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Rough_Rock
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Ok. So, I think I've read every post in this forum and am still drawing a blank. I've read about celebrity proposals, best proposals online and everything in between. I've even contacted a proposal planner. And nothing seems to work. I've got about a month to plan something unique and amazing; and I'm back to square one. To make matters worse her three friends have gotten engaged in amazing elaborate fashions in the last year; one in a private helicopter in NYC, one where the boyfriend rented out an entire restaurant!, and one on TV.
What I do know is this. She wants a more semi-public proposal or proposal with a public element (read "fanfare") in it, so something at home is not going to cut it. She would also not likely be happy with something cliche: at dinner at a restaurant, landmark, art museum, monument, anything involving nature, a picnic, scavenger hunt, horse-drawn carriage, etc. We are near a downtown area with many possible venues, etc. But no beach.
She knows its coming, so trickery is going to be difficult. I really want to do something unique and shocking. I wouldn't also mind something with a little humor in it. SURPRISE is key. I'm willing to spend whatever amount is necessary. What I do know is I plan on hiring a photographer. And renting out a large suite at a hotel, limo, champagne, etc. for after the proposal. So that is taken care of. But, I don't want to propose in a hotel room. I KNOW going to dinner somewhere and then saying "I got us a hotel room" just isn't going to be shocking enough. It has to be really good.
The proposal ideas I've liked are where the groom rents out a billboard and it is unveiled unsuspectingly in front of the bride (not feasible based on timing and $$), the Sweet Home Alabama proposal where he takes her to Tiffanys (she would die for this), and Serendipity where he has her unwrap larger to smaller boxes (although this was at home and is now kind of cliche).
My only ideas as of right now are to rent a rooftop at a local hotel and have it decorated with flowers, candles, etc. Take her out somewhere and then disappear and change into a tux. But I haven't got a clue how to get her up there unsuspecting. The second someone tells her to go to the roof, she'll know. I could try to enlist one of her friends to assist, but am convinced they'll blab. Plus, I'm not that set on this type of proposal; it just doesn't seem shocking enough. I was debating the idea of just having a limo show up to her door, tell her to pack and bag, and take her to me somewhere. But again, not a true shocking surprise for that actual moment.
I would love to do a destination proposal. But the second we get to an airport; again, she'll know. There's a chance i can convince her boss to send her to NYC for work and I'll do it there, but it will be dicey and she'll likely know. I was thinking of flying out there and flying her parents there to. But again that leaves me with the where? Plus then I'll be at the mercy of not being in my hometown to make all the arrangements, view the site, etc.
Her interests are difficult to work with; shopping, fine dining, clothes, makeup. She's definitely a "high-society" type of girl. And she's like a detective. Anything amiss and she'll know.
I'm open to ANY suggestions. What are the most elaborate movie style proposals that I may be able to pull off? What are the best proposal ideas you've seen that would work in this situation? HELP!
What I do know is this. She wants a more semi-public proposal or proposal with a public element (read "fanfare") in it, so something at home is not going to cut it. She would also not likely be happy with something cliche: at dinner at a restaurant, landmark, art museum, monument, anything involving nature, a picnic, scavenger hunt, horse-drawn carriage, etc. We are near a downtown area with many possible venues, etc. But no beach.
She knows its coming, so trickery is going to be difficult. I really want to do something unique and shocking. I wouldn't also mind something with a little humor in it. SURPRISE is key. I'm willing to spend whatever amount is necessary. What I do know is I plan on hiring a photographer. And renting out a large suite at a hotel, limo, champagne, etc. for after the proposal. So that is taken care of. But, I don't want to propose in a hotel room. I KNOW going to dinner somewhere and then saying "I got us a hotel room" just isn't going to be shocking enough. It has to be really good.
The proposal ideas I've liked are where the groom rents out a billboard and it is unveiled unsuspectingly in front of the bride (not feasible based on timing and $$), the Sweet Home Alabama proposal where he takes her to Tiffanys (she would die for this), and Serendipity where he has her unwrap larger to smaller boxes (although this was at home and is now kind of cliche).
My only ideas as of right now are to rent a rooftop at a local hotel and have it decorated with flowers, candles, etc. Take her out somewhere and then disappear and change into a tux. But I haven't got a clue how to get her up there unsuspecting. The second someone tells her to go to the roof, she'll know. I could try to enlist one of her friends to assist, but am convinced they'll blab. Plus, I'm not that set on this type of proposal; it just doesn't seem shocking enough. I was debating the idea of just having a limo show up to her door, tell her to pack and bag, and take her to me somewhere. But again, not a true shocking surprise for that actual moment.
I would love to do a destination proposal. But the second we get to an airport; again, she'll know. There's a chance i can convince her boss to send her to NYC for work and I'll do it there, but it will be dicey and she'll likely know. I was thinking of flying out there and flying her parents there to. But again that leaves me with the where? Plus then I'll be at the mercy of not being in my hometown to make all the arrangements, view the site, etc.
Her interests are difficult to work with; shopping, fine dining, clothes, makeup. She's definitely a "high-society" type of girl. And she's like a detective. Anything amiss and she'll know.
I'm open to ANY suggestions. What are the most elaborate movie style proposals that I may be able to pull off? What are the best proposal ideas you've seen that would work in this situation? HELP!