Fantastic Proposals!?

[TechAPhi]

I have a really good guy friend who is looking for a totally awesome, blow-her-away marriage proposal. Give me ideas--any ideas!

Something cool, romantic, fun, amazing...

Thanks!

Jen

[GmuTeke]

This is the way my father proposed to my mother on 2/14/78

He gave her a very special Valentine's Day gift, a big huuuuge toolbox. As my mother was getting ready to rip his head off, he asked her if she wanted to check to see what was inside. And inside the smallest compartment there was an engagement ring.

My mom melted.

[aephi alum]

My husband proposed to me on the spur of the moment, while crossing the Mass. Ave. bridge between Boston and Cambridge. I don't think *he* knew he was going to propose, until he did...

Spur of the moment, is the way to go. Surprise her.

[cherub]

One of my closest sisters was proposed to at our Fraternity Formal. May be common place to some, but to us it was a definite first! Every year, we have an award for "Girl most likely to marry a fraternity man" and she's won it for the past three b/c she's had a promise ring. Last year her future husband got up to announce the last award, and we all started to smile b/c we knew she was going to win again. He said a little intro, proceded to say that this year, he wanted to go one better and instead of "Girl most likely" make it "Girl most definitely". Then he got down on his knee and...

Lemme tell you how funny the pictures are from that night, of us stunned in the crown, then all tears and laughter...

Now, I guess this would be difficult if your friend's not a fraternity woman, or if they don't have such an award. Nonetheless, I love telling this story!

I also like the toolbox idea! My dad once gave my mom a ring hidden inside a box of new windshield wipers. She was sort of let down by the unromantic-yet-sweet in an "I'm thinking of your safety" kind of way 'till she opened up the box and out fell the jewellery box. You can use a ring as an ornament on a Christmas Tree, or put it on the top of a tree as a star. If they have pets, he can tie it to a pet collar... y'know, looking at these ideas, they definitely lean towards the nonchalant surprise tactic, which I have to agree with aephi alum is the way to go unless he wants to spend big bucks on a destination proposal!!

[SigmaChiCard]

A good buddy of mine/former soccer coach did it in the most amazing fashion that I've ever seen, or heard. He used her occupation as a lead in, and simply blew her away. The players in this story are Peter Trzop and Christa.

Here it goes...

Christa receives a phone call from the My Old Kentucky Home Historical Department (the foundation of our state song, and the positive well-known image of Ky, very historical) reporting to her as she is the lead reporter at my local newspaper, that an old chest has just been discovered in the depths of a basement vault, and they want her there for the opening of it to write an article about the event and want her photographer there to snap shots of it, in fact they wanted her to be the one to open it as she's given years of dedicated service to the city, this was how the city was paying her back. So she rings my buddy Trzop, her lover and tells him to get his ass to OKH and that she'll meet him there, she's got a surprise for him, when he gets there, she's telling him about what she gets to do..so, so excited.
The department shows her the box, a few city officials are there to observe this mysterious find with her, as well as some of the department, they have to forcefully open the chest, and she rumages about it for a bit, finding some very old artifacts, and all the while not noticing that Trzop is moving in beside her, stealthily. At the bottom of the chest she finds another very, very old box, which, naturally, she opens. By this time Trzop is on his knee beside her, but she's so involved in what is happening that she doesn't even realize it..until she, upon opening the box, discovers that there is a gorgeous, modern diamond ring. As she turns to display the ring to the onlookers, she finds Trzop beside her on bended knee, grabbing her back in one hand, and the hand holding the ring in the other, and asks Christa to marry him in front of the town officials, as her photographer is snapping shots of the unfolding events. It was the most creative, amazing engagement proposal ever.
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Another good one is my chapter consul at Sigma Chi. He and his girlfriend, two incredibly intelligent people, read to one another on a weekly basis, they go sit in the park which is near-by and alternate turns reading passages from books aloud. Players: Gene and Beth. ~
Beth is reading from from a book that is dealing with a man and a woman in love, when Gene decides that it is his turn, that Beth has been reading long enough and should be able to rest a bit and just listen, Beth agrees. Gene proceeds to read perhaps 20 or so pages when the story begins to become confusing. No longer about Mr. X and Ms. Y, the story seems to parralel better than ever that of her and Gene. Focusing stronger than earlier, the story seems to be getting really deep and heartfelt, until Beth even begins to cry, thinking how much this story is like their love for one another, and all of a sudden not only is the story no longer about Mr. X and Ms. Y, but the names have even changed to Gene and Beth, in the course of the reading, Gene describes how this woman, Beth, means everything and infinitely more, then from reading from the book, as if it's just the story, even still, Gene asks Beth to marry him. At which point I believe he was tackled by an emotional, crying, joyous Beth, greeted with Kisses and "Yes." The whole transition took place in about a page and a half, and ironically fed really well off the last few words he'd used from the book so that one that wasn't paying attention might perhaps not even notice it, but they read enough together to know how attentive each other was during the reading. The passage he read was tightly glued onto the page so that it didn't stick out to her when she had the book, but he also didn't want her to notice him stick it in as he began reading. Another Brilliant proposal, but Lord, I cannot get a girlfriend, and all my peers are marrying off! What a sad state of affairs.