Going to Pop the Big Question to my GF any Suggestions How ???

[leeland]

well i have been dating my GF for about a year and a half and i have an engagment ring ordered...i want to do it on her B-day which is coming up next week, the only problem is i am suddenly dumb founded as to find a cool way to do it....so i have turned to all you great, smart inventive people :-D

any stories or ways that you got engaged or heard of i would like to hear about...need some good ideas....

i was thinking i would take her out to dinner for her B-day and then have her ring brought to her like on a dessert plate....don't know how that sounds....i keep on thinking about that miller lite commercial where the plate doesn't go to the right table and the other guy gets engaged after only dating 2 weeks...so i don't know bout that idea..


anyways if anyone would like to share a story or a cool idea they have heard or come up with i would love it....

thanks in advance

leeland

 

[squirrel dog]

Doing it like the commercial I feel is somewhat disjointed.Having a third party involved.Take her to a nice quite place,and when the time is right show her the ring,get on your knees and ask for her hand in marriage.Worst thing that could happen would be her saying no,which after 1 1/2 years is highly unlikley.Putting the ring in a piece of cake or in a bowl of soup sounds cool,but could end up all wrong.Good luck to you and your Bride to be.

 

[MichaelD]

The whole idea of getting engaged to be married is romantic enough. You don't need any of that crap like having a giant lobster hold it in his claw and drop it from the Goodyear Blimp or something.

"I love you and I want to spend the rest of my life with you. Will you marry me, Mary?"


There. Done.

 

[leeland]

you both propose very good points...just reading your comments are enough to drop that idea like it was hot....

all others with stories please add in.

 

[MomAndSkoorbaby]

Well, Skoorb and I went ring shopping that day. That night, he made reservations at one of my favorite restuarants where I thought he would ask me there to marry him. He surprised me and came up to me as I was getting ready to go and asked me there, in the bathroom!

 

[MercenaryForHire]

First off, congrats.

Next, your plan. Don't have one. Like MichaelD says - keep it simple. However feels right - whether it be out at her favourite restaurant or at home afterwards - just do it. Don't try to make it fireworks and spectacularity - just make it honest and heartfelt.

Best of luck. And keep us posted.

(Oh, and before anyone tries to nef a post off it - "pics?" - and you are in no way obligated to provide. )

- M4H

 

[GoingUp]

Ahhh shmabbles... never ceases to amaze me... did he get down on his knees so he could see eye to eye with you while you were taking a dump?

 

[ThePresence]

I agree, no plan. Just be a man and ask her straight out.

 

[linuxboy]

As the highly esteemed member konichiwa suggested,

sup, bitch. Marriage?. It has just the right touch of vulgarity and offense to work. Go, go now.



Cheers !

 

[Spooner]

Originally posted by: Gobadgrs
Ahhh shmabbles... never ceases to amaze me... did he get down on his knees so he could see eye to eye with you while you were taking a dump?

you, sir, are an embarrassment

 

[leeland]

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Originally posted by: Gobadgrs
Ahhh shmabbles... never ceases to amaze me... did he get down on his knees so he could see eye to eye with you while you were taking a dump?
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now that would be a memrable way to do it....just the thought made me laugh out loud.


as for all of your suggestions, they are very good...the idea of doing it before we go to dinner would be good...apposed to trying to do it in a restuarant....

i would gladly set some pics up...anyone know of a site for free hosting ? if you do tell me and i will try to set a couple up when i get home later

thanks for all the comments very inspirational

leeland

 

[EagleKeeper]

Originally posted by: MrsSkoorb
Well, Skoorb and I went ring shopping that day. That night, he made reservations at one of my favorite restuarants where I thought he would ask me there to marry him. He surprised me and came up to me as I was getting ready to go and asked me there, in the bathroom!

Should we ask what the two of you were doing in the bathroom .... together

 

[Freejack2]

Originally posted by: MrsSkoorb
Well, Skoorb and I went ring shopping that day. That night, he made reservations at one of my favorite restuarants where I thought he would ask me there to marry him. He surprised me and came up to me as I was getting ready to go and asked me there, in the bathroom!

When I asked my wife, I hid the ring in the bathroom.
We had gone out for dinner and a movie. Came back and told her I had to go to the bathroom. Got the ring and came back into the bedroom. Sat down and said some things, don't even remember what now. Then I popped the question.

I think as long as you make an attempt at making it a momentous occasion your SO will happily say yes.
Mind you with me she had hinted at it before then. I knew I had met my lifemate so I certainly had no problem with it.

 

[SuepaFly]

Throw together a photo album of pictures of you two together. Only fill like part half or so of it. When you two are alone, pull out the book and say that you made the book for her (maybe enhance it with some cheesy phrase like, so we can always remember). Then half way through and the book is empty, put on the next page a picture of the ring. When she's like "what the heck?" pull out the ring and ask her to help you fill the rest of the album up.

Can anyone answer me this question: Did I just pull this all out of my a$$ or did I get this from somewhere?

 

[kassy]

Sincerity + a touch lovey dovey stuff = just fine.

Chances are you will run through several 'speeches' in your mind and say something totally different when the time comes. (Nerves )

My Hubby didn't exactly ask me, IIRC he said something like 'so when are you going to ask me to marry you'.

Anyways, congrats and good luck!

 

[EvilYoda]

I thing I thought would be cool, if you wanted to go via a setup, would be to install a screw with an eye that you could thread a string through, into the ceiling above your planned table. And then excuse yourself to go to the bathroom, and then untie the end of the string that has the ring on the other end, that is suspended above your table, and slowly lower it to her eye level.

And at the same time, I hate all you happy people. My depression keeps getting worse, and this isn't helping, especially since I was with the girl I lost for 2.5 years...I guess you just "know" when you get older?

Congrats, regardless of any stupid comments I've made, I'm sure it'll be spectacular.

 

[InverseOfNeo]

Get down on your knee and pray that your life isnt going to end soon.

 

[kherman]

Originally posted by: leeland
well i have been dating my GF for about a year and a half and i have an engagment ring ordered...i want to do it on her B-day which is coming up next week, the only problem is i am suddenly dumb founded as to find a cool way to do it....so i have turned to all you great, smart inventive people :-D

any stories or ways that you got engaged or heard of i would like to hear about...need some good ideas....

i was thinking i would take her out to dinner for her B-day and then have her ring brought to her like on a dessert plate....don't know how that sounds....i keep on thinking about that miller lite commercial where the plate doesn't go to the right table and the other guy gets engaged after only dating 2 weeks...so i don't know bout that idea..


anyways if anyone would like to share a story or a cool idea they have heard or come up with i would love it....

thanks in advance

leeland

I did it doing something we both enjoyed doing at the time. Playing scrabble: Picture of the scrabble board!!! Go to the "wedding" section to see it.

What do you do together alot? Go see comics once in a while, ask the a comic at one of his shows to get involved. Tell him to start busting your balls about taking too much time to propose. "Why don't you just get it over with" and BANG!

Anyways....GREAT TO HEAR and good luck

 

[nord1899]

Originally posted by: linuxboy
As the highly esteemed member konichiwa suggested,

sup, bitch. Marriage?. It has just the right touch of vulgarity and offense to work. Go, go now.



Cheers !

Or you could tell her this "You win!" and hand her the ring.

 

[kherman]

Also, I pray you looked at rings with her! She'll love it regardless, but getting my fiance the same cut as her mom's ring was very important to her. Good thing to know. She also didn'twant a huge one, so I got a smaller, very high quality one (ended up get a 0.49 carot ring)

 

[FettsBabe]

Don't do it on her birthday. Her birthday is already special to her. Getting engaged on her birthday will take away from birthday celebrations because she will have to split her birthday with another special event.

Psycho proposed to me on Daytona Beach at the Main Street Pier (underneath it). The waves were coming in and it was perfect.

Ideas: at her favorite restuarant on bended knee, at a concert (have the band announce it), disney world in front of the castle (psycho's first choice but it rained that day), while on vacation.

 

[leeland]

well i did look at rings with her so i actually got a band that she picked out...although i really like it i made it seem to her i thought it was not good on her finger....she mentioned the setting many times, so i tried to set that one up like there was no way she would ever get it....and then went and picked out a diamond the other day...so it is white gold...and a princess cut.

she knows it is going to happen between us just not when...i have been playing mind games a bit....we looked alot toward the beginning of fall...and then once i found it i made like i wasn't interested or had stuff to do...just to throw her off a bit....so i think right now she has no idea what i am doing.

as for the day...i thought her B-day would be a good day...ya know a total suprise...take her to dinner and get her a monitary gift of sometime easy...then at some point when the night seems over drop the question and totally suprise her....i like the story book idea...with pics of us and the ring inside....might look into that....


any others ???



thanks

leeland