Ultimate Marriage Proposals (Reborn)

@theprogamer (10532)
United States
August 31, 2007 11:44am CST
Okay before anyone searches it, yes this thread has been done. But if you find the thread, you'll find out why I have the right to start this thread :) Anyhoo, time for the discussion. This thread is about ultimate marriage proposals or just some decent marriage proposals you've seen. You can also share how your hubby/wife proposed to you. My listing. **Warning** Long List ahead **Warning** [Idea 1] - Bakers Dozen of Bliss Put the wedding ring at the center of a rose in a banquet of roses. If you are worried about her(or him) not seeing it, do something to draw attention. A bouquet of red roses with a special white one in the center (humans are curious creatures, its sure to work). Or you can use her favorite flower in the bouquet in place of the white rose (1, 2 or 3 should work, she'll find it) You can also use a card too. Make it short but powerful and loving. Good luck:) [Idea 2] - Ninja Call up your future spouse say you are on the way. Be STEALTHY in your approach, park a bit further away if you are driving. Put the ring in an celebration/invitation style envelope. Also put one of the following inside too * A heartfelt poem declaring your love and intent * An fake but plausible invitation to the wedding of Mr and Mrs[name];p * A note or keepsake probably the first thing you did/first date or a special item Put the envelope/ring in the mailbox (leave it open) and have the note out or use the mail slip (or you can just put it on the threshhold. Knock on the door. Run away and find a place to hide. Watch your spouse open the note and slowly approach the door. I would follow up on the note or item you put in and declare the true proposal then too. Good luck, I hope she/he likes it. [Idea 3] - Cyberspace Send your future spouse several emails and have one word in each subject line. The idea is to have the email subject lines spell out your message. You can also lead it as you wish. *** From***@gmail.com - Subject:[Name] I love you From***@gmail.com - Subject: You make me whole From***@gmail.com - Subject: I want to be with you From***@gmail.com - Subject:!!!Will From***@gmail.com - Subject: You From***@gmail.com - Subject: Marry From***@gmail.com - Subject: Me!!!!!? *** You can also customize parts especially the email with the final part of your chain message. A pic of the wedding ring will do fine. Remember, you want to send the last parts of this message FIRST otherwise it comes out backwards. Also make sure to show up sometime soon, spouses wanna see the real thing! Oh and if you know your future spouses email is spam conducive you may not wanna try this [Idea 4] - Big Confession Use a big banner on your house, apartment, etc. Make it say a powerful and meaningful message. Remember, your future spouse is looking for a powerful and bold confession, you are trying not just to win the heart, but to win it for life. Just make sure you get a variance since many city zoning laws probably don't allow you to do this alone. Or you can just do it and hope no one catches you. [Idea 5] - The Sky Skywrite it. Not much to say on this, but if its a clear day or a very special day and conditions are right, try it. Take your beloved to a special place of your choice. Close the eyes and open them when the message is ready. It also adds effect if you have the ring right there so you can quickly show it when your beloved is done reading the message. Good luck:) [Idea 6] - Food for the heart and soul. Cook your beloved's favorite meal or an elegant meal that's truly something. Go through a lot of effort. On their dish, put the ring on the edge of the plate and make it so when you present it that your beloved will see the ring once they start digging in. You can follow up with your declaration of choice, I'd say "I really love you[name], I can't stand a second longer without you completely. Though it might be quaint, I wouldn't mind cooking for you for the rest of your life. Will you marry me?" Uh... do not put the ring directly in the food -_- things can get "problematic". [Idea 7] - Mr. Neck Bling Wear a necklace each day when seeing your beloved for this week. Give your beloved the necklace (doesn't have to be expensive, just something for show and chaining). Repeat for the next 5 days, bring it to the 6th day. Now on the seventh day, get another necklace or chain and put the wedding ring on it. Your beloved might not notice at first since you've been wearing odd chains recently, but when she takes a better look...then its your cue.:) [Idea 8] - Kidnap and Getaway!! Clean out your glove box and put in it the wedding ring, a card or a poem of love and perhaps a special present. Pick your beloved up from work. Talk about what you've both been through over the years (or months) and talk about how much you love your beloved. Tell her to search the glove box. Let her read the note and see the ring. Follow up on the card verbally. Also if you got a special prize in there, like tickets to Hawaii or something you can also make this a teasing joke. You are kidnapping both your future spouse and her heart.:) [Idea 9] - RPG Quest: well not really, but there are some steps though:) Ship a package or mail this to your beloved. The contents, bright white envelope with a kid's wedding ring and your declaration from the heart. And a play version of tiara and white veil. Declare your love in the note but remember to put that if she wants the real deal, make her bring back the kid's ring and the play veil. When your beloved arrives again, confess your heart and your intent. Also when she/he says yes then you can reveal the real ring and place it on. You can even put on the fake ring and veil after for fun:) Call it making the whole thing more memorable for both parties. [Idea 10] - The "Plunge" Bungee from a bridge along side a banner that unveils the bold confession. Make sure to be careful.
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@artemis432 (7474)
• Abernathy, Texas
10 Sep 07
Wow I love all of your ideas. I want to point out that I don't think thirteen is unlucky at all, just some superstitious folk a long time ago had only twelve fingers and toes to count on so 13 was the unknown. lol. Or unless you were a Templar Knight in another life. I likely was but I don't suffer from triskaidekaphobia. Anyway all of these were stupendous - dark chocolate great, swinging on a swing in the summer night great, or driving with the windows down at night on a country road great, eighties movies great. Good stuff. I was asked in true Dharma and Greg fashion - simply and soon after meeting my now husband. They had a week or so on us as they married the same night they met. My husband proclaimed his love a few night after meeting me and soon after popped the question. I think the next weekend we were off to Las Vegas. Happened so fast I didn't even legally change my name - but thought it was automatic. This was years ago. He's lucky he didn't ask for a traditional wedding all that planning ahead I may have said no but he stepped out of his methodical role for a moment. Also good timing as something terrifying had happened to me not long before and I was in the right place for someone SAFE. I've always wanted the movie moment just once in my life - either the proposal or the confession or the guy running after my plane. You know, like that. Good stuff that. I've thought of lot of things like this. The twist on the kidnapping would be telling me we'll be having Italian for dinner, or chinese or japanese and whisking me off to Japan and getting down on one knee in foreign soil. I don't see why a couple can't all of these - you always have the right to marry her again and again. Different kinds of weddings too - Asian, Polynesian, Hawasiin, Polish. Wait long enough and I might even be able to marry you - when you've found the girl or whatever - and I want to study to be able to both non-denominational but somewhat traditional weddings - and handfastings. I think it would be cool to do theme weddings too, goth, pagan, faery, medieval, etc. Okay enough ramblings!
• Abernathy, Texas
10 Sep 07
I can see why you like six, its very sweet and personal. I love in movies how he'll take the girl to a park or the ocean and there will be a table set up there - by his friends or something.
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• Abernathy, Texas
10 Sep 07
*nights
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• Abernathy, Texas
10 Sep 07
I meant marry you as in officiate the ceremony as your reverend.
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@lani0529 (1720)
• Philippines
31 Aug 07
Hello theprogramer!(",) Nice wedding proposals from here.(",) Well, I would like mine to be better than all of the options. My husband to be should think better for nicer things to do. If he copies any of these, I won;t say yes.lolz. I don't mind how he does it as long as its true and sincere and that he truly loves m and I'm ready to settle down then why not? Thanks for the post! It's really long, others may not finish reading it but it's worth finishing after all. Great day!
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@theprogamer (10532)
• United States
31 Aug 07
Bah, come on give him a chance Lani ;p And with this list I mean for people to be sincere. I'm partial to idea 6 myself :)
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@theprogamer (10532)
• United States
31 Aug 07
Naughty thread Hijack, but I noticed 15 and the rest of my list didn't go through. Here it is [Idea 15] Ask your beloved to stay the night. Get a piece of red string or white rope ahead of time. When your beloved is nice and asleep, tie white rope on her ring finger and on your ring finger. If its the red string, tie it to the pinky finger. Make sure to tie ring in the center. Wait for your beloved to wake up and discover what has happened. You can also make fun of the situation and tease her over "tying the knot";p But make sure your bold confessional is in order.:)
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@lani0529 (1720)
• Philippines
31 Aug 07
That's really sweet!(",) Hint: If he would like to propose, I would like it if we are on a trip or finding new adventures. A scene along the beach will do the trick. Great day!
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• Canada
1 Sep 07
My goodness...you certainly put a lot of work into this and I applaud your efforts! There are some wonderful ideas here and hopefully Mylotters will cut and paste them into a Word document for future reference. My hubby and I have been together 17 and married 16 of them. Our version of keeping the romance alive is to talk from the heart...make sure we applaud each other's efforts...and give lots of "I love yous and big hugs" throughout the day. The proposal is only the first step to in the commitment part. It takes daily care and nurturing support to keep the commitment THRIVING rather than just SURVIVING! In any case you've given some really great ideas..and unique ways to let that special someone know you want to spend a lifetime with them...very thoughtful post.
@theprogamer (10532)
• United States
2 Sep 07
Thanks Perspectives :) The post was actually from sitting down and musing over the subject, then it just grew! Oh and I've already got most of Volume 2 of this done. Stay Tuned, since I'll probably need another discussion to do the next batch. I had NO CLUE there was a limit to how long an opening discussion could be. *Note to self: Get blog ;p*
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• Abernathy, Texas
13 Sep 07
Is there a limit? One mylotter, in repsonse to my "Please read more then the title" discussion - and this is someone who actually frequents my discussions, said that she will except when I've written a novel. But I wasn't aware there was a formal maximam length rule, I'll have to revisit the rules.
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@ciades (1623)
• Philippines
11 Sep 07
Maybe and i really think you will use this ideas if you are ready to propose to someone special or you already did it?hehhe. Anyway, Your ideas are great and romantic.
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@theprogamer (10532)
• United States
14 Sep 07
Its idea 6 that I'm a fan of. I've got others to I'm gonna post real soon. Stay tuned Cia.
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• United States
9 Sep 07
Very nice Gamer! Unfortunately I have a Mississippi southern man who really isnt into all the mushy stuff, but I love him all the same! He bought the ring while we were at Kays picking up another ring I had some stones replaced in, the next week we went to the court house! lol He really didnt ask me, it just sort of was known that is what was going to happen. He was callling me his wife 5 months after we met anyway so it really felt like we were already married. Its amazing how well we still get along and how our feelings for one another are just as strong as the puppy love we started out on. Those are great ways to wed, but I think it really doesnt matter if your just in love and want to make your bond stronger.
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@theprogamer (10532)
• United States
5 Dec 07
I like the story Bay. I was just doing some checking and came back to this thread for another discussion. I do agree there should at least be some consideration of the intent and message. You are wonderful for saying and believing that Bay. Very wonderful, very great!
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@moneyandgc (3428)
• United States
14 Sep 07
Wow, you sure have put a lot if thought into this! Lots of great ideas! My husband took me out to our favorite beach one night. We went out on the pier and he put down a blanket so we could look at the stars. As I was sitting down he grabbed my hand. He was so nervous his voice was wavering. It was adorable. Unfortunately hurricane Katrina washed away our special pier. :(
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@theprogamer (10532)
• United States
15 Sep 07
Aww sorry to hear that about your pier. I'm glad you enjoyed the post though. And yes, ladies some guys are gonna be nervous with all of this, usually the pure ones anyways :) Make sure to help them relax through this stuff, be there for him.
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@Stiletto (4579)
16 Dec 07
Number 6 would definitely work for me - I would marry anyone who said they would cook for me for the rest of their life. I was sure I had responded to this discussion already but maybe it was one of the other similar ones I responded to. Anyway, it's nice to see this sort of discussion from you. All your discussions are interesting but this one is cute. Who would have thought you were a romantic after all!
@theprogamer (10532)
• United States
16 Dec 07
*slight blushing* Hey! Just a minute! I am a kind and caring person!! I'll even admit I can be stern, cold, (mechanical?), even an ogre, but there is a heart under here... =3
@Katlady2 (9904)
• United States
31 Aug 07
Now, why couldn't my hubby have had this list for ideas 7 years ago? (I'm laughing, because yesterday was our wedding anniversary) What my hubby did was get the ring while he was on his lunch break from work, go and buy the ring, and when he got home he came up behind me while I was putting on my makeup and put his arms around me and the ring was on the end of his pinkie finger. I was so surprised and happy that I about poked my eye out with the eyeliner! LOL
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@theprogamer (10532)
• United States
31 Aug 07
Hah, funny situation and story :) Sometimes guys (and girls) ya have to be careful with marriage proposals. Don't wanna have anything too clumsy happen.
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@roniroxas (10559)
• Philippines
3 Sep 07
wow you got an A for effort. sure the girl you will propose too is very lucky because you have a lot of creative things running in your brain. you are one cool guy. i was married before and now a single mom. i hope one day i would experience something like that.
@theprogamer (10532)
• United States
3 Sep 07
*Blush* Man I'm turning red here .
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@anniepa (27955)
• United States
5 Dec 07
Wow! You're quite the romantic and an imaginative one at that! I'm not sure how I missed this discussion until now but better late than never. So, tell me, are you planning on using one of your ideas any time soon? She's a lucky girl if you are. Let us know the results. Annie
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@theprogamer (10532)
• United States
5 Dec 07
Well Annie the full story is this. Some are completely creative. A couple were dating ideas or things I'd do when dating. My relationship track record isn't nice. But thanks Annie for the support and encouragement. It does help, and it is very appreciated, believe me!
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• Philippines
1 Sep 07
this is nice. i hope one day, he would do this to me. lol
@ctrymuziklvr (11057)
• United States
8 Sep 07
I found this very cute but am willing to bet you got a minus rating because of the length. My first marriage proposal happened when our parents were discussing a wedding ....ours!
@theprogamer (10532)
• United States
9 Sep 07
Why should I get a minus rating for length, thats against the FAQ and the TOS. But I'm willing to admit that anything is possible at this point
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@3lilangels (4639)
• United States
31 Aug 07
very nice propasals,very well written.there is some great ideas.thanks for sharing this i will have to give some of these ideas to my friends.take care.pattie
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@theprogamer (10532)
• United States
5 Dec 07
Thanks Pattie, sorry I missed this one the first time! I know I keep saying it but I'm still working on the other ideas. Hopefully I can get them up soon. Keep the eyes peeled.
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