Valentine’s Day Proposal Ideas Roundup
January 21st, 2006 Posted in Wedding Planning and Ideas
February 14th is not as far away as it seems, and whether you’re aiming to pop the question, or tie the know, what better day to do it than the day of romance and love.
Wedding sites all over the internet are bustling with Valentine’s Day idea for couples. Let’s start at the very beginning, and look at their tips and suggestions for a great Valentine’s proposal.
The Knot suggests that you turn out the lights, or say it in flowers, pointing out that:
"Chilly February is a good month to snuggle and coo under the covers. Let your proposal light up the room after you’ve kissed goodnight by spelling it out on a Lite Brite board or on your bedroom ceiling with letters cut from glow-in-the-dark paper (available at craft stores). Surround the letters with lots of stars, so that when you turn off the lights, it looks like a clear and starry night — surrounding a constellation proposal! Put the ring in a box or card under the pillow, as if the love fairy left it there."
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"You know the drill: Roses. Lots of them. Everywhere. In the bathtub, on the bed, in your sweetie’s slippers, in the car. Buy her rose-colored silk lingerie and rose-scented massage oil. Give him one rose for each month you’ve been together."
Nina Callaway from the About Weddings chips in her two cents, suggesting that you try to recreate your first date for the proposal.
"Make reservations for the same restaurant, get a tape for the car of the song that was playing on the radio, or make a picnic of the foods and wines you had that day. Don’t forget to wear a similar outfit! In your own words, say that you’ve recreated the moment because it was the moment you met the person you’re going to marry (or knew that you wanted to spend the rest of your lives together), then get down on one knee and pop the question!"
Everything Valentine’s Day even has a few tips on what kind of flowers you may want to try gifting your new bride-to-be with, including red carnations for admiration, purple lilacs for the first emotion of love, primroses for young love. Proposals with a thoughtful flower arrangement may seem old fashioned, but the fact is that the women still love them.