What are some romantic ways to "pop the question"?

Question

How did you propose to your spouse, or how would you like to be proposed to?

Is it normal to be scared to death by the thought of it, too; nervous about asking, that is?

Answer 1

Let me think, romantic ways to propose?

Do it the old fashioned way. Get down on one knee with a rose clenched in your teeth and the ring in your hand just before you are about to eat dessert in a busy restaurant.

Wrap a large box and fill with smaller boxes all wrapped the last box that she will come to will be the smallest with the ring inside. Or alternatively wrap a large box and fill with those tiny foam pieces and let her look for the small box inside.

Scatter rose petals all over her bed and wrap the ring and tell her that you have gotten her a gift to show how much you love her and when she opens it tell her that you want to spend the rest of your life with her.

Cook your loved one a romantic meal and place a note around a candle asking her to marry you then get her to read it.

Run her a bath with scented candles, rose petals and rubber duck with the ring tied around it's neck.

Phone up your local radio station and get them to pop the question for you over the air waves at a time that you know she will be listening. Then dedicate a song to her.

Take your girlfriend to the beach and write "Will you marry me?" in big letters in the sand.

Now as for the question, "how were you proposed to?"...errr yeah, my EX told me he had to marry me to get into the USA because he screwed up trying to get a visa by telling them that he was going to come over here to see me. So I really didn't even get asked just more or less told and it was the most un-romantic proposal I could have dreamed up and I was so furious.

As for how I would like to be proposed to? It'd have to be something really creative and original...and something that doesn't have anything to do with visas, greencards, or phones!

Answer 2

well this might not help you that much, or it might spur you on.

I never did, My Wife did the proposing, and it was either marry her or buy her a dress, i don't know when the tradition started but it has been in both of our families for years.

that was February 29, 1968.

but the kicker was that I not only married her, but I had to buy her the dress also, she never had anything to get married in.


you know, I have told this lie so many times that I am starting to believe it.
the truth is that I just ask her, nothing romantic about it, and we called a preacher, and he said that he would be willing to marry us before, the Wednesday night prayer meeting.
we never even realized that it was Feb. 29th until later.
it wasn't a church that we attended, because we were not going to church at that time. just a pastor that we knew.
the funny part is that we were leaving the church after getting married, and the congregation was coming in at the same time.
and we could hear all of the little old ladies, asking "what going on, and "who were those people"

I guess that my life just has not been that interesting,
sorry I couldn't help.

Answer 3

I proposed to my husband - and in the traditional manner- down on one knee, with flowers and a ring even! (A guy type ring, goofs!) Oh, and I did it in the middle of a Ren fest, in front of all our friends(and everyone else), in garb. If you want to see a picture of it, Jack - them email me.

I read a quote the other day about nerves "My stomach fet like someone was beating a cat to death in there." Yep, that sounds about right. But you have to preservere. And good luck, Jack - I know she'll say yes.

Answer 4

Okay jack I can make thousands of suggestions honestly because i heard thousands, you see I use to work at weddings from setup to the food to the very end. Of course when you are in an environment like that the bride usually tells you how her hubby proposed but they know the person and their personal life style such as hobbies and interests things they love to do or really like or past moment and memories you have shared together repeating the moment etc, so I suggest you think long and hard about this... But if you still need help you email me or contact me through yahoo messenger and we'll work on it together okay?
TO THE SECOND question yes it is normal to be scared to death you wouldn't believe how many guys I had to console before their wedding or before the proposal. lol I remember one guy threw his girlfriend a huge birthday part but it was really a party so he could propose to her, he had everything planned to a tee or so he thought, when it came time for him to propose about five minutes before the deejay was to announce him to come up to the mic) he started to get really nervous sweating profusely and pacing, then he ran out the door, I was right behind him he had ran in the mens washroom so I stopped knocked on the door and asked if anybody else was in there no he replied. I went in to find him throwing up ( the poor guy was so nervous he made himself sick) it was all over his suit luckily we are use to this sort of thing I had his best friend bring another suit just in case, well I calmed him down , got him cleaned up and put into his new suit, then I asked him to tell me what was so special about her , he went on to tell me how great she was all the while he was sitting in the lounge telling me this, I had a live feed to the room where the rest of the guest were seated including his girlfriend, they could see him and hear everything he was saying, I told him if it would make him feel better he could practice with me , I blind folded him telling him that he would think it was her because he couldn't see me only her in his mind but really I switched places with his girlfriend and I told him to speak from the bottom of his heart how much she really meant to him and why he wanted to marry her and I told him to not forget at the end to ask for her hand in marriage well he did as I said and it was beautiful and very touching the girlfriend was glowing with the praise he bestowed upon her and when he has asked for her hand in marriage (thinking it was still me and the practice run) and his girlfriend replied yes well you can imagine the shock on his face but it was quickly replaced with relief and joy. He told me that had I not tricked him he would have not proposed that night because he was scared she would say no. It was a beautiful proposal and they both loved how it turned out.. they are still together 9 and half years later. So yes jack it is very normal but in all honesty you have to be prepared for anything it has to be well planned and you need to practice alot. Oh and you need plenty of help too so involve friends and family okay? good luck jack, if you still have further questions or need more help you know where to find me.

Answer 5

.When my husband proposed to me, it was pretty much a standard dinner out, and down on one knee. (It was romantic for us, but nothing really original. lol.)
I was a part of a marriage proposal once, though, that was a lot of fun.
I used to be in a choir of about 16 people that used to travel around and perform professionally. People would hire us to perform at functions.
So we were hired to perform at a Christmas function, and one of the men who hired us came to see us, and gave us a copy of a song we were scheduled to perform, only he had changed the lyrics to include an incredibly romantic marriage proposal for his girlfriend. The function was scheduled at this really beautiful facility, that was filled with flowers and those little white lights, and the whole atmosphere was really beautiful. We were dressed in period (medieval) costumes. So the night of the function, we were walking around and caroling and singing the normal songs we were scheduled to sing, and then we started the song he had given us. We sang the first couple of verses with the regular lyrics, and then sang the verse with the marriage proposal. People were looking very confused at first, because they weren't recognizing the lyrics to the well-known song, but when we sang the line "Laura, please become my wife", and he dropped down on one knee and gave her the ring in front of everyone, the audience went crazy, and she started crying, and it was really sweet.

Answer 6

oh, thats such a cute question. i wont ask. i'll just tell you whats nice... depending on the girl, if she likes surprises, then surprise her: take her out to dinner, then ask in front of the other guests. or, if she is shy, take her to a park and make it a private proposal. if she is a family girl, ask for her fathers hand first. it all depends on what kind of girl she is. I hope everything goes well. good luck!

Answer 7

I was sitting in a small cafe right on the beach reading, waiting for my boyfriend to come out of the water (he was gathering octopus). He comes out of the water, and dripping wet he stands over me holding a writhing octopus, and says "That's it. You are gonna be my wife." Such was the look in his eye (there is something very fierce about my husband) and his voice, that I said meekly "ok". I've been married for seven years, and I still go weak in the knees sometimes when he is around. : )

Answer 8

My Fiance did it in a really sweet way.
He knows I love the outdoors and he also knows I LOVE horses. He took me horseback riding on a white stallion, it was soo sweet and romantic.After horseback riding we had lunch and then went to a National state park here in michigan. He set up a blanket on a grassy hill over looking a beautiful lake. We were pretty much secluded, we talked for a while about love and family and how much he loved me etc..we were watching the water, then he leaned over and asked me to marry him. It was soo sweet. I cried and said yes. Our wedding is in 10 months.

Answer 9

my husband and i were in the park...we had walked down one of the trails, and there was a little wooden bridge going across a stream.
we were sitting on the bridge with our feet dangling over the edge and holding hands. he just asked me. i didn't really expect it, but i said yes with no hesitation.

that was a little more than 31 yrs. ago. i thought that it was very romantic.

good luck

Answer 10

the romantic ways are so many... u've seen the movies.
sometimes it's just sort of driving in the car and saying... so when are we setting the wedding date for?

or... do you want many people or just a few people at the wedding, as if it's a done deal.

or you can do that spiderman thing with the champagne bottle. i think it's sort of tacky.

i'm still waiting for gay marriages to be legal and then, after all these years i'll have to find some romantic way to do it... or maybe he will.