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Tips for a Romantic and Memorable
Valentine's Day Marriage Proposal
 If
you've decided that this Valentine's Day you want to pop the big
question, you'll be in good company.
Ten percent
of the reported 2.3 million couples who get engaged each year
in the USA, actually get engaged on Valentine's Day (Source: Diamond
Information Center).
It makes sense.
Valentine's Day is the most romantic holiday of the year and has
always been associated with love and lovers.
As simple
as it may sound, the preparations for proposing can be complicated.
You
know your bride-to-be would love to have a story to share that
will let the whole world know how romantic her future husband
is.
Here are
a few tips to help you come up with the perfect setting to propose
to your future bride to show how much she means to you...
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If your
sweetheart comes from a traditional family, asking for her
hand in marriage may be appropriate. You can be sure it will
go far to raising your future in-laws opinion of you if you
make the effort to show them that you respect them enough
to care about their blessings on your marriage.
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You've
probably witnessed those awful moments when a suitor proposes
on national TV...and the answer turns out to be NO! It may
seem impossible for you to imagine, but before you go public
with a marriage proposal, sound out the bride-to-be, her family
and her friends to make sure that you are reading the signals
and the answer to you will be a big smile and a big YES!
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Prepare
ahead of time and make sure your intended will be available
for your surprise. Proposing to someone over a romantic dinner
is difficult if a business trip takes them out of town for
your big day.
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Use the
media... Your local radio, TV or newspaper may be looking
for a romantic proposal idea to feature for Valentine's Day.
Everybody loves a lover and on Valentine's Day that is a great
way to boost ratings. South
Africa's Independent runs a feature of marriage proposing
personals that are sometimes serious and sometimes result
in strange announcements like, "When I think of your
thingamajig I want to... watchamacallit."
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There
may be millions of couples getting engaged on Valentine's
Day, but you are special and when you propose, it should be
a reflection of who you are as a couple. Why not retrace the
relationship for the big event. Make reservations at the restaurant
where you had your first dinner together. Get a scrapbook
of mementos - they can be real or you can fake it - ticket
stubs from movies you've seen can be made from pieces of colored
paper, dried flowers from the first bouquet can be purchased
at your local florist...you get the idea.
Think of the romantic places you've enjoyed and the things
you like to do together and add them to your Valentine's Day
Proposal Book. Add a favorite poem or snapshots of the two
of you. Get ready and as she comes to the last page in the
scrapbook -- which is a page asking her to be your wife --
have your engagement ring ready to slip on her finger. You
may even be able to get the waiter to take a picture of you
proposing and her accepting to add to the scrapbook!
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Skywriters
are a great way to pop the question, and they may be impressive,
but the idea is not the most original, and a cloudy day can
ruin all of your plans. If you decide to put on an airshow
for your future bride, add a little personality to the setting.
Have dinner at your favorite restaurant and have the waiters
unfurl a banner asking the all important question... go to
a sports event and have the banner unfurled from the stands
across from your seat during a break in the action... go to
a favorite ski
resort and have the banner unfurled as you come to the
top of the ski lift. You'd be surprised at how willing people
are to help with surprise marriage proposals - especially
on St. Valentine's Day.
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If you
live in an area where outdoor activities in February are comfortable,
get tickets to an outdoor event and as the sun begins to set
have the MC announce that you would like to know if the woman
you love would like to be your wife... If you live in a cooler
climate do the same thing at an indoor event.
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Fortune
cookies have come to be a popular place to hide a surprise
ring. Steaming them open lets you put the ring inside with
a piece of paper that says, "Will you marry me?"
If you have a favorite Chinese restaurant this can be the
perfect ending to your Valentine's Day Proposal dinner, but
don't stop there. Add slips of paper that tell your love how
special she is. Copy some quotations from famous lovers and
add those too.
Since Valentine's Day is the 14th, fill 14 fortune cookies
with love notes and after she has opened them all present
the last one -- with the ring inside. You can also use this
idea with other containers.
Stop at your local jeweler or ask the jeweler where you buy
the ring for 14 ring boxes to hold your love notes and make
the 15th box the real engagement
ring; 14 crayon boxes can hold notes telling your love
that she adds color to your world; 14 candy boxes telling
her how sweet she is; 14 balloons filled with love notes or
flower petals make an unusual bouquet and the 15th balloon
with your engagement ring inside makes an unusual way to propose...
come up with your own version to tell your special lady what
she means to you.
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If you
are a couple who likes simple things - keep your marriage
proposal simple. A quiet get away, snuggling in front of a
warm fire... You on one knee telling her how much she means
to you and that you want her to be in your life forever as
your wife... now, that's romantic!
- The bottom
line is that proposing doesn't have to be elaborate to be romantic.
As long as you find a way to tell her what she means to you
and that you love her enough to ask her to marry you and spend
the rest of your lives together... your Valentine's Day marriage
proposal will be a special memory forever...
More about
Valentine's Day proposals around the Web:
Popping
the Question
Valentine's
Day : Proposals e-Cards
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