2007-07-20 04:48:49 · 22 answers · asked by jessec209 1 in Family & Relationships ➔ Weddings
Consider making a puzzle of some sort. Leave clues around that lead her to the ring, preferably in a romantic spot with some significance to you both. Let her come across it, then pop the question. Tie the puzzle to key parts of your relationship, and make her work to figure out the clues. Makes the whole thing memorable.
2007-07-20 04:57:32 · answer #1 · answered by jargent100 5 · 4⤊ 1⤋
This may take a litle work, but she will not see it coming. First, get the cutest puppy you can find from the pound. Make up a little flyer about the dog being "lost"(describe the dog to a "T") and put it on the door of your girlfriends house where she will be the one to find it. On the flyer, have a number to call (one that she will not know), have this happen on a day when you are having a family get together & have someone there video taping the whole thing. When you show up,(after everyone else has arrived), bring the puppy in with you and say you found it in the front yard. She will realize that it is the one on the flyer, so you have her call the number. Instead of a person answering, it will be a voicemail or answering machine with your voice on it popping the big question! While she's listening to the message, get down on one knee and pull out the ring. For an even better effect, have her make the call on a speaker phone, that way everyone can hear what's going on. Hope this works!
2007-07-21 09:56:19 · answer #2 · answered by ms chip dog 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Bring her to a place that has one of those old photo booths, a fair, carnival what ever....as she is concentrating on taking a great picture open the box behind her so it snaps a pic with you holding the ring.
As she is looking at the photos and notices the ring in the pics drop to your knee and propose pulling out the ring.
2007-07-20 12:56:28 · answer #3 · answered by Jessica S 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Hey Jessec209! I LOVE that you want to do this right... Engagement and a Proposal to marriage is a big thing for most women is a moment she will carry around in her mind until she is old in age. My grandmother forgets things now (she's in her 80's) but she remembers every detail of that moment in her life centuries ago like it happened yesterday. It's powerful to watch and listen to her recount it. Definitely a treasure for us girls that we hold in our hearts....
Ok, now onto the answer....
Not knowing your girlfriend personally (or where you live) it's hard to make suggestions...
If she's a hard sleeper (or the ring is a couple sizes too big), you could wake up early and slip in on her finger and then stand across the room when it's time for her to 'rise and shine' and watch the reaction on her face when she 'comes too' and realized theres a sparkly diamond on her finger... as soon as she's coherent, drop to one knee and tell her why you are choosing her and why you want her to give herself and her life to you for the next 50 years....
If she's big into her friends and family, arrange to have them all at her favorite restaurant and then pick her up and tell her you have a surprise for her. Blindfold her and drive her to the restauranct and then lead her in blindfolded. Have her face you (blindfolded) but with her back to all her friends and family (so they can see what you're doing but she can't see them - and she can hear their gasps when you drop to one knee) and then drop on your knee, and ask someone behind her to remove the blindfold and then tell her why you are choosing her etc etc and then get the ring (don't have the ring out when you're telling her why you chose her, she'll be hard pressed to hear anything you're saying with the bling looking her in the face. Lol, when we see diamonds, everything else is 'mute') and follow up what you've said with it... when this happens everyone is going to ooh and ahh and she'll turn around and see her friends and family and man you better have a hanky ready cause she might cry. **Be sure she's gonna say yes before you do this - cause if not, that could be embarrassing for you and put a LOT of pressure on her not to embarrass you and say yes even if she's not sure.
There's 2 ideas... and I have others! So if neither of these works quite right...
Just think about HER and what makes HER special and unique and different from any other woman and then cater your proposal to her uniqeness.
You could pull a Spiderman3 move and have a romantic dinner just the two of you with 'complimentary champagne' brought to the table and the ring in the glass (even though it's been done, I would certainly love it!) Make sure you follow up with Chocolate covered strawberries....
I love the safari idea, you could even have a friend (who does not know the end result) go with her on the safari. Maybe at stop one she goes to a Department store when you've arranged for her to have a new outfit and she has to wear that through the rest of the safari... stop two is a flower shop where she is presented with a gorgeous flower arrangment, stop 3 is the restaurant where you are waiting for her (along with her friends and family.... Just whatever you do - DO NOT WRITE A NOTE TO ASK A WOMAN TO MARRY YOU - do this personally, from your heart... She should be able to see your eyes and feel your love and hear your words...
it's ok to have written down what you want to say (she'll love to keep that and look back on it when the tough times come), and it's ok for you to read it to her, but YOU should be the one to ask her to marry you, not a peice of paper.
Whatever you decide, try to have someone around somewhere who will videotape it for her.
Good luck! and CONGRATULATIONS!!! Finding, falling in love with, then making the decision to continue to grow in love with the right person is no easy feat! I wish you a wonderful life together!
Spherical
2007-07-20 12:04:04 · answer #4 · answered by spherical1287 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
If she is a picture lover...which most of my friends and I are....I think it would be really sweet if you would take the time and go thru pictures of the two of you thru out your time together. Take the pictures and make a scrapbook. On the last page put one of your favorite pictures of the two of you (or hers) and write on the page..."Will you marry me?" When you are going to show her the book think of something sweet to say...Tell her something like, you just wanted to look back over all the great times that you've had...blah blah blah...the mushy stuff! It might take some time (depending on how long you've been together), but I think it would be so surprising and different for her!
*Good Luck!*
2007-07-20 12:07:04 · answer #5 · answered by betney109 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well, this is hardly original, but it's waht I did and it got a great reception... We went out for a meal in a nice restaurant and I had previously arranged with the restaurant staff for them to bring the ring to the table after the dinner was over...
It worked brilliantly, but my fiance's (now my wife) first reaction when she saw a small box being brought to the table after dinner was "cool! They bring mints in a box here... Fancy!"... Of course the "mint" turned out to be somewhat different to what she imagined!
It gives us a good laugh now though...
And how about getting a ring custom made? It's not as expensive as you might think and you can get a totaly one of a kind ring and customise it exactly how your soon to be fiance might like it... Just do a search for bespoke jewelry makers...
Good luck!
2007-07-20 11:57:10 · answer #6 · answered by supernicebloke2000 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Ok, Buy her a beautiful big bear holding a carton , (like the ones that carry chocolate inside) except that the bear holding the carton is not going to carry chocolates, its going to have the ring in the middle.
Or:
Make a reservation in a restaurant, for a private dinner, make an arrangement to place the ring in the plate and have it covered , so when u guys are both ready to eat, the waiter will show up with the covered plate and then when she uncovers the plate, she will see the ring,
actually this is much better:
first have your little private dinner between the two of you only,
and when she realizes its time for dessert, then propose, thats the best dessert a woman can have!
anyways, hope that helped, Good Luck!
2007-07-20 11:50:58 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 3⤋
you have to consider, what she thinks is romantic....you can take her for a picnic by the water and get on one knee and propose, or you can take her to favorite restaurant and hide it in her favorite dessert. cliche, really, but also the unexpected moment can be good too. just get up and leave with her for the weekend and surprise her...its up to you. but make it a moment she can remember forever and she can tell your children and your grandchildren how romantic it was...
2007-07-20 12:15:24 · answer #8 · answered by rhiannon r 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
(Plan this ahead of time with her family) Take a hike with your girl and at the best view (or biggest spot), have the two families standing there holding 4 picture frames. [WILL] [YOU] [MARRY] [ME?] One word in each frame! Make sure to have a 5th family member holding the ring in it's box so that you can go and get it (just in case so that she doesn't see it before the hike). It would look awesome having all four parents holding the picture frames, and a best friend holding the ring. (Make sure they're standing in the right places, too!)
When you have your house together, you can hang those picture frames up in your house to remember the special day. Best wishes!
2007-07-20 11:57:55 · answer #9 · answered by theewokprincess 5 · 3⤊ 1⤋
just do the simpelist of things. one night while you are at home prepare her, her favorite meal, with her favorite song playing in the back ground. dim the lights and have candles (be careful fire hazard). while eating talk about the past and all the good times spent toghether (creating the mood). after take her to the bathroom to share a warm bath full with rose petals. while in the bath give her a glass of her favorite drink. once you have both relaxed pop the question. im sure she will say yes and love the night you gave to her.
2007-07-20 11:56:05 · answer #10 · answered by loziiie 2 · 1⤊ 2⤋