know which one he should get last. I had the waiter leave a vase on the table and alternate bringing out real red roses and the fake red ones one at a time. Each of the fake roses had a small poem folded up inside for him to read. By the time we reached dessert, he had 6 real red roses and 5 fake ones. We shared some strawberries in port wine and just as we finished feeding one another the final rose came out. Inside I had put a silver claddagh promise ring for him, to match the promise ring he had given me on our 1 yr anniversary. He loved it and still wears it every day! You can get the 'Velvet Rose Ring Boxes' in sets of 12 from Oriental Trading Co.--they don't cost much and are very creative.
--submitted by Chris

Walking On Clouds
My fiancé and I love spending time at the beach. On one beautiful spring day he picked me up and brought me to the beach for a picnic lunch. While we were sitting there enjoying each other's company a plane flew over head. I looked up because it sounded like it was right over head. Not only was it circling around us... it was towing a banner which read "Will You Marry Me?" I turned to him and he was holding out the ring!
--submitted by Danielle

Week-Long Proposal
My boyfriend and I had been dating for a of couple months. We had a miscarriage and were both very upset. However, he was handling it better than I was. One Monday night, he told me that on Friday he had something to ask me. I stayed wondering all week. He would drop hints like, "You'll really like this," and "I know something you don't know." This really bugged me. Friday came around and he stayed on me all day about it. Around 8:00 p.m., he asked me if I was ready. I told him I was and he told me to wait just a minute. I laid down on the bed waiting until he came in with his jacket on. This didn’t make much sense, because it was July. I sat Indian style on the edge of the bed and he told me to close my eyes. I did. He said, "Ok, check this out." I opened my eyes and he was on one knee with the ring in the box in his hand. I started crying and said yes. We are planning to be married on April 24, 2004. This will be exactly 1 year and 1 month after we started dating.
--submitted by Rhonda

What's Your Perfect Date?
About 1 year into our relationship, my boyfriend asked me what my idea of a perfect date was. I wanted to know his as well, so we both wrote ours down on index cards. A year and a half later, he blindfolded me and drove me somewhere far away. He then helped me out of the car and took me into a room with romantic music playing. When he took off the blindfold, I saw the most beautiful thing. He had taken me on my idea of my 'perfect date.' It was in a hotel overlooking the beach. He rented out the ballroom, and had one single round table near the HUGE picture window overlooking the ocean. The waves were crashing against the rocks and the sun was setting. There were candles around the room, and rose petals all over. On the table were my two favorite roses, an Equadorian Pailine rose, and a red rose. We had a candle light dinner with champagne. We then danced to our song, and after that he got down on one knee and proposed!
--submitted by Courteney

When I Least Expected It!
My fiancee' and I had been dating 4 years...so I knew a proposal was coming sometime in the near future. He wanted it to be a complete surprise (I thought it would be impossible) and it WAS! My dad had asked if he could come down to visit. So, I made arrangements to take him out to dinner and then to a jazz club. I made reservations for the 4 of us at both locations. My boyfriend came to pick all of us up and drove us to the restaurant. When we walked in, we were led back to a private room, where 20 of our closest friends and family were already seated at the table waiting for us (he had called and changed the reservations I had made). There were 1 dozen red roses on my place setting and "Try Me" by James Brown played in the background. He got on his knee in front of everyone and asked me to marry him. Needless to say, our wedding is 4 months away! It was the PERFECT way to keep the proposal a secret from a very perceptive and nosy girlfriend!
--submitted by Kelly

When We First Met Proposal
I met my boyfriend at a hotel party that my friend held. Without me knowing, my boyfriend invited our closest friends back to that same hotel. We were just having fun talking and having a few drinks. Then, he told me to come over by him. He said “This was where I first laid eyes on you and ever since that day, I haven't taken my eyes off you. I love you so much.” Then, he got down on one knee, pulled the ring from his pocket and asked, “Will you marry me?” Of course I said yes! And it was extra special because my best friends were there too!
--submitted by Traci

Will You Marry My Daddy?
The idea that I have is like this. I am going to take 5 pictures of myself and our 3 year old daughter. We will be in different poses and she will be holding up signs that say "MOMMY", "WILL", "YOU", "MARRY", "DADDY?" and the one that says daddy will be me in a suit, down on one knee with the ring in my hand. And this all will be in like a scrap book. Then I will pull out the ring and tell her that I knew from our first date that she was the one for me and that she would make me the happiest man in the world if she would be my wife.
--submitted by Corey

Women Can Ask Too!
I decided to propose to my boyfriend not because I was tired of waiting for him to ask (we'd only known each other 8 months at this time), but I wanted to give him the surprise of his lifetime and really prove to him how I felt. I had a book of sexy coupons he'd given me at Christmas and at the back there were a few blank ones. They said "I will..." and then I filled in "make you the happiest women on Earth."
In early January we went up a mountain and tried snowboarding for the first time together. After discussing with my parents what I planned to do (I didn't want my dad missing out on getting asked for his "approval") I decided to go for it. With the coupon in my pocket, I told my boyfriend I wanted to go for a walk in the snow.
I told him to turn around and said I wanted to cash in a coupon. I handed it to him with his back to me and got down on one knee. When he turned around I proposed.
Trust me... it works! He said yes, cried a little, and we're now in the process of planning our wedding. Don't be afraid to go against what's traditional!
--submitted by Katie

Yard Cards
This idea came to me when I was helping a guy friend of mine think of something special to do for his girlfriend that he loved very much. I told him there is a place called Flamingo Surprise, http://www.flamingosurprise.com. They specialize in large yard signs, and they come out and place, for instance, hearts all over your front yard and a large sign with your choice of saying in the yard. They do it between 12am and 5:30am in the morning while normal people are sleep. I told him to call them and get this done then dress in his best outfit with the ring and dozen roses. I also told him to stand in the yard amongst the yard decor and call her from his cell phone to tell her to look out the window. There he would be standing for her to see first thing in the morning next to a sign asking her to marry him!
--submitted by Maria Reed

Young & In Love
Well, I'm in high school and I’m always looking for ideas to make the girl I love feel special. After we broke up, we waited a while before decided we missed each other. So on our "should be" 7 month anniversary, she was doing make-up for a play I was acting in (it was a dress rehearsal). I asked a cast member to have her come out on stage, which when she did, all she saw was me sitting with only the house lights on. She sat down and we talked a bit, small talk, before I asked her if she still felt the same way about me. She said yes, so with that I looked into her eyes, scratched my chin (my signal) and my theatre director brought the lights up, till the stage was flooded with light, and then brought a blue spotlight on me and her. He played our song, and I grabbed a fake rose from my secret spot out of her view. I presented the rose and told her I would love her until it died. I asked her to be mine, and she agreed. We kissed, and it was beautiful. During all of this, the rest of the cast hid in the seats and clapped at our romance. Needless to say the girl was ecstatic.
--submitted by Patrick WK

Your Own Cinderella Story
Okay men, ready to make your woman feel like a princess? Take a video camera and enlist some friends and/or family members for help (make sure they keep it secret). Get a pretty pair of shoes (in her size!), a tiara (crown) and the story book of Cinderella! You will also need a video camera! Have a friend tape you being "Prince Charming" taking one of the shoes around to your friend/coworker/neighbor/etc.. trying to find your princess! They pretend like it won't fit and as you continue on your journey. When you leave their home they should say on tape, "Come back, I'm the one for you!" etc. So it is fun loving. When finished tell your woman you have a surprise for her! Pop the tape in and after some laughs and at the end of the tape bring out the shoes! Put the shoe on her and tell her that she is the one! Then bring her out flower(s), the crown and the storybook (or scrapbook you have made of you two in Cinderella theme pages). You will definitely steal her heart! Then maybe you should take her out to dinner, have dinner already made or maybe even proprose?!?!
--submitted by Jewel

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