| · | Go Out of This World
Spell your proposal out in glow-in-the-dark star stickers on your ceiling. Get into bed, turn the lights off, and wait for the inevitable gasp. |
| · | Play In the Snow
Build a snowman with your honey and then set the ring box in his stick arms. |
| · | In the Dailies
Take out a full-page ad in a newspaper you know your sweetie reads daily. Make sure to be nearby to catch her expression. |
| · | Waiter Please
Go to dinner at a fancy restaurant and have the kitchen spell out your request in chocolate around the desert plate. |
| · | Be An Architect
Casually build a sandcastle and then place the ring on the highest turret. Ask your honey to admire your work and when she notices, pop the question. |
| · | Hang Your Stocking
Change things up a little this year and hang a lacy black thigh high on the mantle instead of the usual. |
| · | Be A Kid Again
Spell out your proposal in refrigerator magnets. |
| · | Lighten Up
Turn off all the lights in your apartment and make a trail of candles that leads to a circle of votives positioned around the ring. |
| · | Relax Darling
Give your girlfriend a foot massage and place the ring on her little toe. |
| · | Coming Up Roses
Sneak into her home or office and spell out "Will You Marry Me?" with rose petals. |
| · | It's A Family Affair
Share your excitement with everyone at once. Get everyone together for a summer barbecue and drop the big question. |
| · | Clean Up
Draw a bath for the two of you and place a floating candle or rubber ducky in the middle with a ring tied around its neck. Make a path of roses leading to the tub. |
| · | Spelling Bee
Play a game of Hangman and have the phrase be "Marry Me." |
| · | Be A Movie Star
Most movie theaters will let you buy a slide that plays onscreen before the feature. You can design your own and watch as the entire theater strains to see the lucky proposee's astonished expression. |
| · | Go Online
Create a web page declaring your love and intentions. Leave you sweetie a clue with the URL written on it and don't say a word. After she accpets, you can send the page out to friends. |
| · | Join the Mile High Club
Hire a plane to fly a banner with your "Marry Me" message written on it. Take your honey to a wide-open space--a beach, park, or stadium-- and simply point. |
| · | Good Morning, Sunshine
Is your sweetie a deep sleeper? Slip the ring on her finger while she's dozing and wake them with champagne and strawberries. The gesture will seem romantic, especially once she discovers a new piece of jewelry. |
| · | Get A Tan
Write your proposal in sunscreen on your tummy, so that your tan will "stencil in" the words. |
| · | Window Washer
Scratch your message into the frost on her windshield. |
| · | Share It With the Commute
Rent a Billboard-by-the-Day en route to her office and have your proposal up for everyone to see. Park beneath it or await their arrival at work, armed with champagne ready for toasting. |
| · | Go Fly A Kite
Write your proposal on the underside of a kite and let it take flight one warm afternoon. |
| · | Love at Sea
Invite your sweetie over for a pool party and send the ring over floating toward them on a raft. |
| · | Surprise, Surprise
A surprise trip is sure to set the mood. Blindfolds and intricate secret plans are a must to increase the thrill factor. |
| · | Message In the Sky
Hire a skywriter to spell out your proposal while you watch from a park or other wide-open space. |
| · | Location, Location, Location
Sometimes, it's not how, but where. Find a special place that means something to the both of you. Once you're in position, just kneel ask. Your sweetie will always remember that you remembered. |
| Some information from theknot.com |
