Whether you’re a female hustler who’s planning a revolutionary, independent woman-infused engagement, or a tradition-focused boyfriend ready to take your relationship to the next level, the pressure is on for a fabulous and memorable proposal.
To help you create a once-in-a-lifetime experience for your better half, here are some fabulous ideas for a romantic and unique marriage proposal.
- Shoot a Music Video
If there’s any time you should ‘go big or go home’, then it’s the day you propose to your soulmate, and for the music lover, nothing could be better than a showcase of a romantic homemade music video in front of their family and friends. Choose one of your partner’s favourite songs, and together with some select mutual friends, get to work recording and acting out the ultimate in musical proposal videos.
For those who don’t fancy becoming a temporary music star, for a more sophisticated, not to mention a less expensive way of proposing, take your partner to a fancy restaurant and hire some local acapella singers to sing your proposal.
- A Picnic With a View
Another terrific and truly memorable proposal story is to take your beloved for a picnic, with the most decadent and luxurious food, a classic 1950s hamper, and of course, a classic chequered picnic blanket.
As your soon-to-be fiancée is enjoying the picnic, encourage her to look up at the sky and see the words ‘Will You Marry Me?’ emblazoned in skywriting from a plane. There’s a wide range of different skywriting companies available that you can contact online, all of whom will be more than happy to accommodate the date and location of your picnic proposal.
To make your engagement picnic even more sentimental, secretly find out your partner’s ring size and head to regalhattongarden.co.uk to craft your one-off, dream diamond engagement ring.
- The Ultimate Scavenger Hunt
Everybody loves a scavenger hunt, and what better prize at the end than an engagement ring nestled into a rose bush in your garden or at the end of the street in a padlocked box?
Spend some time crafting curiosity-inducing clues and present them on the morning of an ordinary day when your partner isn’t expecting anything out of the ordinary to happen. Make sure that every clue is romantic, and ideally, linked back to a memory you’ve shared together during your courtship, with the journey through the clues culminating in a bottle of champagne, the diamond ring and two ornate glasses.
- An Underwater Proposal
For the couple who love extreme sports and who choose to live firmly on the outside of their comfort zone, take the plunge and arrange to spend a day scuba diving on your next holiday.
Contact the tour company beforehand and ask them to provide an underwater photographer to capture the moment when you propose to your other half in your wetsuit (definitely a different outfit than most would wear for a proposal!). If you’re lucky, the engagement photograph will be peppered with exotic, multi-coloured fish and will be one to include in the decor of your wedding reception in the future.
