Places people have gotten engaged!

[Gusteau]

The AOII Chapter at my university just posted a video on their facebook fan page of a chapter alumna getting engaged on the stage during a beauty pageant. Apparently they had met and fallen in love working on pageants together. He gave her a sash that said "will you marry me?"

On an unrelated note - does anyone think the down on one knee thing is cheesy? I'm pretty traditional but I always want to roll my eyes when I see or hear about it. I'm going to opt for a romantic proposal sans dirty pant knee.

[LucyKKG]

Originally Posted by Gusteau

On an unrelated note - does anyone think the down on one knee thing is cheesy? I'm pretty traditional but I always want to roll my eyes when I see or hear about it. I'm going to opt for a romantic proposal sans dirty pant knee.

I think I would be so excited, I would completely forget whether he had knees or not. Lol!

[KSUViolet06]

My only "thing" with any future hypothetical proposal is that it NOT be in a public place. PLEASE.

At someone's home with some of our family around, ok.

The grocery store, mall, the zoo, anywhere where people are going to see/clap/watch---nooo.

I tend to not like things that involve being center of attention. It freaks me out. LOL.

I can def appreciate public proposals and think they're cute when I get to witness them, but never would want to be on the reeceiving end of it.

PS. a couple got engaged at the Jay-Z/Eminem concert in Detriot when I was there.

[MysticCat]

Originally Posted by KSUViolet06

My only "thing" with any future hypothetical proposal is that it NOT be in a public place. PLEASE.

I proposed while we were on a hike at one of my wife's favorite national parks. But I was careful to do it when no one else was visible on the trail. (I think she was wondering why I kept looking back so much.)

My niece's now-husband proposed at the top of the Eiffel Tower.

[AlphaFrog]

Originally Posted by MysticCat

My niece's now-husband proposed at the top of the Eiffel Tower.

Best view in the city - because you can't SEE the gosh-darn ugly thing when you're standing in it.

[agzg]

Originally Posted by MysticCat

My niece's now-husband proposed at the top of the Eiffel Tower.

Dirty mind alert: I totally read "My niece's now-husband proposed while in an Eiffel Tower."

[christiangirl]

Originally Posted by Scully

I know of both an ice rink and Disney proposal!

I would absolutely love either of those!

Originally Posted by KSUViolet06

^^^I know, right? But they had been talking marriage and such for quite some time. I tend to think that you don't plan stuff like that unless you have a good idea of what she likes and whether she'll say yes. lol.

Hahahaha I though the same thing. "Dude, what if she said 'no'!!!! But they must have talked about it or he wouldn't have....I hope."

I've never seen anyone get engaged, I just realized.

[als463]

Oooohhhhh....I LOVE this topic! Both my fiance and I are Penn State graduates. It was at Penn State where we began to get serious. We graduated from the same high school, as well. He was active Navy while I was a full-time undergrad at Penn State. He received his A.A. from there and I received my A.A., 2 B.A.s and my M.Ed. all from there-so, we both bleed blue and white.

Anyway-this July, we were driving back from Ohio, after cleaning out my apartment. I had decided, earlier in the school year, that I just didn't want to be a lawyer but, instead I wanted to get my MSW. Fortunately, he agreed that it would be a good idea because I could move back to NY and be with him (as I attended-if I got into) at SU. I was bummed out as we drove home from Ohio because I felt as though I had let other people down-since I chose another path for myself. He said, "Hey-I know you love Penn State and we didn't get to make it back for THON...so, let's stop there on the way back to NY." I thought it was odd because it was a little out of the way (by about an hour or so). I agreed.

We parked on campus, in the garage, and walked over to the Creamery. We got ice cream and he said, "Hey-let's go check out the Lion Shrine." Once again, I thought...."This is weird. Why? Usually people go there for pictures with it for graduation, legacy pictures, etc." I said, "We've been to the shrine and we didn't bring cameras. Why?" He convinced me that it would be nice and it would cheer me up. We went to the shrine and we walked around it. I looked around and said, "Ummmmm....okay-we've seen it. We should probably go home, now." That's when I walked around the edge of it and he was on his knee. The week before he had kissed me on the "kissing bench" at Syracuse University. He told me during the proposal that he kissed me on the kissing bench because it was said that whoever you kiss on the bench is who you marry. I was in tears and so was he. It was great! It was the perfect place for us! I love how he incorporated both Penn State and Syracuse University!

We are having a fall wedding...at none other than....Penn State

[joliebelle]

My fiance proposed to me in his room at home. I was on his bed on his laptop and he had just gotten done taking a shower, because we were planning on going out. He just asked me if I could shut down the laptop, and when I asked why, he just said because. So I did and he pulled me off the bed so that I was standing across from him. He told me to close my eyes, so I did, and he lifted my hand and pulled off my promise ring, and told me to open my eyes and of course the open ring box was there when I did. Then he popped the question, I cried and said yes, of course

Even though I didn't get the traditional "down on one knee" proposal, I wouldn't have it any other way.

[navane]

Originally Posted by Gusteau

On an unrelated note - does anyone think the down on one knee thing is cheesy?

No! When the time comes, I hope my man is genuflect.

.....Kelly

[nittanygirl]

Kappamd your story made me tear up!!!
That's such a perfect engagement story!

[sanjiyan69]

I proposed to my wife at TGI Fridays over some vanilla ice cream and chocolate syrup. And yes, I did the cheesy one-knee-down and popped the question.. No one clapped or cheered. It was nice and quick. lol

[lovespink88]

I got engaged at the Chicago Botanic Gardens. It was very sweet and private. I wouldn't have minded a big public thing, but to be honest, I did prefer it being just us. The funny thing is that since he wanted it to be private, we walked on a trail to the very edge of the place--where there wasn't even any really pretty scenery or anything, haha. We just walked up to the top of a big grassy hill and he asked me there. It was still wonderful

I was sort of part of an engagement once too. I used to play travel softball during high school and we had a softball tournament in Disney World. (It was awesome, the pitcher's circle had Mickey ears on it!) Anywho, before the game, the coach from the other team came up to our coach and told him that he was planning on proposing to his g/f, who was the assistant coach of the other team, right after we did ground rules. He asked that instead of having just the captains meet at home plate for ground rules, that each team line up on the baseline to watch. The ump was in on the whole thing too. Anyways, after they went over ground rules, the ump asked "Does anyone have any questions?" and the guy said "I do". He reached in his pocket, got down on one knee and popped the question. The girlfriend was SO shocked, it was fantastic! Everyone went crazy (both teams and the whole crowd).

And then the other team whooped our asses lol

[KSUViolet06]

There is an ice-skating rink in downtown AK (just for the holidays) and I'm fairly certain that someone gets engaged down there every night. It's the ideal setting for a Christmas proposal.

[sceniczip]

^^^truth lol. What is it about ice skating rinks?
The one time BF went ice skating he was part of tearing a girl's ACL (they crashed, I heard it was ugly, it was before I knew him lol) so I doubt he'll be popping the question at any ice rink!