I want to propose but....

Susan_Frost

Definitely dont take the little one, so unpredictable, how would you get the right moment. This is between you two, and you dont want her thinking it is only cos you now have a family.

Keep it simple. Where you can have quiet time together afterwards. I must admit, I wanted to chose my own ring, unless you really know what she would like.

My son and his (now wife) went to the Lake District for a weekend. They had never talked about getting married, but lived together for several years. He had bought the ring. He told me they were at the top of a hill and had been watching an eagle(?) flying below them. He thought, now is a good time, got down on one knee, and the deed was done. Very romantic. She had absolutely no idea.

So maybe a trip to the place she has been wanting to go to. I think the idea of buying a bracelet until you can chose a ring together would be great. Maybe you could then buy the ring while away and come back and surprise everyone.

Also, dont confide in anyone, you dont want her getting wind of it and spoiling the surprise. Has she a birthday coming up, or there is Easter time.

Good luck !!!

chatnoir

Hire out a an entire screen at your local cinema...just be you and you oh...have the theatre show a few home movies....or make up a film of photos of your lives together with accompaning soundtrack...at the end have the last picture be of the Ring and then get donw on one knee and ask the question

purpleknight

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Hmmmm certainly got some thinking to do!!! Thanks for all your ideas. Tonight I'm toying with the idea of taking her somewhere in Europe (not as far away from LO). She has mentioned a place called lake Bled (I think) previously. Looks like potential! http://www.bled.si/en/ - what do you think??? It's just finding the time to get us both there!

Lake Bled is gorgeous - I went there two years ago as I was making my way around Eastern Europe. There's a church on a tiny island in the middle, which you can hire a boat to row over to, and I seem to remember the church has a bell in it that you can ring for good luck (though have to pay *grumble*). Its really lovely and definitely romantic, but potentially quite touristy and busy in high season... :-)

As for getting there - fly into Ljubljana, the capital, and its about an hour and a half away - I think you could probably do it in a weekend if you got Friday night flights and came back late Sunday/early Monday. Good luck!

RachelW1987

I cant stand the whole over the top proposal. Personally I think it should be a private thing between two people who truely love each other. You have your wedding to show to the rest of the world. I picked my own ring and i love it lol. My OH made me a nice meal and as I thought he was about to bring pudding in my ring was on the plate instead. We celebrated with some champers and it was lovely. If he had done it in a bust resturant or the typical sterotype places (Effiel Tower etc) I think I would have killed him lol. Good luck

xmaslolly76

A friend of mine had a rather unusual propsal. Her other half new she drove past the same place everyday and always got stuck in traffic there(Right opposite a firestation). So he went and saw the station officer and got permission to hang a giant banner from the roof and he stood on top with the ring in his suit and dickie bow. She was rather overwelmed especially when the firemen came out and carried her to the roof to accept. Some may find this embarrasing but i think its romantic in its own way.

Good Luck however you choose to do it

beer_tins

Well, I don't have kids, but I proposed with a nice meal at home. Flowers, candles, champagne etc. and a 3 course meal (I'd taken the afternoon off work). She said she loved it and I believe her. You may want to pack LO off to a relative/friend's if you do that though. I picked the ring myself, but loads of couples do this together after the proposal as well now.

lawz21

I agree that the proposal should be about you two as a couple and not some grand gesture just for the sake of proposing. Make a romantic meal or take her somewhere local that means something to you both and just do it.

I know i'd rather want my boyfriend to just tell me how much he loves me and how much he wants to marry me than him concentrating on creating the perfect moment.

Girlzmum

I'd have been mortified at a big flashy proposal! I had spotted a ring once in a shop and said it was beautiful, nothing more. A few weeks later we were in his house and he was completely on edge, I thought he was going to end things - he could barely look at me, wouldn't come near me all night and in the end I just said I was going home. He walked me out to the car and I was for asking him what was going on and he just got down on one knee and got out the ring. It was out the back of the house in the middle of a housing estate, nothing special at all setting wise. But he was on one knee, in the rain and asking me to spend the rest of our lives together and it was all I needed.

Bettyboop

I just wanted to mention that the Eiffel Tower is very popular for proposals and not that romantic. When my friend proposed to his girlfriend at the very top he dropped the ring and when they raced to the bottom it was never to be seen again. The ring cost £600, in the end the girl did accept and he got her another ring . Don't know how much that one was though. So basically if it doesn't go to plan she may still say yes. Be yourself and do it...

tattoed_bum

i think any proposal can be romantic ,if she isnt a showy person how about having a nice romantic bubble bath for two with a nice glass of wine and asking then ,if she isnt expecting it then i think possibly the more simple the better ,you dont have to put a huge effort into it just your heart .if she knows it comes from the heart then it will be romantic