With 3 marriage proposals in the last month...

[Lee]

It seems fitting to start a thread on how you proposed to your wife/fiance. 

Some ideas you cover could be:

1.  How long you were dating?
2.  Why did you propose now?
3.  How did you propose?
4.  What did you plan?
5.  Why did you choose the way you proposed?
6.  How long did it take you to come up with the plan?
7.  If your proposal turned out differently than you had hoped, what happened and how did you improvise?

[Fau Teixeira]

1 - just about 1 year
2 - it was the natural progression
3 - got on a knee and asked (and i had bling)
4 - well she knew it was coming, but i was going to pre-empt it by  few days but the jewelers were delayed so the element of surprize was ruined.
5 - just the way i am
6 - a few weeks of deliberation
7 - already covered that

[Lee]

1 - just about 1 year
2 - it was the natural progression
3 - got on a knee and asked (and i had bling)
4 - well she knew it was coming, but i was going to pre-empt it by  few days but the jewelers were delayed so the element of surprize was ruined.
5 - just the way i am
6 - a few weeks of deliberation
7 - already covered that

Wow, I was hoping for more of a "story" ...  Ease off of the PHP Fau!

[MaineDolFan]

It seems fitting to start a thread on how you proposed to your wife/fiance. 

Some ideas you cover could be:

1.  How long you were dating?
2.  Why did you propose now?
3.  How did you propose?
4.  What did you plan?
5.  Why did you choose the way you proposed?
6.  How long did it take you to come up with the plan?
7.  If your proposal turned out differently than you had hoped, what happened and how did you improvise?

Mrs. Maine and I took a very 'off the beaten path' route (in today's standards) to dating.  We actually went on five or six dates before we even kissed.  I think it was a couple months in before we spent a night together.  We were together for a year before we moved in together.  I proposed around the two year mark and then we were married at the three year mark.

Proposal:  we took a weekend and went skiing in the White Mountains of N.H.  We rented this very cool little cabin that had a hot tub inside and another outside.  After a day on the slopes we decided to hit the hot tub.  I had been carrying the ring around for a while and waiting for a good time.  What better time than this?  It was about 20 degrees outside and every star in the sky was out along with a very bright 3/4 moon.  The snow was reflecting off the moon as we walked to the hot tub.  I stopped, turned around, took the ring out of my robe's pocket and got on one knee.  She said 'yes' and we then I popped the champage that I had hid next to the hot tub.

[BoSoxGrl]

Wow, I was hoping for more of a "story" ...  Ease off of the PHP Fau!

Seriously!!! I was there and hoping for more!!!

Here's how it went down:

We started talking about getting married and we went looking for bling shortly after.  The wedding plans were well under way when the ring finally made an appearance.  Anyways, as Fau said, I had an idea when it would be in, and it apprently was supposed to be in earlier then that so I would have been suprised but there were some delays and it came in when I expected it to.  That morning we took a drive up A1A and picked it up...we got home, he gave me his little speech pre-empted with something like "I know you know what is coming, but I only get one shot to do this the right way so...." then he got on one knee.

OH!  And here's our webpage.  The Password is FENWAY if you wnat to sign the guestbook:  http://www.theknot.com/ourwedding/KatieLelek&FaustoTeixeira

[StL FinFan]

I didn't propose. 

[Dave Gray]

I am not a traditional wedding guy.

I'm not religious, so the ceremony part of it means zilch.  I also am very honest and straightforward, so it's not like I'm going to be any different as a husband.  ...and we already live together.  To me, we're already married.  But to her, we're not, so it was just a matter of giving her what she wanted.

The whole concept of engagement was too big for me.  The guest list, the money, the whole thing -- so I just forgot all about that stuff and broke it into attainable goals: 1) Get a ring.  2) Ask her brothers. 3) Ask her. 4) Then worry about the rest.

So, I bought a ring -- which in itself was a big pain in the ass, because I'm "against" diamond mining in its current form.  So, I had to find something that worked for me.  Once that was done, the rest sorta fell into place.

It was her end of school year, so we went out to dinner.  I conveniently chose a place next door to the bench where we spent a lot of time on our first date.  So, we had dinner, and then we walked over to the bench, she sat down, and I did it there.

She had no idea, and just kept saying "Oh my God" over and over.

Then she called all her friends and they sounded like the Taliban on the other end of the phone line.

[jtex316]

1.  How long you were dating?
I think dating sucks. Someone prove me wrong.

2.  Why did you propose now?
Proposing is Gay. I hate "down-on-one-knee" propositions. Go back to 400 B.C.

3.  How did you propose?
Seriously, if you just "sprung it on her", you're rolling the dice my friends. You better have a plan.

4.  What did you plan?
Recommended: a Round-table discussion at your attorney's offices

5.  Why did you choose the way you proposed?
Because you're stuck in the British Empire of the 1200's where knights and fire-tipped arrows ruled the world.

6.  How long did it take you to come up with the plan?
Should have been quick: 1-800-PRENUPP (The last "P" is for "Protection", because you will surely need it).

7.  If your proposal turned out differently than you had hoped, what happened and how did you improvise
My goal in life is to watch some assclown get down on one knee, read the stupid paragraph of poetry that he wrote while holding her hand and looking into her soul, and ask in the most romantic way "Will you marry me?", only to have the girl be like "No". How awesome would that be?

[BoSoxGrl]

1.  How long you were dating?
I think dating sucks. Someone prove me wrong.

No Joe.  Dating sucks for you because your idea of a "swell time" is inviting her over to play Rock band.

6.  How long did it take you to come up with the plan?
Should have been quick: 1-800-PRENUPP (The last "P" is for "Protection", because you will surely need it).

What are you going to fight over in the divorce?  Your awesome "guitar" collection,  Your geo tracker, and your Giants memoribilia?  I assure you, there will be no argument

[bsfins]

Hijack....
Thank you Kate that was hilarious..I needed that...Thank you..Sorry Jtex....But that was funny right there...

End hijack...

[BoSoxGrl]

Glad I could help. 

[YoFuggedaboutit]

It seems fitting to start a thread on how you proposed to your wife/fiance. 

Some ideas you cover could be:

1.  How long you were dating?
2.  Why did you propose now?
3.  How did you propose?
4.  What did you plan?
5.  Why did you choose the way you proposed?
6.  How long did it take you to come up with the plan?
7.  If your proposal turned out differently than you had hoped, what happened and how did you improvise?

1.  We had only been dating for three months, but sometimes you know in your gut that she's the one.  She was definitely the one.  

2. Because we had set a tentative date for our wedding and had already begun preliminary plans.  

3.  I did the old fashioned down-on-one-knee proposal.  I first asked her dad for permission.  Contrary to the opinion of a famous TDMMC ranter, chivalry is not dead.

4. I wanted to propose to her at the end of the Young Adult service at our church, but she kept dropping hints that it better be private and romantic.  So before the service started, I took her to a small waterfall in the gazebo at my church and proposed there.

5.  See #4.  

6. Not very long.  One of the pastors suggested the spot.  

7.  No need to answer this, as the proposal went off without a hitch.  I will admit, she was very shaky for a while and it was all she could do to hold it together.  After all, this is a big moment in a girl's life.  

[Buddhagirl]

No Joe.  Dating sucks for you because your idea of a "swell time" is inviting her over to play Rock band.

Is "playing Rock Band" code for do you like a porn star? I was once invited over to a guys house to "fix his computer" and wound up bent over a desk.

What are you going to fight over in the divorce?  Your awesome "guitar" collection,  Your geo tracker, and your Giants memoribilia?  I assure you, there will be no argument

I do always notice that the guys yelling about prenups the most own the least. Coincidence? I think not.

With that said, if a guy gets down on one knee to propose to me or asks my father first, I'm saying no. (Sorry, Fau. I can't marry you. I'm sure both you and BoSoxGrl are upset.) Any guy that would pull that shit on me clearly is not the right guy for me. What next? I take his last name? Ha ha ha.

[StL FinFan]

We picked out my ring together beforehand and I did not take his last name.  Does that make me a rebel?

[BoSoxGrl]

We picked out my ring together beforehand and I did not take his last name.  Does that make me a rebel?

Nah...maybe a "pioneer."  I am more old fashioned I guess.