5 yrs, 8 mths ago

Wedding Proposal Ideas

One of my best friends will be proposing to his girlfriend shortly. The trick is, she has helped design the ring and knows it is coming.

We are trying to think of ways to make the actual proposal a complete surprise, as she will be expecting it now. Any experiences that can be shared? The internet searches I have done don’t really accommodate for this scenario!

I thought about making a ‘fake’ birthday event which in the end will just be them two, but it isn’t till February and he doesn’t want to make it that long.

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  • 5 yrs, 7 mths ago

    My daughter’s fiance proposed to her as they were walking along Anzac Memorial Walk at Newcastle one night. They had been looking at rings. She had picked one she liked but didn’t know he had actually gone back & bought it. They decided to go for a walk one night and that’s when he took the opportunity. She knew it was coming just not when. I think your friend needs to look for an opportunity in amongst something they might do all the time. That way it won’t be obvious as to what is about to happen. Even if it’s just when they’re cooking dinner. He could put the ring in something that she’s going to need to use.

    • 5 yrs, 7 mths ago

      That actually gave me a great idea, their cat plays fetch (It is a strange cat) so maybe putting the ring in something they play fetch with.

  • 5 yrs, 7 mths ago

    What about do it during a family visit, and ask the parents to help?
    The ring can be given by the parents or parents-in-law, asking her to join the family?

  • 5 yrs, 8 mths ago

    my colleague did hid the ring in the kinder surprise. my husband just proposed in front of a church randomly… i picked the ring like months ago! It was still a surprise!

    • 5 yrs, 8 mths ago

      Hiding it in a kinder surprise is a neat idea, I will have to see if she like chocolate!

  • 5 yrs, 8 mths ago

    You have to keep us posted Luna I needs to know!

  • 5 yrs, 8 mths ago

    I would just do it randomly one afternoon at home after work or something! Nothing over the top that way it’s “just another day” so even though she knows its going to happen she won’t expect it if that makes sense?

    When my hubby was proposed to me I knew it was coming too because we had discussed it so I saw it coming but he did catch me off guard at the same time cos he did it at home just before we were going to go out for dinner one night which was a normal thing for us back then.

    • 5 yrs, 8 mths ago

      Thank you! I haven`t actually put forward the idea of something so simple, I have let him know this idea too. Thanks so much for your input!

  • 5 yrs, 8 mths ago

    Low key, intimate and personal to them… So many over the top things are being done and I feel it kind of ruins it… So maybe a place and time that is special to them and then have things that are relevant to their relationship….

    • 5 yrs, 8 mths ago

      Too relevant to their relationship will make it obvious that is where he will propose, I guess that is why he is having troubles thinking of something that connects a memory but will be a surprise.

      • 5 yrs, 8 mths ago

        True… But then the other side of that is too out of character and it is obvious… I guess it is about finding what works for them… The happy medium…

  • 5 yrs, 8 mths ago

    Maybe do a super low key proposal so she won’t be expecting it? Sunday roast dinner type of thing?

    • 5 yrs, 8 mths ago

      I think that is what he wants to aim for but still wants to do it somewhere away from home and have a `moment`. Without over the top grand gestures though.

      • 5 yrs, 8 mths ago

        I get what you’re saying, my now husband proposed on a trip to Tasmania on my birthday/anniversary weekend.

        He didn’t do it on the romantic walk we took (when I was expecting it),
        he booked dinner at a 5 star restaurant that night (when I assumed he would since he didn’t on the walk lol), he did it as we were watching a movie in between the walk and dinner.

        I was caught completely off guard even though I knew it was coming.

        Can he do something like that perhaps? Set up a few things that she will think will ‘be it’ but have it be in between?

      • 5 yrs, 8 mths ago

        Oh, that is actually a brilliant idea, just make it seem really apparent that it will happen then throw a curve ball in at the end. I will let him know now!

  • 5 yrs, 8 mths ago

    A dear friend of mine was proposed to on Christmas Day. Her partner had carefully somehow put her engagement ring INSIDE a bon bon.

    • 5 yrs, 8 mths ago

      That isn`t a bad idea, take something routine and have a twist

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