101 Ways to Propose By: Scott E. Jones
By cleaning the house, making dinner, then hiding and having her follow signs that lead to your heart with the ring in hand. (Add a poem in the actual proposal) that she won’t forget in a lifetime.
While scuba diving, under water, hide the ring in a treasure chest off the coast of Key West.
By asking your bride to be for a breath mint. (Have the ring in the container) – Be sure to hide stash it before hand.
In a Gondola on a river in Venice while floating along with a Venetian man in a red/white stripe shirt and a big black mustache is rowing you along.
By putting the big question on the jumbo-tron at a ball game’s season opener at the 7th inning stretch.
At a family gathering (such as a birthday party, 4th of July cook out or Labor Day picnic) – not at a Wedding, rehearsal dinner or Baby Shower.
On bending knee. (This is very traditional and can be done at any time any place. You can mix this into any of the enclosed listed 101 ways to propose.)
While skydiving in tandem or solo. (For an added “flare” make the landing spot “Spell out” – “Will You Marry Me?”)
Live on David Letterman via satellite hook up to Afghanistan. (If your serving our great country in the Military)
While strolling through Central Park on a beautiful fall evening sipping on a Starbucks double latte mochachino.
In a chair lift on your way up Mt. Hood. (Be sure to keep the ring in a safe place. It would be easy to loose it in all the layers you’ll have on)
In a hot air balloon flying high over Cab San Lucas, Mexico on your 2 year anniversary.
After you watch the Survivor Season Finale’ and your favorite contestant just won.
After grace, on Thanksgiving Day @ the bride-to-be’s parents hour in front of all the family. (Don’t forget to ask Dads’ permission first)
At the stroke of midnight on New Years Eve “20??” (This would be a good time to get on Bending Knee)
By saving the ring from a small kitchen fire and proposing on the spot because you can’t tempt fate. (Just be careful the next time your cooking a special “Surprise” dinner celebration)
By wrapping the ring in increasingly smaller boxes to be opened on Christmas Day with the family there to enjoy.
By waiting ten years and just popping the question while making dinner in a “matter-of-fact” sort of way. (Expect a few swear words for your future bride).
In front of Claude Monet’s “Water Lilies” at an art museum (You can say something like “Let’s make this moment & art we’re enjoying more beautiful with this engagement ring”).
On a boat, cruising Lake Erie, under the stars. (Say: “Hey I talked to your dad today, he said I could marry you”)
On your first date anniversary during an Adam Sandler movie-thon.
In front of the reflection pond at the Cleveland Museum of Art on Valentines Day.
By hollowing out a walnut and hiding the engagement ring inside until your future bride becomes hungry!
By informing the gossip queen of the family and having her spread the word for you until the bride to be finds out through “the grapevine”.
At a friends birthday party by hiding the engagement ring in the bride-to-be’s purse hooked on to her cell phone. Grab her attention by calling her phone multiple times until she picks it up.
Without actually proposing, if you wait long enough, she will weasel it out of you.
In Central Park, New York, on a bridge overlooking the Ice Rink after your Carriage Ride threw the city.
By making a rose pedal trail from door to fireplace, be sure to be waiting with ring in hand and a bottle of her favorite red wine when she arrives home from a long day at work.
In Paris, France, on top of the Eiffel Tower in the month of May.
Having it written in smoke by an aerobic pilot over the park your having a picnic at.
At the very moment you realize the one you love is the only one that matters.
By attaching the ring to a new puppies collar and having the puppy fetch the one you love. (Don’t forget to attach a note to the puppy too, dogs can’t talk)
While making snow angels in your parent’s front lawn at 2:00 AM.
While crossing hemispheres on board a Jumbo Jet in route to your Australian vacation for two.
In a rose garden with your other “love” (a new puppy) after it gives your bride-to-be a wet doggie kiss.
On Valentines Day, after cooking and enjoying a wonderful meal in sweatpants, all alone in the kitchen on one knee.
At the Bellagio Hotel in Las Vegas Nevada atop the Garden Room balcony.
After a car accident on a busy street, at a spur of the moment to relieve the tension.
While standing on the corner in Winslow, Arizona without a fine site to see.
On a beach in the pouring rain. (I would suggest Seal Beach located in southern California, it’s beautiful.)
In a park, on a marry-go-round, after your best friends wedding ceremony (before their reception).
At the jewelry store, right after you and your loved one go to look at engagement rings “just for fun”.
After her father successfully made it threw an open-heart surgery.
By hooking the ring on an ornament and handing it to your future bride-to-be while decorating the family Christmas tree.
Planning a wonderful evening/weekend @ her favorite bed & breakfast. Propose while you read the morning paper over a cup of coffee and an orange juice.
(If you keep a journal) …On your 2-year anniversary, at the exact same spot you watched your first sunrise together. Propose after reading you read your journal entry to the lucky lady from the first time you were at that sunrise spot thinking of proposing to her.
After a long fight over something silly, smooth over that tense feeling with a big fat ring that was on it’s way anyway!
At Whips Ledges in Hinckley, Ohio at sunset.
By driving home from college at the spur of the moment and surprising her on her front doorstep in the pouring rain with a dozen soggy red roses.
After being shot down by fiancée’ after your first year of dating, waiting another 7 years for her to propose to you.
At 10,000 feet, Lake Tahoe California’s Heavenly Ski Resort highest peak, after a nice packed lunch.
While wearing matching cowboy hats, have the proposal typed into the startup screen of the new Palm you got her for her birthday!
At home right after brunch before you start the dishes.
By having a cop friend pull you over, leading your soon-to-be fiancée’ to believe that she was involved in a hit and run the night before and having the cop find the ring in the car only so that you can propose to her on the side of the freeway.
With symbols of your life and family in hand ask your lady to be a part of what you love.
By having a Chinese Restaurant make a fortune cookie with the ring in it and the proposal on the fortune.
After she asked for some moving boxes, hand her the extra little one for your love. (with ring in it)
By paying the chair lift guy at a Ski Resort to stop it half way up the mountain for your surprise in mid-air.
By pretending to fix the sink drain clog and pulling out the problem (the ring).
After fixing her car’s flat tire in the pouring rain.
At the Casino Windsor Hotel with 9 dozen roses with rose pedals on the floor of the room waiting.
After a crazy night in the E.R. due to a toothpick in the foot at Mapleside Farms, her favorite restaurant.
At the peak of the Grand Canyon where the first hotel once stood.
While listening to “On Bended Knee” by Boys II Men.
On a beach off the “Road to Hanna” in Maui at sun set.
At Hinckley Hills on a blanket at sunset with a bottle of grape juice (public park – no alcohol)
Two days after you told her you weren’t going to be ready for another year or so to be married.
After a special dinner at your home on Valentine’s Day.
At Laguna Beach in California with a bottle of wine at sunset.
At a funeral reception for a family member of your bride-to-be. (Yes this has happened before)
By hiding the ring at the top of a toothpaste container. She will be surprised when she brushes her teeth next.
By renting a billboard sign to be seen by passersby on a local free way.
At a local bar you frequent when the moment feels just right.
By presenting her with a power-point presentation of why you would be good together.
In Las Vegas at one of those 24 hour “Nuptial” places
After you pick out a ring at the jewelry store: Then say: “Oh you know I want to marry you!”
Under water while snorkeling at Xel-Ha in Mexico.
At Edgewater Park in Cleveland, Ohio while flying a kite. (Attach it to the string and ask for her help)
In North Carolina on a pier into the Atlantic, while she is ranting, pull out the ring and say: “Do I have to ask?”
By creating a scrap book of your lives together so far and giving it to her for her birthday with a “Will You Marry Me” on the last page. (video tape it with her unaware of anything to come).
By knowing that she will give you her ring finger as a joking middle finger every time you argue about getting married. Then, the next time she does it, just pop the ring on her finger.
On a beach in Malibu, California on the fourth of July while picking up the pieces of broken glass (her hobby) and saying you found a very glittery one for her to check out.
At the Biltmore in Arizona, have the waiter bring the ring, flowers and wine out on a silver tray.
In a hot tub at the Amish “getaway” style log cabin on a cold winter night by a fireplace.
On your anniversary with the gift of a T- Shirt that says “Happy Anniversary” on the front and “Will You Marry Me on the back”
In a wedding Gazebo in St. Thomas.
On your first Christmas in a new apartment, exchange ornaments, hide the ring in your ornament to her.
While cuddling on the couch while watching cartoons on a Sunday morning.
At 7AM after making breakfast. Present the ring to her with a glass of mimosa and breakfast in bed.
Surprising your soon to be fiancée on a business trip in Miami FL. Walk up to her on the beach with a ring in hand and say: “Hey I’m in Miami too, Will you marry me?”
On Christmas morning, after eating yummy cinnamon rolls, under the mistletoe.
While trimming the tree, hand her a crafted ornaments in order: “Will”, “You”, “Marry Me”.
Having her un-wrap a 5 foot tall engagement ring you made out of scratch for her.
By dressing up like Santa Clause for her offices Christmas Party and surprising her when she sits on your knee.
By burning it into her lawn with gasoline. (not recommended)
By having a day of luxury arranged for the little lady and ending it at The Ritz-Carlton at a suite in which you had converted into a “French Restaurant”. (yes, this has been done before too)
After a long rain, on the way to dinner, stop at a park & propose under a Rainbow overlooking downtown.
On a gondola in Venice during a surprise trip to Italy.
By asking your local High Schools play to help organize a “Dry Rehearsal” and tricking the un-knowing bride to attend the “Debut” in which the school kids come to center stage and say “Will You Marry Me”.
You can propose via Text Message.
You can propose on Facebook!