Over the years, many men have popped the question in front of large crowds, everywhere from sports stadiums, to movie theatres to airplanes.
But you don’t have to propose in front of everyone you know (and even those you don’t) to make the moment memorable. Here are a few ideas for making the moment cherished and intimate:
• Go skip stones at a nearby lake. When you get to the last one, let her know that you have one rock left. Then, pull out the ring.
• Etch your love in chalk on the sidewalk that’s in front of her house. Include a line that says, “Check your mailbox.” Put the ring (or note) in there.
• Send her by mail or e-mail an invitation to an engagement party. The invitation should invite her (and only her) to spend the rest of her life with you.
• Record a video of yourself proposing to her. Convert the video to a DVD (there are many services that can do this for you) and tell her you rented a movie for the night. Then, put the DVD in the DVD player and see her reaction.
• Put the ring someplace common in her house- this might be in the silverware drawer, in the butter dish, or even tied to the pantry knob with a note attached that says, "Will you marry me?"
• Bring in the local paper and nonchalantly ask, "Do you think we should announce our engagement in the paper?" When your soon-to-be fiance realizes what you've said, take the ring out of your pocket.
• Make a paper or online album of your relationship, with pictures of the two of you during important moments, and on the second to last page write "what will the future bring?" and on the last page write "how about marriage?"
• Give her a book of love poetry. Glue most of the pages so they are stuck together. Then, leave a slot cut out and place the engagement ring inside.
Compiled on Farmers’ Almanac TV staff
