Asking your partner the big question is a moment that has huge significance and will be a great memory for the both of you. I understand that it can be difficult to come up with the right idea for the best way to propose so that the moment turns out memorable and romantic. Every couple is different and proposing is a very personal thing so make sure to make the moment as personal and romantic as possible. Then I’m sure you’ll get a big “YES”!
A proposal doesn’t have to be stressful, cost you a fortune, or be complicated. Here are 27 of my best ideas that you can take as inspiration.
Romantic Proposal Ideas
1. Remember to Pop the Question With a Beautiful Engagement Ring!
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2. Take Her to a Place She Loves
Is there a place you know she loves? It could be a place in a park on a particular bench she loves to sit on. Or maybe there is a place she would like to visit? Try to hear if there’s a place she has always dreamed of visiting and plan a little get-away together.
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3. Propose After a Mountain Hike
If you are both hiking enthusiasts and love nature, this might be the perfect idea for you. I can just imagine a courtship on top of a mountain—just the two of you away from noise and other disturbing elements. To propose right after the thrill from conquering a mountain while enjoying the spectacular views is simply unmatched.
4. Propose in the Hotel Room
If you’ve already planned a trip together, it can be an obvious opportunity to propose in your hotel room. If you have a little extra money in your pocket, you can sometimes get the hotel staff to decorate the room with candles, rose petals, champagne, etc. Just remember the engagement ring!
If you got the opportunity, you can also decorate the room yourself without her seeing it. It could be while she’s on a shopping trip or is in the gym. Try to see if you can book a hotel room with a balcony. It’s super romantic to lay candles and rose petals that follow out to the balcony where you stand in your finest clothing ready to pop the question. You can also arrange a private dinner on your terrace if the hotel offers it.
Private Proposal Ideas
5. Propose During a Private Dinner
This is always a hit! Plan a private dinner out on the water, on a beautiful cliff, or in nature under a large beech tree. Have a waiter or your friends set it up and arrange it for you. While enjoying the beautiful scenery, you can enjoy each other with candles and champagne.
6. Propose on the Roof
This is probably one of the most popular ways to propose and I 100% understand why. It’s super romantic to get closer to the sky together on the roof of a building. Make it personal and perhaps arrange a dinner with candles and rose petals. Or drop the dinner and make a big circle of rose petals where you stand ready to propose when she comes up.
Creative Proposal Ideas
7. Make a Personal Puzzle
There are many websites that offers the ability to make your very own personal puzzle. Suggest an evening with red wine and puzzles on the floor with lots of pillows and candles. Make a puzzle that assembles the big question in letters. Once it is assembled, you can break the big question for her.
8. Write a Personal Song
Whether you like it or not, music evokes emotions. So why not get someone to play a tune during the session? It can be a love song that describes how you feel or a song that’s “your song”. Or even better: Write a song yourself so it becomes even more personal.
9. Propose on Valentine’s Day
Maybe February 14th is the perfect day for you! Why not give her a little hint every day with a sweet message until the 14th where you give her an even better message: asking her to marry you?
10. Do a Treasure Hunt
Do a treasure hunt across your neighborhood with lots of fun clues and hints that your partner can solve. The last clue will lead her to you where you stand and wait with a ring on your knee.
11. Light Up the Night and Propose by the Bonfire
Lighting a fire on a cold summer evening is another idea for a romantic evening where you can be intimate and enjoy each other while you warm each other with the warm flames from the fire. If necessary, get your friends to start some fireworks after she says yes.
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12. Write the Big Question with Food
If both of you are food lovers, this is a brilliant idea. Ask your favorite restaurant to write the question with chocolate sauce on your dessert plates. Maybe get them to put the ring at the bottom of your champagne. Or how about getting it written on your pizza? I do not recommend that you put the ring in a chocolate cake or in some other food at the risk of your partner swallowing it.
13. “Will You Marry Me?”-Coffee Mug
Go on Amazon or Vistaprint and buy a “Will you marry me?”-mug. Make a large cup of cocoa while sitting on the terrace a cool evening or around the fire in the garden.
14. Recreate Your First Date (or the Best Date You’ve Had)
Remember your first date? Sure you can. Why not relive the day again and end it by giving her the ring and popping the big question? If your first date was a walk and an ice cream why not go the same route and order the same ice cream? I’m pretty sure you both will have the same feeling as when you first met each other. It’ll be a very romantic setting for a very romantic proposal.
Public Proposal Ideas
15. Involve Your Family and Friends
Why not celebrate the big moment with the ones you both love right after she says “yes”? Invite friends and family over and let them come in right after the big moment. You can also make them part of the proposal itself by holding up signs that say “Will you marry me?”. However, before going with this idea, you should find out if your partner prefers something where other people are involved.
16. Propose to Her at Disneyland
If your partner loves Disney, it could be a great idea to invite her to Disneyland and propose to her at the best spot—in front of the castle.
17. Propose at the Amusement Park
How about popping the question in a roller coaster with your better half and your friends holding up signs right when the picture is taken? When you go down together and see the picture, she will see the question and hopefully give you a big “YES”. An extra bonus feature is that you can buy the picture as an eternal memory of your engagement.
18. Visit a Museum
Is there anything more romantic than a proposal in front of one of the most popular love paintings? Visit your favorite museum or plan a trip to the museum you’ve always dreamed of visiting.
19. Propose on New Year’s Eve
3, 2, 1… It must be a countdown to start the year with your new fiancée. Sneak away together just before midnight to a private spot with lots of champagne and New Year’s kisses. Best of all is all the fireworks that will take the moment to whole new heights.
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Vacation Proposal Ideas
20. Propose During the Perfect Vacation
Is there a place on your bucket list that you’ve always wanted to visit? The most popular way to propose is on a trip. On vacation, you’ll often be just the two of you away from the noise of everyday life. Make sure you arrange the trip together so she does not suspect that you want to propose to her. My most important advice here is that you ALWAYS put the ring in your hand luggage and not in your suitcase!
The ideas are many but think in advance about what the two of you like. Is it perhaps watching the sunset on the beach together? Is it a boat trip to a private little island? Or is it a visit to a restaurant that you’ve been looking at for a long time at the specific destination? If your favorite places are in Europe, Paris, in front of the Eiffel Tower, is a great idea. Perhaps you are more into nature where you can visit a place that has the northern lights.
21. Propose on the Beach
When going to an exotic place, it’s a great idea to do the proposal on the beach. Have the hotel set up a beautiful setting with pillows, blankets, and champagne and enjoy a private afternoon together by the water where you give her the ring followed by a romantic private dinner arranged by the hotel. You can even pack the car yourself with blankets and pillows and make your own picnic by the water. You can possibly get a photographer to take pictures of you in secret so you can carry the memories forever.
22. Propose at the Airport
If you pick up your girlfriend at the airport after a flight, you can be ready when she arrives with a big sign with your name on it and a “Mrs.” in front of her first name followed by a question mark. Get down on your knees when she comes and see her face while people around you start clapping and cheering.
23. Propose in a Hot Air Balloon
Plan a hot air balloon ride and see the city from the air. You can possibly do it at the end of the day so you can relax during a beautiful sunset. Tell your better half that it might be a good vacation suggestion so she doesn’t get suspicious.
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