Cool Ways to Propose – If You’re Going to Propose, Read These First!
If you are going to propose, make it great. You only get one shot.
There are so many ways to propose. Men scratch their heads looking for cool ways to propose. What they should really do is ask women what they like in a proposal. To that end, here are some great stories from women on how their husbands or finances proposed to them. By definition, they would all be cool, because the women loved them!
Cool Way to Propose 1
“That day he took me to a museum. I thought that was a bit strange because he never wants to do stuff like that. After we got there, we walked through and it was really beautiful. There were so many things to see. He took me over to an exhibit with small artifacts. Among the artifacts was a shining object in a box so I leaned over to get a better look.
In the glass case there was a little box just sitting there with a diamond ring and an old looking note saying “My Darling, I will love you forever if you just say yes. Will you marry me?” Well, I would have thought that it was an artifact, but the ring looked brand new, it was my favorite diamond cut (which he knew) and the note actually had my name on it.
After I regained my composure and stammered out a few “Oh my God!”s I gave him a huge kiss, and said “You bet I’ll marry you!”
Jenny B., Detroit, Michigan
Cool Way to Propose 2
“We had been in a long distance relationship for about a year an a half. He lived in San Diego, and I was living in Santa Barbara. We made the drive to see each other just about every weekend, and spent our vacations together too. Many times we’d just meet in LA, since that was about half way between our homes, and there are plenty of things to do there.
One weekend we were going to dinner at Campanile, a really romantic, Italian place on LaBrea. The building itself was actually built by Charlie Chaplin! It’s one of our favorite places to go together. Well, we had some time to spare before our reservation, and didn’t want to sit around and sip drinks, so we were doing a little browsing. Mark took me into this little jewelery store. Sometimes that means something, sometimes we’re just looking.
I figured I’d give him a hint or two about the kind of ring I liked and he actually checked my my finger size, you know, just in case he might need that info some time! We looked at some gorgeous rings. Dinner was spectacular, so romantic, but he was like that. We went back to our hotel and he brought out a bottle of my favorite wine, and open the curtains to reveal a spectacular view of the city lights. It was breathtaking, but nothing compared to what he had in store for me.
He put on some Celine Dion, and we danced overlooking the city. After our dance, he took out this little box and placed it into my hand, which I can tell you was shaking a bit now. I hadn’t seen him get anything at the jewelers when we were there. When I opened the box, I almost fell to my knees. Sparkling inside was the most gorgeous diamond ring I had ever seen.
He got down on one knee and proposed. I was so overwhelmed, it was all I could do to stammer out a “Ye-eee-sss!” It was unbelievable. I found out later that he’d had the ring for about 2 weeks, and had just brought me to the jewelery store as a ruse.
Megan S., San Diego, CA
Cool Way to Propose 3
“We both love scuba diving. In fact, we met on a dive in the British Virgin Islands. He was diving with his brother and a friend, and I was with my cousin. We hit it off right away and have been diving together ever since. Luckily we both lived in South Florida. He was in Miami and I lived in Palm Beach. We’d been dating for about 2 years and were on a dive trip to Cozumel.
We had been down for about 20 minutes when he motioned that we should start back to the surface. We had been diving off a rocky stretch of beach and were in only about 30 feet of water, so we didn’t have to waste too much time coming up. When we got to the surface, Dave pulled out a small bottle of Champagne, 2 small crystal glasses, a ziploc full of fruit and cheese, and a table setting out of his dive bag. I was amazed. He was always the romantic type, but pulling a champagne picnic out of his bag was pretty remarkable, even for him. He got everything ready. It was the perfect little picnic on our own little beach, shielded by rocks from the outside world.
After our meal, Dave reached into his bag once again, and pulled out a little, blue box with a white ribbon. It was a Tiffany’s box! He untied the ribbon, opened the box, and handed it to me. To say I was stunned would be the understatement of the century. He then proposed to me, right there in the sand. I was saying yes even before he finished asking, and it was the best thing I’ve ever done.”
Jacqi J, Orlando, FL
Cool Way to Propose 4
“Michael has always been a bit of prankster, and I’ve always loved someone who can make me laugh. No one has ever been able to keep me laughing like Michael has. I was in love with him almost from our first date, which was at a restaurant in Seattle called Canlis. It is one of the best restaurants in the city, and is perched up high with a truly amazing view of Lake Union. It is expensive, so we hadn’t been there very often since our first date.
He told me he wanted to take me out for dinner on Saturday night, and to dress for someplace nice. When he picked me up, and sure enough we went to Canlis. It was the perfect dinner. Our table was in the corner at the far end of the bar, which gave us the best view in a place with amazing views. We had a very nice bottle of wine, and 2 hours of great conversation with dinner. That’s another thing I love about Michael, we always have so much to talk about. After dinner it was time for desert. I ordered a brown cake. It arrived under a silver platter cover. When the waiter opened the cover and handed me the desert, I about fell out of my chair. There, on a small, purple, velvet pillow was the most beautiful diamond ring I had ever seen! I looked at Michael and he was all smiles as he got down on one knee and proposed to me, right there in front of everyone. It was so cool.”
Judy P., Montlake Terrace, WA
Those are without a doubt some of the coolest ways to propose. Guys, these are stories that women told, so take note as to what they like. There are so many other great proposals. Stay tuned for more, and if you have some cool proposal stories to tell, or if you think these are nothing compared to yours, please leave them in a comment.
