Romantic Valentine’s Day Proposal Ideas

From time immemorial, Valentine’s Day has been associated with love and lovers.  This most romantic holiday of the year is, not surprisingly, one of the most popular days of the year to propose.  Up to 10% of marriage proposals are made on Valentine’s Day.

There are countless ways to “pop” the question on Valentine’s Day in a most romantic way.  If so inclined, you might want to make a big public splash. If you go to the theatre on Valentine’s Day, what can be more
romantic than arranging to propose on stage during a play or musical that has a wedding or love theme. The stage manager will most likely be very happy to assist in planning something theatrical and memorable.

If you live in an area where outdoor activities in February are comfortable, get tickets to an outdoor event on Valentine’s Day and, as the sun begins to set, have the MC announce that you would like to know if the woman you love would like to be your wife… If you live in a cooler climate do the same thing at an indoor event.

If you tend to eschew public displays, there are numerous ways to create intimate Valentine’s Day moments for romantic proposals. You could recreate your first  date or that  special moment when you told each other “I love you” for the first time.

Make reservations for the same restaurant or make a picnic of the foods and wines you had that day. Then get down on one knee and pop the question. Or arrange to take your Valentine to the most romantic spot nearby, take a moment to drink in the scenery, speak romantic words and propose.

Upscale or favourite restaurants are nice romantic venues for a Valentine’s Day supper and a marriage proposal.  Perhaps you could arrange for the words “Will you marry me” to be written into the dessert plates.
Or you can pre-arrange with a waiter to unfurl a banner with the magic words on it after dessert.

Hiding the ring and having her discover it is the kind of romantic gesture that can seal the deal.  You could bury the ring in the sand – should you happen to arrange to be on vacation at a warm resort on Valentine’s Day – and dig it up while sitting there enjoying the sunset on the beach.

If your love is literarily-inclined,   give your intended a book of romantic  love poems for Valentine’s Day with an engagement ring inside.

Or you can keep your marriage proposal simple. A quiet Valentine’s Day get away, snuggling in front of a warm fire… You on one knee telling her how much she means to you and that you want her to be in your life forever as your wife… now, that’s romantic!

The bottom line is that proposing doesn’t have to be elaborate to be romantic. There may be millions of couples getting engaged on Valentine’s Day, but every one is special and when you propose, it should be a Valreflection of who you are as a couple.

Text by Myron Love