Proposing at Christmas

Do you have somewhere that yee both lovely going for walks / visits?
Perhaps bring her there over the Christmas time?
The fact she knows you have it, I'd avoid giving on Christmas day etc... as she'd probably expect it more then?

Personally, I would never have considered a Christmas engagement, and I know my OH wouldn't have wanted one either!

I'd do it xmas eve, maybe on a nice walk. I like things simple though. Then she'd have the ring to show off xmas day when visiting friends and family.

My cousin recently got engaged. Her boyfriend had a whole day planned, and gave her envelopes to choose what to do. So she got 2 choices of what he'd make her for breakfast, then he gave her 2 choices of mornign activity, then two choices for lunch, two choices for afternoon activity. She was wrecked at the end of the day, but they are very romantic so nothing dawned on her that the day was extra special. The decided to just spend the evening relaxing at home and playing scrabble. She went and got the wine and he set up the scrabble. When she came back the letters on the board said ' will you marry me?' Was lovely!

Now I'd know my oh was up to soemthing with a day like that planned but she was very surprised!

I'd do it Xmas eve or before it if I were you. I knew hubby was gonna propose to me at some stage and it was torture waiting and each "special" day that came and went I was disappointed. In the end, he proposed on a random Monday evening in November over a cup of tea in our kitchen! Caught me completely by surprise! It was perfect! Candles lit and everything. She might be waiting for it Xmas eve or Xmas Day and might be disappointed if those days pass and it doesn't happen.

Do it at xmas dinner, you could get the wish bone from turkey and ask her to split it with you then let her win the "wish" after that you can propose and say "i hope this is what you wished for"

Op I have to echo what some of the others have said. Why wait until Xmas eve when she already knows? Surprise her before when you are wrapping presents or getting lists sorted - an element of surprise. Best of luck

solerina wrote: »

Make sure she will be happy with a Christmas proposal, I know I would have been annoyed, too many people get engaged at Christmas and loads expected us to get engaged too. We waited until end of March...not Christmas and def not Vakentines day

Have to agree, I have a tally of December engagements of people I know or have seen on Facebook, 6 so far this month.

She might love it, I just know I would hate it! So much to celebrate in December as is, why not wait until after the commotion has died down and really enjoy the engagement without so much else going on.

Well for me personally its the fact that within one week we have Christmas, New Years and both of our birthdays, as well as a couple of family birthdays, too much :P

I just think there's that lull in January where things can be a bit miserable that might make for a nice time for an engagement.

Thank god I have avoided a partner who would be annoyed at getting proposed to at a certain time of year, it screams to me as a life time of grief.

Mental Mickey wrote: »

Hi

I have the ring already -I originally meant to keep it as a surprise, but I couldn't keep my mouth shut & took her along to get fitted and to choose a ring.

I am looking for some proposal ideas(be they old fashioned, unique, corny, romantic or whatever). She obviously knows that I'm going to pop the question, but not when, so I'm looking to catch her off guard.

Hope this all makes sense?

Not really - I mean, you've kind of proposed already haven't you? And she's pretty much said yes too given that she's picked out the ring?! :-)

Dude - you're engaged already hahahaha. Maybe take her out for dinner, then suggest a pub after and propose on the way (to pub). Especially if it's raining.

But seriously, is it just me?

Best of luck with everything - although it sounds as if you've not too much to worry about. Although don't leave it too long.

As regards people saying there are times they'd hate to be proposed to... I think if I'd have had that reaction from my missus I'd have seriously re-considered the whole thing...

MERRY CHRISTMAS!

Avoid Christmas proposals. Those that would be most likely want to celebrate with you will be tied up with other things and it will slip by. Do it at the end of January, as I did, had the party a week before Valentines and stole a march on everyone. Also, any venues you might wish to use may be quieter.