Marriage Proposal Ideas

LegacyUser

Hi all,

Going anonymous on this tread for obvious reasons as the title suggests!!

I am going out with my GF for just over 5 years and we have discussed our plans for the future many times; marriage, kids etc and we have lived together for the past 2 years. I am 30 and she is 27 and I am looking for suggestions on the best way to propose.

She loves Killiney Hill, but hates big public displays. However, Killiney Hill is where we go walking regularly and I think that is the place I want to propose. I just am not sure how or what to do to. Any suggestions? Was also planning on booking a fancy overnight spa for the following night in somewhere like Monart.

Sorry if this seems a stupid thread to some people.

Big Bag of Chips

You can go walking on Killiney Hill and propose to her without a big public display. You can ask her to marry you, and nobody in the area needs to know.

Are you going to pick out a ring and have it, or are you going to go together to pick it out? Jewellery can be very very personal, and if you are going to spend a lot of money, you would want to be guaranteed that you are buying something that she loves.

I think a walk, asking her, and then a night in Monart would be fantastic. You could also book An appointment for both of you with a jeweller. If she doesn't like public displays then don't do it. It's not necessary and if she doesn't like it, it can be a bit cringey!

Addle

If she doesn't like public displays then keep it private.
Do you live together?
You could set something up in your home?

strandroad

Make it about watching the sunrise from Killiney Hill (it looks amazing)? There won't be any people around but as you can imagine you can make it very special this way.

LegacyUser

Thanks for the suggestions.

I was actually thinking about the sun setting on Killiney Hill!

No, I won't be picking out the ring myself. I will be getting a promissory ring from Pandora, then she can exchange it for a ring / earrings she would prefer and we will go to a jewelers then together for the actual engagement ring.

I guess I do know the place and the time I want to propose. The advice Im looking really for is how to do it or what to say. Unfortunately my dad has passed away and I have no brothers. None of my close friends are engaged yet so I don't have people I can discuss things with; hence my reason for this thread

ted1

It doesn’t have to be public in Killiney hill. There plenty of secluded look out points. I’d do it on top of the pyramid or by the little tower to its right ( I actually did do it on Killiney beach as we live beside it and it’s special to us )

FurBabyMomma

My husband proposed on a quiet walk with our dog around Glendlough. No-one around and didn't need or want there to be. It was very intimate and special, which sounds exactly what you're planning. Maybe suprise her with the spa bit afterwards? He also got me a little silver ring to propose with so I got to pick my own engagement ring, which was important as I'm the one wearing it!

Best of luck with your engagement, hope it all goes well for you

Cash_Q

It's a lovely idea to pick Killiney Hill considering that she loves it there.

My husband proposed in the park we had first kissed in 14 years earlier. There were people everywhere but he didn't make a song and dance of it. He was crippled with emotion and didn't make it down onto one knee, he just asked the question and I nearly knocked him over with excitement saying yes! A few kids nearby and elderly people noticed and said "congratulations" as they walked by which was really nice. He had picked my ring himself which I absolutely adore, both because of its design and because he picked it.

Best of luck, keep us updated

Big Bag of Chips

Guest1987 wrote: »

The advice Im looking really for is how to do it or what to say.

"Will you marry me?" is the phrase usually used

Try not to over think it. If she loves you, then she will be delighted, however and where ever you ask her. Small intimate details and moments can be by far more special than grand gestures. You know her best. You know what she likes. Have a picnic watching the sunset, and ask her.

A picnic could be a bag of chips! Or it could be the whole hog.

Edit: if you're try to stay anonymous for her benefit, you've given quite a lot of identifying detail already!

Witchie

I agree with the picnic idea. Maybe get a cupcake or cookie with "Will you marry me?" on it and at the end of your picnic give her it as dessert. 

Or get a champagne or wine bottle (beer or cider either if that is what she prefers) with "Will you marry me?" on the label then she gets to keep the bottle as a memento. 

Just make it about you and her and enjoy!

FurBabyMomma

Quick, change hill to ocean and walking to scuba diving

heretothere

Find a nice secluded area, get down on one knee, say a few little bits about why you love her then 'will you marry me?' doesn't have to be too long.

I obviously don't know your girlfriend, but even girls who say they wouldn't want a big public affair would still like a little fuss! I did anyway. I wouldn't have liked a big public display either. But it was nice that he got down on one knee.

1hnr79jr65

If you are feeling brave, you could do a treasure hunt and give clues with the last being the promise ring with question in the box, and Killiney Hill is such a nice area you could easily hide safely and get some fun from it.

beertons

I was going to suggest treasure hunt too. I do it alot in my house, drawing out pictures for clues, and the end result is treats or a birthday pressie.