I would like to have the proposal done while riding on a rollercoaster and I would particularly like to see it happen on Shivering Timbers at Michigan’s Adventure. I would like this particular roller coaster because it is the roller coaster I have ridden the most in my lifetime and many times with my current boyfriend.

There is a camera on this particular rollercoaster and from riding it so many times I know exactly where it is located…after the ride is over you can go over to the stand and pick up your photo whether it be a keychain or an 8 x 10.

I would like to see my boyfriend propose at the camera spot on Shivering Timbres so that the moment can be caught on film–I love riding rollercoaster’s and I think that this is a rather original idea as well. I think this would make for a great memory and a great story to tell everyone, plus the picture helps your story feel real to everyone you are talking to.

When the planting is being carried out arrangements need to be made for your loved one’s name and the proposal to be planted in the flower bed.  Several weeks later the flower bed will be in full bloom, then tell your loved one of your desire to visit this place and arrange a day trip, or even make a longer trip out of it. 

Take them to the garden where your proposal will have blossomed and the words ‘will you marry?’ will be there in bloom!  And to follow this up, if she says ‘yes’, of course the same flowers need to be used on the wedding day. 

On a Sunday night, I told her I was taking her brother and his friends to a local arcade, but instead, we went to the dune and wrote “Marry Me Brenda.”–she passed by it on her way to work and she called me when she got to work and told me what the dune said. 

When she got home, I asked her if she wanted to, and she put her arms around me and said “you betcha,” and I gave her a ring. We have pictures of the message on the side of the dune, and it makes a great story.

You have to physically prepare yourself and the things you need and a lot of things are to be considered…the venue, the ambiance you want to have, and your partners feelings before your proposal is very important–your engagement proposal must be related with you and your partner as a couple.

It is better to propose with personal touches…think of the romantic places you went to and enjoyed, favorite things or activities you both love to do, your favorite music, food and color and of course do not forget the flowers and the ring– in a proposal both of them go together.

Some suggestions are to do this during a vacation or on a dinner date with your favorite music playing inn the background and placing the ring on her favorite food, or after your awaited movie…the more creative you can be with your proposal the more memorable it will be, just do not forget your personal touches at this special moment.

Take her to the beauty salon for whatever she wants, whether it’s a manicure, a pedicure, a facial or some highlights–just bring along some electronic toys to play with while you wait. Remember, there aren’t enough complements in the world to let her know how nice she looks with her new style…it’s her princess day so lather on a lot of TLC. 

At the end of the afternoon, take her to a nice restaurant, preferably with a subtle atmosphere–sooner or later, she’ll want to go to the powder room…use the occasion to slip the engagement ring, in its box, into the bread basket or tucked in her napkin, for instance.  When she comes back, offer her some bread or ask her to check something odd on the table.  Surprise!

They left and started to tour around the country–they went to just about every tourist attraction in Ireland, and stayed in different bed and breakfasts every night. No one was aware that Ben was  planning on proposing to Lauren while on the trip, but he wanted to do it in a place called the Cliffs of Mohr, which is a massive cliff on the coast of Ireland that is a huge tourist attraction but still very beautiful. 

They drove to the Cliffs of Mohr but when they arrived there, because it was Ireland in the spring, it was pouring rain…Ben decided this might not be the best time to propose to his future wife, so he told Lauren he just wanted to skip the cliffs and get to a bed and breakfast…he had made reservations at a B & B before they left, but Lauren had no clue what it was going to be.

When they arrived she found out it was a mansion built 250 years before…they were to be the only people in the house that night, so it was working out very well for Ben. They went down to eat in a huge living room that had Victorian decorations and in the middle of dinner, Ben got down on his knee and proposed to Lauren, who of course said yes.

When it came time to propose to my now wife of one year, I wanted to do it on Carolina’s campus to try to make the University of North Carolina as special of a place in her heart as it was for me…on a warm and sunny day in late May of 2005, I took her out to lunch right off campus and then we took a stroll around campus–I ended up proposing to her in front of the Old Well, the symbol of the University.

Across the street, a friend hid in the bushes and videotaped the whole thing…a small group of people across the street looked on and the women in the group gasped when I got down on one knee…they all applauded as tears came to my future wife’s eyes and she said yes.

My friend came over from the bushes, video camera in hand grinning from ear to ear…he produced a bottle of champagne for us to celebrate the special springtime moment.  With my proposal, I hoped to make Carolina a part of my wife’s life, just as it will always be for me.

Record yourself saying “Hey honey, I left a surprise in your trunk” and burn it to a CD. Put the CD in her car’s player while she’s at work/mall etc so that as soon as she starts the car, it will begin to play. Stage some friends with a camcorder in the area, hidden from view… the surprise in the trunk is you, ready to go in a nice suit or tux, ring ready to go.  
Another idea I had was also car related…I planned to take my girlfriend out to dinner, and arrange for several of our friends to be at a freeway exit on the way to our dinner location. I’d signal one of them with a hidden cell phone call as we drive past…I’d drive a bit slower than normal, and they would all come after us, in several cars, each with a separate word of the proposal on the backs of their vehicles.  They maintain the correct order and pass us, and turn into the lane in front of us.  So car 1 has a sign saying “Michelle” car 2 says “will” etc…The last car has someone in the backseat with a camcorder and then we all go out to eat and celebrate. 

I quickly saw Els, my girlfriend, off to work that morning. I sat there in the flat with my pen & paper, jotting down ideas of how to make the day special & romantic in every way that I possibly could…so with my ideas written down, I got dressed & headed into town to have a look at the shops. I picked up candles, packets of red balloons, rainbow poster board, and tape, then went to the grocery store & picked up a few items for the special dinner that I was planning.

I hurried back home with all of my items in hand, sat them on the bed & took a deep breath…I blew up the balloons, using some to make a big heart upon the wall & then the rest I put upon the post of our bed. I colored red hearts on paper, cutting out several sizes & putting them on the wall as well, I sat out the heart candles in various places then I sat down with the poster board & wrote/drew a few messages & pictures upon it & posted it up.  Finally I lit a few incense to get the room smelling good.

With the decorations all set it was now time for the dinner I was fixing—we were going to have sweet & sour chicken with noodles, chocolate cake with strawberry delight & vanilla ice cream for the desert.  After I got all of this fixed, I cut my cake out & iced it, then took some of the strawberry delight & made a heart upon the slice of cake and stored the engagement ring in the fridge.

Els comes home from work, tired & sees the decorations but doesn’t think anything…she thinks I am just being sweet, so I don’t let on that anything is up. We ate dinner as we watched a film, and then as it was time for desert, I placed the engagement ring in the middle of the heart on the slice of cake…I came from behind her with the plate & asked her if she would marry me. There was lots of hugging & crying–it was such a huge step in my life & a very happy moment for us.

Later I had the opportunity to spend more personal time with Annie and this slowly but steadily grew in to a strong friendship. In 2001 when the friendship grew to a strong intimacy I decided to go ahead with the engagement proposal. I began to ask her ideas, plans, desires when it comes to a marital life, asked her about the ideal dream husband she was cherishing in her dreams…asked her likings, disliking and deeper things about her marriage and family life she was planning or dreaming.

In our conversation she asked similar questions to me also…she kept on asking me to give her idea the type of personality I was looking for as a life partner. Step by step both of us realized that we were narrating the person in our hearts very much similar to ourselves–I was narrating a dream girl which she felt is very similar to her own nature and I felt the same when she was talking about her dream hubby.

I took the initiative to tell are we not narrating about each other in our dream partners? She said “yes”. I told her this is enough now we can seriously think about making each other life partners…I noticed her warm and charm emotional expressions which gave a clean and clear indication that she accepted my proposal.

The relationship grew and we got engaged and finally married in November 2001. We are leading a wonderful family life. We have a three year old son and the next one is on the way.