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Ten 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...
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. -
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!
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. 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." 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 scrap book! 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 skiing 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. 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. 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. 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...
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