Question:
Please Help!!! Need Ideas for Private Marriage Proposal next week!?
Jennaba9048
14 years ago
I am going to be asking my GF of 3 years to marry me next Friday. She had mentioned in past conversations that she would never want a PUBLIC proposal. I am a reserved person also, and would also feel more comfortable doing it in private. My GF has no idea at all the I am going to propose and she is under the idea that we are going to her friend's Christmas cocktail party. I already informed her friend of my plans. I get home around 6PM that night and she will be home. I made 9 o' clock reservations at a beautiful restaurant across from Central Park ( We live in NYC).

I would rather NOT DO something cliche ( sprinkling the apartment with rose petals) I was trying to come up with something creative that I could do at home.

Please Help!!!
Seven answers:
La Vie Boheme
14 years ago
She will have an idea once there is no party but a dinner out instead. This may make her on edge during dinner so you may want to rethink the story about the party.
8
14 years ago
Are you proposing w/ the ring and does she at least know you guys have dinner reservations at a nice/ decent place? If so, she will probably be getting ready or at least freshening up after you get home at 6 and before you leave for a 9 pm dinner. If she is the sort that hangs or lays out what she is going to wear while she is in the shower or freshening up her hair/ make-up you could 'hide' the ring. For example, on the hanger of the dress she plans to wear, or tuck the box w/ the ring in it in her scarf or put it where she keeps her hair or make-up items. You get the idea- she will think you are just going to a very nice dinner and she will find the ring in the process of getting ready before you go.

How exciting-I just hope her friend that you told can keep a BIG secret! Congrats!



Edit- sorry just spaced out the fact she thinks you are going to a party instead but, still, all the more reason to propose before you get to that nice dinner where she will know something , likely a proposal, is up.
stringingstars
14 years ago
They make these adorable ring boxes that look like Christmas Ornaments- you could put the ring in one of those and give it to her as a pre-Christmas gift to go with the theme of the night- that party.

I also love the idea that I saw on a show- the guy and girl are walking on the street in NYC and the guy bends down as if to tie his shoe and asks the girl to hold on a second, then hands her the ring box and says "Can you hold this a sec?" and it takes her a second to even realize what it is- when she looks at him he's on his knee and asks her to marry him :) Right in the street :) It was so romantic and NOT cheesy! Maybe when walking back from dinner or to dinner you could do that!
me + books + music = happy
14 years ago
Leave a note out at home so when she gets in and you're not there, saying 'sorry, something important has come up, I won't be able to make the party. Call me when you get in'.



When she calls you, tell her you're not sure whats happening yet, but you're on your way back through central park, so she should meet you there at X destination. When she arrives, be waiting with her favourite flower, and the ring. Tell her you have an important date, with someone special, get down on one knee, ask her to marry you, then take her back to the apartment to get ready for the meal.
♥*maxi*♥
14 years ago
keep it simple while she is getting ready for the party get down on one knee with the ring in box open and ask her there and then once you have her reply just let her know that you will not be going to her friend's party and that the friend knows but instead she may want to decide to put something more suited to a romantic restaurant setting as you hav made a reservation and leave her to finish getting ready.
Jessy
14 years ago
How about giving her a note that gives her a hint to find another note and another and another that all lead up to you in a different room on one knee with the ring box open, when she walks in then you can ask her to marry you??
Sage
14 years ago
Relax together in a bubble bath with candles all over the bathroom. Propose as you share your hopes and dreams for the future. There's nothing more romantic for an intimate proposal.



Make her a candle lit dinner. Fill it with aphrodisiac foods, wine, and end it with a decadent dessert and your romantic proposal.



Give her a foot massage and place the ring on her little toe. When she sees it, ask her to marry you.



Slip the ring on her finger while she's sleeping then wake her with your special proposal.



Make her breakfast in bed and place a romantic card on the tray with your proposal.



Spell your proposal out with lit candles. This particularly works well with tea light candles.



Go for a midnight stroll under the stars and end it with a romantic proposal.



Squeeze into a sleeping bag and lay under the stars together. Have her close her eyes to make a wish, then when she opens them, have the ring waiting for her.



Propose on a deserted beach at sunrise or sunset. It's intimate, secluded, and romantic.



Have a trail of flowers and candles leading to a small alter (i.e. a stool or chair) at home, which the ring is placed on.



On a cloudy night take her out star gazing. After a few laughs, kisses, and happy moments, say that you see a star in the sky (even if you don't see one). When she asks where, point to it with the ring obviously on the end of your finger and say, "right there."



Take your girlfriend out to a romantic candlelit dinner for two. Before hand, get a bottle of wine with a thin-necked wine glass. Place the ring inside the glass with the outer edge of the ring all around the inner-edge of the wine glass. Then, pour a little wine in each glass. When your true love comes to drink the wine, tell her to not drink it ALL unless she suddenly catches the ring even before she finishes drinking the wine. Then, when you feel the time is right, with the ring still in the glass, show it to her and ask her to marry you.



Put in a romantic movie, cuddle up on the couch with a blanket made for two and hide the ring the custom remote pocket for her to find during your show! It's sure to be a romantic night!



Go out to the stars and show her Andromeda (you might need to research how first) then explain that it is 2 million light years away and the most distant object that the naked eye can see. Then explain how the light that she sees, the individual photons, are for her eyes and hers alone, no one else will experience that light. That means 2 million years ago, 400 billion stars all got together to create a light that was only meant for her. Tell her that's how special she is, and though you're only a man if she'll give you the rest of eternity you'll find a way to make her feel that special. Then propose.



Make her breakfast in bed. Bring a tray with eggs, toast, and a half a small melon (either honeydew or cantaloupe). Put the ring inside the melon for a sweet surprise when she goes to eat.



While she's out one night, turn off all the lights in the entire house. Light a candlelit path (possibly include some rose petals) leading to you on one knee with the ring in hand.



Plan a romantic movie night at home. Let her pick her favorite romantic movie, get a cuddle blanket for two and a bowl of popcorn. While she puts the movie in, you make the popcorn, strategically placing the ring in the bottom of the bowl. When she finds it, ask for her hand in marriage!



Plan a romantic movie night at home. Let her pick the movie, but when you go to put it in, switch it out for a dvd that you've made yourself with your proposal on it!



Take your sweetie out for a scenic hike. When you reach an inspirational point - waterfall, mountain view, etc - tell her that you wanted to bring her to a spot almost as beautiful as she is and then get down on one knee and ask for her hand in marriage.



Light up her future with a candle lit path that leads to you and your proposal of marriage. You can purchase bags of tea light candles and line a path (to your bedroom, to the backyard, to the dining room, etc). When she arrives home and follows the candle lit path, be waiting at the end on one knee with the open ring box and ask if she'll spend the rest of her life with you.



Get a heart shaped Post-it sticky notepad and write one reason why you love your sweetie on each sheet. Create a trail of these notes leading her somewhere special. Have the last note on a closed door with the following written on it: Write on the last note "For all these reasons and more, I want to spend the rest of my life with you." As she opens the door, be waiting on one knee with the ring in hand and ask "Will you marry me?"



Have a temporary tatoo made with the words "Marry Me" on it and surprise your sweetie with your new body art and a ring.


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