Marriage Proposals

[minux]

Well this is kind of sad....but not being much of a romantic was hoping a few JC members could give me some good ideas to propose to my girl of almost 6 years. I plan on doing it Christmas morning, bought the ring today...just have no clue how to do it. For me i'd just say here you go lets get married, but i think she would like something nicer


So please any suggestions are most welcome, maybe i can offer up a prize for the winning one

Help me!!

[Troy711]

take her up in a hot air balloon... do it there. make sure you get one of those ones where they give you cheap hooch (wine) for breaky.

either that or tell her you two are going sky diving... get her to jump first but just be fore she goes ask her to marry you and maker her anser you on the ground

[Troy711]

PS good luck with it mate, hope all goes well. good to see that you are happy with her and obviously after 6 years then it must be right

[minux]

take her up in a hot air balloon... do it there. make sure you get one of those ones where they give you cheap hooch (wine) for breaky.

either that or tell her you two are going sky diving... get her to jump first but just be fore she goes ask her to marry you and maker her anser you on the ground

I was going to do that...but she is scared of heights, so that wouldnt be too good.

[walesy]

push her then hahaha

[crazyspoon05]

If you have a special place that you first met or have had some really good experiences at you could take her there and propose

[walesy]

If you have a special place that you first met or have had some really good experiences at you could take her there and propose

yeah that sounds like a good idea... on christmas morning though would have to be close to home, she would proberly not want to stray away from family

[Julie]

Wow Minux, congrats mate ( I'lll leave that part short n sweet til she accepts )Well I could offer heaps of suggestions, but christmas complicates most of them since you are prob gonna be @ home and no where will be open. I'm sure she'll love whatever u do, even if its just something like unwrapping all your pressies and saving the ring 4 last and getting down on 1 knee. U could dress up as santa and come down the chimney and give it to her (but face it thats not gonna happen- lol who even has chimneys these days).

Maybe u could wait til chrissy lunch if u guys have crackers and pop the ring in there. I dunno it all depends on your woman she might like the big fuss thing with it done in public, or she might be like me and prefer it to be just u guys in a more intimate setting.

If you can't think of anything, you could always propose to her @ moring church service, I'm sure they'd let u do a bible reading and u could chuck in a hey babe marry me lol.......

[R0d]

ask her friends to find out how she would like to be asked

[nizmovk]

scrub up and then take her out to a nice restaurant - not mcD's - and do it at dessert or rig something up with the staff.. make sure its at the end because after she'll be on the phone for the rest of the evening!!

[ivaninoz]

I was going to do that...but she is scared of heights, so that wouldnt be too good.

Try somewhere where you both enjoy being.
I mean in Public

Ask her something like "Where do you really want to go"
with reference to TIME.

Else just

With the Lass I am seeing At The Moment;
I neither want to Die before her,
Nor die after her.

When you get to my age,
Death is NOT [QUITE] as Scarry

[stocky]

and just hope she doesnt read threads on JC

[Christina]

OMG OMG OMG......

you need to do something infront of ALOT of people, it will make her feel really really special and she will be the envy of many

but if that's not your thing... i will get back to you with more thoughts lol

[1vngal]

Awwww Minux. I hope what ever you do decide to do, she really likes. Which I'm sure she will. But, I think finding that one place that has special meaning to the both of you would be the winner.

Or, somewhere special that she has ALWAYS wanted to go. And when you ask her, just give her a kiss, tell her you love her and then ask her. It'd probably mean more than an overly mushy speech...

[minux]

Thanks all for the suggestions so far, i was hoping to do it all at home rather than travel anywhere.

Regardless i have to hope i do not wimp out

[Aggro_VE]

Dam! your going straight to hell now! lol.. j/k..I agree doing it front of a huge crowd! unless either of you get embarrassed or nervous around such crowds..Take her to the boxing day Test match! (yes I know day after xmas, but be even more spectacular, you will have a cracker of a crowd then put it up on the big screen! Just hope ya both like cricket *hehe* Good luck and let us know how it turns out .

[sixshooter]

Skip the hot air balloon bit... she might have been using you for sex all this time and push to out.... :P

But seriously... stick with dates for proposals and marriages that are easier to remember... it's good insurance for not forgetting it 20 years time. A day around Anzac day would be a beauty to get married on... the weather is more milder and being a military man your not likely to forget it.

[Pretender]

Suggest a bit of quiet time for the both of you Christmas morning before the craziness starts. Assuming Christmas is crazy in your Family.
Maybe suggest a picnic breakfast in a nice park, by the river etc.
This gives you the option of setting up something beforehand for her to see, small or large (public proposal) or just to give a nice, calm and private setting for you to let her know just what she means to you whilst you propose.
Any words must come from you as she will know if they don't.

Having said that a proposal in front of friends/family with you making a from the heart proposal often goes down well especially if you usually guard your feelings.

Think about what your partner would expect from you in the form of a proposal and then do something completely different to surprise her.

Simple is often the best but you know your partner better than I.

[redcv6]

i know, get the holden blimp to fly over your house with a big "will you marry me (insert name)". lol i realize this would be really expensive but crap i would be impressed.
good luck

[fabz]

Send her on a treasure hunt. I have a mate who set it up so when she woke up in the morning there was a note saying she had to be somewhere at a certin time to collect a parcel. For eg. Send her to a beauty salon and set it up for when she walks in she gets the hair and nails blah blah. once done they give her a note sending her to the next place like a dress shop then a coffe shop then were ever until finally you get her to meet you for dinner somewhere special then when she gets there have all her friends and family waiting when she walks in and your on one knee with everyone behind you. SHE CANT SAY NO THEN!!!!!!! Worked a treat for my mate put took a few weeks to set up but then again they are still together 3yrs now so. Good luck with what you choose. Maybe a puppy with a ring around its collar?

[sixshooter]

Go the secluded beach minux !... she might feel raunchy afterwards and want to do you right there aswell ! :P

[MyVPIsFasterThanYourVP]

good luck dude.

[minux]

Go the secluded beach minux !... she might feel raunchy afterwards and want to do you right there aswell ! :P

or if not i can use homers line

" I got sand in my pants"

[MikesVT]

First of all... Congratulations mate! thats excellent news!!

Now... I may be you dumb and full of.... what was that last word again? lol but i've been known to be a bit of a romantic. More of a 'on the spot' kinda thing though, im hopeless at planning stuff

Anyway, my suggestion would be treat her to this whole fantastic day, do all the things that you two have always wanted to do/enjoyed. Take her to your favorite restaraunt for dinner (would help if it was an uppetty class, 'waiters with their noses so high they cant look down anymore' type of one). A bunch of her favorite flowers (thats just the standard really...) And either do something VERY public... Do something very inhouse (family and close friends only)... Or do something where its just you and the missus

Thats pretty basic but just off the top of my head

Once again, congrats mate! well done

:Edit: Ps. If all else fails, you the Homer line Or for the family guy in you try this line: "Hey, my name is chance, as in, do i have any?" or "You must be a parking ticket because you got fine written all over you"

[Johnsy]

Keep it simple...
Do it at home on one knee with some flowers that she likes xmas morning...
Have a shot of rum or port to give you some courage first and then you can both enjoy your day being engaged and telling everyone