Valentine's Day proposals

Getting engaged on Valentine’s Day may sound cliché, but about 10% of the Americans who become engaged each year do so on Valentine’s Day. It’s the perfect setting for a romantic evening to backdrop a proposal.

Some of the most popular Valentine’s Day themes for proposals:

Proposing With an Audience
Some couples opt to make their proposal a grand gesture in front of an audience, often times in front of strangers, but typically in front of family and friends. This is only advisable if you are certain your sweetheart is going to say yes. Otherwise, it could prove to be an awkward and miserable moment you’ll soon want to forget.

Singing Candygram
Some proposals have a flare of theatrics that includes a delivery of candy and flowers with the messenger singing the proposal. Typically your lover appears on the scenes with the ring interrupting the messenger. If this is your style, make sure you have great dialogue to go with the performance.

Billboard or Marquee
This can be expensive depending on location, but is a popular choice.

Sky Writing or Sky Banner
The revival of sky writing messages is on the rise and is a sure way to get your proposal delivered.

Radio Show
Some Valentines choose their sweetheart’s popular radio show to call in and propose.

Restaurant
This seems to be the most common choice of setting. You can enlist the help of the restaurant with special messages on plates or wine bottles. Never hide the ring in food. Last thing you want to do is choke your beloved.

White Knight
This one is always sure to impress. The knight in shining armor riding on a horse to deliver the proposal in person.

Pretty Woman
Still popular with movie fans, this proposal arrives in a limo, rose between your teeth and exiting through the sun roof, well, maybe you’ll just carry the rose to your beloved. If your sweetheart has a fire escape outside your apartment, all the better.

Dancing under the stars
Weather permitting, dancing with your beloved underneath a canopy of stars is a perfect prelude to your proposal.

Weekend Getaway
This offers you the chance to thoroughly spoil your sweetheart and create a private setting for your proposal.

No matter how you propose to your Valentine, it will be a day both of you always remember.



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