The story
-- Ring CHECK! (Antique tacori-type style with trapezoidal and princess channel set diamonds)
-- Stone CHECK (2.18ct AGS 000 round)
-- Girl CHECK (she''s perfect)
-- Custom Ring Box CHECK (Thanks ebay
-- Proposal CHECK (Beach proposal followed by penthouse suite with private chef cooking us dinner which we eat on our balcony, champagne, rosepetals, etc...)
- Location of Proposal CHECK (Beach Resort in Mexico)
-- Insurance CHECK (Jewelrs Mutual)
So here I am completely all set, when I read a post about security concerns on a cancun proposal and it dawns on me.... What do I do with the ring while I am in Mexico? It''s not really safe to have it there before I propose. It''s not safe for her to wear after I propose. Technically the thing probably has to be declared with customs. There is the issue of getting it through the airport metal detector, but I am not worried about that. The proposal will be a complete surprise since we are staying at a crappy hotel surfing for a week before I drop the question and we move to the 5 star resort (the Mexico trip is an engagement trip under the guise of a surf vacation).
Arraaggghhh.... I feel like a ginormous wrench just got tossed into my perfect plan... Please help! I can''t really hind the ring in my bathing suit and flip flops and even if I did some big wave would probably steal my suit and I would have to walk naked on the beach while my ring gets sucked out to sea...
Has anyone ever given a box to a random hotel and asked them to safely keep the ring during your pre-proposal surfing boondoggle? There is zero opportunity to propose before we leave due to business travel and the date that the ring will be finished and I need to propose on this trip since we are departing for a huge (once every 3 years) family gathering on my side 2 days after we return and it is imperitive that my family meets my fiance, not my girlfriend.
I think proposing in Mexico without the ring is really tacky since the ring would be at home sitting in my apartment... And proposing the day or day after we get back (a random Tuesday or Wednesday would really be crappy since we will both be working late trying to catch up before we leave for the family trip...) Any thoughts or help??? Am I missing some solution? Is my only solution to bring the ring to Mexico and either hide it somewhere in my bag or stash it in the hotel safe??
Sorry for the novel, I am freaking out now....
Cheeers,
Dale
-- Ring CHECK! (Antique tacori-type style with trapezoidal and princess channel set diamonds)
-- Stone CHECK (2.18ct AGS 000 round)
-- Girl CHECK (she''s perfect)
-- Custom Ring Box CHECK (Thanks ebay
-- Proposal CHECK (Beach proposal followed by penthouse suite with private chef cooking us dinner which we eat on our balcony, champagne, rosepetals, etc...)
- Location of Proposal CHECK (Beach Resort in Mexico)
-- Insurance CHECK (Jewelrs Mutual)
So here I am completely all set, when I read a post about security concerns on a cancun proposal and it dawns on me.... What do I do with the ring while I am in Mexico? It''s not really safe to have it there before I propose. It''s not safe for her to wear after I propose. Technically the thing probably has to be declared with customs. There is the issue of getting it through the airport metal detector, but I am not worried about that. The proposal will be a complete surprise since we are staying at a crappy hotel surfing for a week before I drop the question and we move to the 5 star resort (the Mexico trip is an engagement trip under the guise of a surf vacation).
Arraaggghhh.... I feel like a ginormous wrench just got tossed into my perfect plan... Please help! I can''t really hind the ring in my bathing suit and flip flops and even if I did some big wave would probably steal my suit and I would have to walk naked on the beach while my ring gets sucked out to sea...
Has anyone ever given a box to a random hotel and asked them to safely keep the ring during your pre-proposal surfing boondoggle? There is zero opportunity to propose before we leave due to business travel and the date that the ring will be finished and I need to propose on this trip since we are departing for a huge (once every 3 years) family gathering on my side 2 days after we return and it is imperitive that my family meets my fiance, not my girlfriend.
I think proposing in Mexico without the ring is really tacky since the ring would be at home sitting in my apartment... And proposing the day or day after we get back (a random Tuesday or Wednesday would really be crappy since we will both be working late trying to catch up before we leave for the family trip...) Any thoughts or help??? Am I missing some solution? Is my only solution to bring the ring to Mexico and either hide it somewhere in my bag or stash it in the hotel safe??
Sorry for the novel, I am freaking out now....
Cheeers,
Dale