Which is the better idea???
Idea Number 1. My soon to be fiancee is in Paris for the next 3wks, she'll fly back into LAX then catch a flight to SFO where I'm supposed to meet her. My thought was to suprise her at LAX as she comes out of customs and ask her to marry me then fly us back first class to SFO. The only problem is the ring might not be ready by then as it's being custom made. I was going to suprise her at LAX regardless.
Idea Number 2. To go back to our first date spot in Sausalito and ask her there. I was going to somehow manage to get a small camera crew to pretend they were doing interviews of couples in love for say a tv special on love/romance, have the interviewer ask us a few questions then pop the question. This way we would have our engagement caught on video.
I'm torn between the two ideas and would probably lean towards option 1 if I knew the ring was going to be ready as she is very broken hearted right now about being in Paris without me as this is the longest we've ever been apart.
Thanks for any feedback
G
Just my thoughts...
I'm torn between the two ideas myself! Sounds like you're excited to pop the question and are putting a good amount of thought into it. When it comes down to it I think that alone will excite her more then anything!
I agree I would have a hard time doing it without the ring being ready, just seems like such a symbolic part of the event. I like the "idea" of the first date spot and the idea of capturing the event, but am unsure about the hiring of the crew? If you went with the crew idea I'd set it up so you whisked her away after everything went down so there wasn't an uncomfortable transition. Maybe this is my tendency towards a more intimate situation? Some folks go for intimate, others love a public engagement.
Although, there would probably be something very magical about adding the emotion of an engagement to emotion of seeing each other for the first time after your long separation. Though call, but sounds like either way it will be magical! You'll have to stop back and share your story with the rest of us so we know which way you went!
I would use idea number 2,
I would use idea number 2, how many times are you on TV versus a plane. To get this special moment caught on tape for the whole world to see what be the best!
Update
Yes, I'm more than excited to ask her sort of like a kid at Christmas time. I just love and adore her so much it's hard to wait to ask.
Anyway, I got news the ring will be done before she gets back next week however I came upon the conclusion that I don't want to ask her at the airport just because if we ever want to go back to where we got engaged it would be at LAX terminal xxx, which doesn’t seem too romantic. LOL
So I still plan on asking her in Sausalito and was going to have a place to stay there throughout the weekend after I ask her, as well as do a champagne seaplane tour but since I'm impatient and don't want to wait until late August, the only room available is $1k a night and we both live very close to Sausalito so it would be a getaway but maybe not so much. Also, if I tell her I booked a weekend in Sausalito she's going to get really suspicious.
I was thinking of booking a weekend in Mendocino leaving early Friday but on the way there pretend I got a phone call stating the room won't be ready would it be possible for us to arrive a bit later. I could then say, hey lets kill sometime in Sausalito since it's on the way. My only concern is asking her then whisking her away for a 2hr drive along the coast if that would kill the moment or not, probably not. Thoughts?
I think that sounds like a
I think that sounds like a perfect idea! Do you have a friend that could call and pretend to be the hotel? I know sometimes my lady will hear the person on the other line when they call. Also, watch for her catching you with the call history. Maybe you'll end up stopping off shortly after and that won't be an issue.
I don't think the 2 hour drive would kill the moment at all, especially along the coast like that. Maybe bring some of your favorite music and just enjoy the ride to your romantic destination!
Here is how I finally did it.
Well I finally did it and it turned out perfect however I didn't do any of the ideas I had above, this is how I did it.
First she knew the ring was supposed to be ready by the time she got back from Paris so I had to throw her off as she would have been expecting it. So, I had the jeweler call while she was home and leave a message stating that Hearts On Fire (makers of the ring) sent the wrong mounting type and it wouldn't be ready until August. She seemed to buy the story so that mission was accomplished.
I had decided I was going to take her on a trip down memory lane, first starting off with a t-shirt that had the date of our first date on it through a trail of 10 other sentimental gifts (engraved photo album with our pictures, customized frame, a picture puzzle, and other keepsakes that I had personalized) and the gift right before the last was a heart shaped bottle that had a note I had written her in it and at the end of the note it asked her to marry me (she got to the part that said “and I give you this ring” at which time she started gushing tears) and I got down on one knee, pulled out the ring and asked her (all of which was caught on video tape as I had our camera on a tripod recording it all) and of course she said yes. :-) The last gift was a camisole that said "The future Mrs. my Last name" on it. I put each gift in a cute gift bag (all pink her favorite color) along with a blank card that explained each gift (too much to type here to describe) and created a trail of gifts with rose petals and tea light candles connecting each one.
The first problem I faced was how do I get her out of the room long enough for me to set this up? Well the B&B that we stayed at was more than helpful and I had arranged for her to have a pedicure at one of the local salons and told her it was part of the package I booked that she got that free. When we checked in the front desk stated she was booked for 11:15 at the spa for her complimentary pedicure. That worked flawlessly.
Second problem was how I get this big box of stuff there without her seeing it. My car is only a 2 seater without a trunk so that wasn’t going to work. I could have shipped it to the hotel and they would have accepted the package but I didn’t want to take the chance of it getting lost, etc. So I rented a Cadillac CTS and put the box in the trunk (which is a darn small trunk) I had sealed the box and put my friends name on it without a mailing address as he’s moving into a new place I figured if she saw the box I would tell her I had left it in my car when I picked up the rental and he was supposed to call me with the new addy so I could ship him some house warming gifts. It took a bit of ingenuity when packing the car so she didn’t see it but it worked perfectly.
I had been giving her gifts all month, I told her it was Spoil Her in July and that all month long she was going to be extra spoiled. This was to keep her off her toes and make her not suspicious when she saw the trail of gifts plus it was just so much fun to do. It also helped that on the day I asked her it was our anniversary so she just thought it was an anniversary celebration.
All in all it worked out perfectly and was an amazing weekend, it couldn’t have gone better and now the real fun begins of finding a venue, florist, food, cake etc. I don’t know if it’s okay to post names of sites on here but authenticmessages.com and personalizationmall.com is where I got the message bottle and all the personalized items from.
So that’s it in a nutshell!
Hope ya enjoyed the story as much as I had planning it.
Giovanni
Setting the bar!
You are really setting the bar here my friend! I showed this story to my lady and she wanted to know why I hadn't put as much thought into my proposal :-) Sounds like it all went perfect! It's really fun to see how the whole thing evolved from a LAX proposal to this. You really put quite a bit of thought into this whole thing and to many that means the world. Congratulations on your engagement! I wish you both the best!
WOW! your story is great!
WOW! your story is great! i've never heard something so thoughtful. every woman in the world is jealous of this one!
i love the 2nd idea. its
i love the 2nd idea. its much more personal. (and romantic!) if my boyfriend did something like that, i'd be very pleased. a personal proposal like that is special! best of luck. tell us which you decide on!