Your marriage proposal is a special moment...one
you'll both remember for years to come.
Listed below are a few unique and fun proposal
ideas that we hope will help or inspire you to
make your proposal truly special.
At The Movies
Buy a theater advertisement or arrange for a
local movie theater to play a video tape of you
before the feature. In it, tell her how
much she means to you and ask if she'll marry
you. Be ready to drop to your knee (amid
the popcorn and theater candy) and present the
engagement ring..
Your Good Fortune
Steam a fortune cookie until it is soft
enough to open. Place the diamond ring
inside with a note/fortune telling her you'll
love her forever.
Beach Surprise
Take her for a long walk on the beach.
Have a friend prepare a special area set up with
flowers, champagne, music and an engagement
proposal written in the sand.
Love From Above
Go to the beach or another open place, hire
a plane to fly over you with a banner of "I love
you (bride's name), will you marry me?" and wait
her reaction with the engagement ring in hand!
Running Down the Aisle
Have four of your friends sign up with you
for a road race (i.e., a 3K, 5K, etc).
Tell your girlfriend to wait for you and cheer
you all on at the finish line. Have each
person wear a shirt with one word on the front
so that it spells out “name, will you
marry me?” Give her the ring as you cross
the finish line.
The Masterpiece
Ask a local museum or art gallery if they
would put your engagement ring on display with a
display card reading that this was the very ring
was used by you on that particular day to ask
her to be your bride. Or, write your
proposal on parchment (with her name as the
title), age the paper (using crackling agents,
etc), frame it in an antique-looking frame and
have the gallery hang the piece for viewing.
When she sees her name, she's sure to read it.
And then...be ready with the ring.
Treasure Hunt
Send her on a treasure hunt. Give her
clues that take her to places of sentimental
value to you both. Finish the hunt with a
ring, roses, candlelight dinner and you.
Rolling Out The Red Carpet
Make a "carpet" of red rose petals from her
front door to her bedroom. On the bed,
place the ring box inside a large heart made of
rose petals. Take her home after her work,
and after she reaches the bedroom, propose to
her.
Internet Proposal
Create a web site (i.e., a fake news site or
spoof of popular search engines like Yahoo or
Google) dedicated just to her. Have the
cover story or the late breaking news be your
engagement proposal.
Billboard
Rent a billboard with your pictures and your
proposal located along her normal commute route.
Primetime Proposal
Have a commercial made on public access
television. Check see when the commercial
will air, and as you channel surf with her, stop
on your commercial and watch yourself propose.
Puppy Love
If she's a dog lover, go to the pet store or
local animal rescue and find the cutest,
cuddliest puppy they have. Have a special
dog tag created that says, "Marry Us."
When she arrives home from work, giver her the
puppy and have the engagement ring hanging from
the collar.
Fishing For Fiance
Take her fishing, but just before you arrive
have a friend drop a few lines in the water.
Have your friend bait one of the hooks with the
ring (in a plastic bag or other secure
enclosure). After fishing for a while,
suggest that she check the lines that were
already in the water. Be ready to propose
when she reels in the ring.
Three Strikes and You're In
Take her to a minor league baseball game and
arrange to have her seat selected "at random" to
throw out the first pitch. While on her
way to the field, slip away and change into the
catcher's uniform and mask. Have the team
allow you to catch the first pitch. Make
her throw several pitches by indicating that
each pitch is "no good." Finally, call a
meeting at the mound, remove the mask and
propose to her.
In The News
Place an ad in her favorite magazine or
newspaper with your photos next to it, so she is
sure to notice. Imagine her surprise when she is
reading and sees her face in her favorite
magazine.
Frosty the Ring Bearer
If proposing during the winter, make a snowman
together and while she's not looking, slip the
ring onto the snowman's carrot nose or place the
ring box in his hand.
"On Air" Proposal
Call her favorite local radio station and
propose to her on air.