Her birthday is April 17th (Sunday). We are taking a trip that weekend to stay in a secluded cabin on a bluff, overlooking a scenic river and national forrest. Although we have talked about marriage in the past, she has no idea I am going to propose. I will be taking a single wrapped gift, an ivory leather jewelry box from pottery barn, about medium in size (link below). I also have a charm bracelet with 1 charm, the letter C, the first initial of my last name. So which of the ideas below sounds best, for surprise factor and just overall??
http://www.potterybarn.com/products/mckenna-medium-jewelry-box/?pkey=e%7Cjewelry%2Bbox%7C18%7Cbest%7C0%7C1%7C24%7C%7C9&cm_src=PRODUCTSEARCH||NoFacet-_-NoFacet-_-Sku_Top_Marketing_Rule-_-
A) Make it really simple, and quick. Bracelet is in the box alone when she opens it, I watch for the confusion to set in on her face (letter C charm?), then do my thing having the ring on person.
B) If you looked at the link you can see when the box is open everything is in plain view, except for a leather snap pouch in the center that can be taken out and opened. This option I fill the plain view box with plastic/costume jewelry and tell her she has to search for the special piece (which will be the bracelet inside the leather pouch). There is also a little cloth pouch that could hold the bracelet, and this could go in the leather pouch along with more random jewelry, if I wanted her to have to sift through that too. What I like about this idea is that when I ask her to search for the special piece of jewelry she may expect to find an E-ring, but she won't (and then be let down maybe, then confused by the "C", then elated again). Again in this scenario I have the ring and do my thing once she finds the bracelet.
C) Buy her a nice piece of jewelry, something I know she wants like a sapphire pendant or earrings, and have it on display as soon as she opens it. Put the bracelet as well as the key to the jewelry box in that cloth pouch inside the other compartment, and if she doesn't find it on her own, ask her where the key is to the jewelry box. Then do my thing, again I have the ring with me.
D) Somehow incorporate the E-ring in the box. Maybe give her the nice pendant/necklace on display when she opens it, and let her find both the ring and the key in the cloth pouch? Then I would take the ring and do my thing. (And give her the bracelet afterward?)
What do you all think?? Any better ideas than these? I just can't make up my mind, it's driving me crazy!!
http://www.potterybarn.com/products/mckenna-medium-jewelry-box/?pkey=e%7Cjewelry%2Bbox%7C18%7Cbest%7C0%7C1%7C24%7C%7C9&cm_src=PRODUCTSEARCH||NoFacet-_-NoFacet-_-Sku_Top_Marketing_Rule-_-
A) Make it really simple, and quick. Bracelet is in the box alone when she opens it, I watch for the confusion to set in on her face (letter C charm?), then do my thing having the ring on person.
B) If you looked at the link you can see when the box is open everything is in plain view, except for a leather snap pouch in the center that can be taken out and opened. This option I fill the plain view box with plastic/costume jewelry and tell her she has to search for the special piece (which will be the bracelet inside the leather pouch). There is also a little cloth pouch that could hold the bracelet, and this could go in the leather pouch along with more random jewelry, if I wanted her to have to sift through that too. What I like about this idea is that when I ask her to search for the special piece of jewelry she may expect to find an E-ring, but she won't (and then be let down maybe, then confused by the "C", then elated again). Again in this scenario I have the ring and do my thing once she finds the bracelet.
C) Buy her a nice piece of jewelry, something I know she wants like a sapphire pendant or earrings, and have it on display as soon as she opens it. Put the bracelet as well as the key to the jewelry box in that cloth pouch inside the other compartment, and if she doesn't find it on her own, ask her where the key is to the jewelry box. Then do my thing, again I have the ring with me.
D) Somehow incorporate the E-ring in the box. Maybe give her the nice pendant/necklace on display when she opens it, and let her find both the ring and the key in the cloth pouch? Then I would take the ring and do my thing. (And give her the bracelet afterward?)
What do you all think?? Any better ideas than these? I just can't make up my mind, it's driving me crazy!!
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