Mr_Right is offline Mr_Right Post #1  August 25,2009, 2:49am
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So, I'm looking for some good proposal ideas. My timeframe might have accelerated a bit.

Here's what I had in mind:

Proposing at the top of a huge ferris wheel in Chicago.

Taking her on a tour of DC for the day, see the White House, check out the Jefferson Memorial, see the National Archives, then watch the sun set on the Tidal Basin, and propose then. It would make DC very memorable for both of us. Resturants and places to propose would be welcome.

Next January, go to a ski lodge and have a fun day skiing, then go to a nice dinner, then walk around and see the place at night, then propose (there might be writing in the snow that I might do ahead of time).

Propose at the Olive Garden where we had our first date.


Here's the trips that I have coming up:

End of September we fly to Chicago to visit her family.
Thanksgiving, we're driving from VA to NC to see her family after we see mine.
Christmas, we fly to Chicago to see her family after we see mine.
January, no plans, but that's when I was thinking the ski idea.

She's also going to Peru next Feb, and of course my uncle was like, "Fly to Peru! She'll never forget that!" . Maybe something a bit less expensive.

It seems like the wedding will be next Oct, Oct 2nd... judging from when the reception place will be free. Who knows though, we'll see if that's the final place we decide.
 
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Oooh, the other idea I had was to take a day trip to Harpers Ferry, see the old town, and hike up the Maryland Heights trail, then at the very top overlooking VA, WV, and MD, and the town below, to propose there. That would be a good one.
 
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I was teasing her with all sorts of things the other day, like, "You're not allowed to search through my luggage from now on, because if I come in and see you crying and wearing the ring, I'm going to be kinda ticked off."

Also, she thinks she'll get the ring for Christmas... I might want to do it a bit sooner than that to surprise her.
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Mr_Right wrote :
I was teasing her with all sorts of things the other day, like, "You're not allowed to search through my luggage from now on, because if I come in and see you crying and wearing the ring, I'm going to be kinda ticked off."
Great ideas all of them. Write each one of them on a piece of paper, put them in a hat, mix them up, close your eyes and pick one.
Good luck with it
 
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She's also going to Peru next Feb, and of course my uncle was like, "Fly to Peru! She'll never forget that!" . Maybe something a bit less expensive.
spend less on the wedding. airfares are less expensive and this would be amaaaaaaazing!!


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, because if I come in and see you crying and wearing the ring, I'm going to be kinda ticked off.
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these are all good, may i suggest you leave your cell at home and tell her to do the same, say you want this day for just you and her,,, i personaly think it so tacky when you go to a wedding or funerial or church and someones phone rings, i mean what were you thinking, at any rate good luck
 
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I like the ferris wheel idea. Maybe it'll work out with other things whilst in Chi-town.

Good luck & have fun.
 
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I would go for less dramatics and hang on to your money. the Jefferson Memorial, see the National Archives, then watch the sun set on the Tidal Basin, are in disrepair and its muddy with lots of flooding. Maybe change the trip to the Washington Zoo and hide the ring in a box of Cracker-Jacks? Maybe the FBI Headquarter and arrange a phony lock up for her and then you propose or Room Service at your hotel and under the cover of her breakfast dish is her ring? or a Train trip through the mountains? or Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum
or Maybe stick to your plan. Good Luck.

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I can't do this with my girlfriend, because she gets lost with a GPS system, make sort of a scavenger hunt using a GPS system. Hide messages and clues around the neighborhood and in the end, lead it to a picture of an engagement ring (with you waiting close by with the real thing).
 
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An idea from the incredibly down to earth faction: I would hope that she is more impressed / happy by the act (proposal) than how you do it... quit thinking about it /teasint / playing games and put all your energy/interest into the love and honesty of telling her you love her with all your heart and every bit of your essense and want to spend your life with her!

Less poetically: SHUT UP, HOLD HER TIGHT AND ASK HER!!!!!!!!!!

just my $.01 (would give the whole $.02, but living on a budget, saving up for something special of my own)
 
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