Marriage Proposal Ideas and Tips
By Brian Kosobucki
Marriage proposals can be just as hard, if not harder, than selecting a diamond engagement ring! Luckily, they don’t have to be as expensive. From my experience, I’ve heard hundreds of men and women talking about throwing hundreds of dollars into a proposal. Now some of those can turn out quite nice, but others are easily outdone by several ideas that cost next to nothing. A nice dinner or a nice hotel stay IS NOT a good proposal idea all by itself. Now you can easily incorporate that, or any other idea, into a great proposal idea, but there are a few things you should be careful for and try to accomplish.
1. Try to make the proposal unique and personal to the two of you. What special things do the two of you have in common? What’s a place or something that only the two of you share?
2. Try to incorporate your past memories into the idea somehow. The two of you obviously have at least some type of a history, and hopefully at least most if not all of it is a happy one! Why not incorporate all of that into a proposal idea? Why not revisit all of the excellent memories the two of you have and pick out the things that stand out in your relationship. If you use some of this in your idea, you can build up all the happy memories and emotions into one big climax – popping the question.
3. Try to do something or have something that can be remembered. Try to create something that you can take away from the proposal as a remembrance of your proposal day to always bring back those good memories. As an added bonus, it can also make for great bragging rights!
4. Be sure to do something that both of you are comfortable with. If she (or he) doesn’t like big crowds or public affairs, do something more between just the two of you. If she’s the wild or crazy type, then do a wild or crazy proposal idea! If she’s the romantic type, try to add a touch of that in it to. If she’s a bit of everything, then incorporate everything into one big event.
5. The proposal idea does NOT have to be one event. You can make an entire day of it … or even an entire week of events if you really want. This way you can cover all of your ideas – just give it a little thought!
6. Try to pick up on little clues from her/him that you have learned about each other throughout all your time together. If she absolutely loves the songs by the guy on the corner with his flute that the two of you always pass by, why not get that guy in on it??? Do you realize how easy it would be to pull that off as part of your proposal, yet how AMAZING something like that would seem to her?
7. Make it a surprise! If she wants to pick out her diamond ring ahead of time, that’s fine. But keep the proposal a complete secret! You want her to be totally shocked by it. Guard it at all costs!
I'm the co-author of the 101+ Marriage Proposal Ideas Guide along with my wife. Our guide covers over 100 marriage proposal ideas, and each idea is not only followed by a detailed explanation of how to pull it off and personalize it, but also by the opinion of a man and a woman for each idea. We made it so that each idea can easily be combined with others or your current idea to make for a completely unique proposal.
Visit www.marriage-proposal-ideas.com to check out our guide and to get free information on proposals and diamond rings or e-mail me at brian@marriage-proposal-ideas.com.
Brian is the author of 101+ Marriage Proposal Ideas Guide and owner of several websites on marriage proposals, diamond tips, and weddings. Visit http://www.marriage-proposal-ideas.com to learn more about marriage proposals and diamond advice.
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