S/o how did your significant other or you propose?

[scribellesam]

I rarely share mine because I think it might be the worst nightmare of many of the posters here - DH proposed in front of the castle at Magic Kingdom. He knows how much I love Disney and it was my first trip to WDW.

I wouldn't have necessarily chosen such a public proposal but I thought it was so thoughtful of him to take me somewhere he knew I'd love. I knew a proposal was imminent but not that it was happening that day. I was so excited that I didn't even wait for him to finish the question before saying yes. He still jokes that he was just going to ask for help tying his shoe.

[longtimenopost]

Christmas Eve, in the snow, on a walk around my grandma's neighborhood. I then slipped on ice in the driveway and fell on my butt. We agreed it was a good sign for our life together, lol.

[sillygoosegirl]

It was more of a conversation than a proposal, which suited me just fine. I think it was a bit of a surprise to both of us.

[humpforfree]

Private. He re-created the Monica/chandler proposal since I (still) tear up every time.
He was home sick from work and decided to just do it that day, so he went to my apartment to set up all of the candles before I got home from work. When I came in after work there were a billion candles all lit. I thought he was just being a dork since he was bored and I went to the kitchen to put my recycling away before he could propose. Lol.

[tulips]

I loved our proposal! It was public-ish and we have a great video and pics.

He proposed on October 16, 2009, during his 30th birthday party. He had his brother in on the plan.

At one point in the party, his brother asked me if I wanted a glass of wine. I accepted and helped him pass out wine to all of our guests...using every single wine glass in our house. I was thinking to myself, "UGH, I have to hand wash all of these stupid glasses tomorrow!" His brother gathered our friends in the kitchen/dining room and gave an awesome toast to H's birthday.

After the toast, H thanked him and then turned to me and thanked me for putting the party together. He said something along the lines of, "This is not just a night for me....and there is something I've wanted to do for a while..." At this point, I still wasn't sure what was going on and then I saw him reach for his pocket. I'm pretty sure I was crying before he got the box out of his pocket and dropped to one knee and ask me to marry him! I said YES and was so excited i grabbed the ring from the box and put it on my own finger.

[jorja]

New Years Eve at our house, just the two of us. We always exchange our gifts sometime apart from all the craziness with our families, and we hadn't done it yet. We also always buy each other an ornament.

We were getting ready to meet up with friends for dinner, and he told me he had my ornament for me. It was a ring "box" shaped like a gold ball hanging on the tree. He got down on one knee and said a lot of nice things I don't remember.

Then we met our friends for dinner and got drunk at the bar where we had our first date.

It was perfect...I wanted something private but with a celebration after.

I knew it was coming...we'd been together for almost 5 years and we had looked at rings the April before. He asked both my parents for their blessing.

[dancingirl21]

DH proposed on July 3 (in Chicago, that's when they used to do fireworks). The building he was working at then overlooked Lake Michigan and we had a perfect view of the fireworks. He planned to do it then, with just the two of us, but he couldn't wait until dark.

It was in the afternoon and he said we should go walk by the lake. We were on a path and he asked me to walk to a grassy, secluded part with him. He was standing behind me saying nice things, then wrapped his arms around me and had the ring right there. He spun me around and asked me to marry him. It was very sweet and I loved that it was just the two of us.

He told his brother and SIL earlier in the day that he planned to propose, so they came to the work building and we all watched fireworks and had champagne.

[wildfloweragain]

I would not have liked it to be public. A bit more romantic would have been nice, but it doesn't bother me. Actually, a staged romantic thing might have stressed me out if I knew it was coming.

I was doing a research paper. He frittered around, annoying me for a bit until I asked him to let me do my work. Then he got down on one knee and asked. No work got done that night.

[arebee]

We were on vacation in Maui. We drove the road to Hana one day while we were there. We stopped for lunch along the way and H left the table to use the washroom but he was actually calling my parents to ask permission. The plan was to do the hike at the end and he was going to propose at the waterfall. It turned out that there was a drought that year so there was no waterfall. We ended up skipping the hike and just driving back to our hotel. The next night H insisted that we go for a walk on the beach. I really didn't want to but he wouldn't stop asking so we went. He was thinking that the beach would be nice at sunset but I don't remember if we were on the wrong side of the island or we missed it or what but we ended up sitting alone on the beach at dark.

[Pilsy]

My parents have a lake house, and there's a nice restaurant nearby. We were visiting them in the winter, so we weren't even at the lake house, but he insisted on going to that restaurant for dinner. I was feeling lazy and made a fuss, offering to go somewhere closer (I think I specifically mentioned Uno), instead.

We got there, and the host blew it, though I don't recall now exactly what he said. My H didn't notice, but I knew then what was up and went to the bathroom to freak out a little. We had a table in front of the fireplace, and he got down on one knee before we ordered. There were only two other couples in the relatively large dining room at that point, so it wasn't showy, but it wasn't exactly private. I cried a lot, and we called our parents. It was romantic and sweet. I'd never given much thought to what I wanted - other than NOT a jumbotron sort of thing - and it turned out to be just right.

[aspentosh]

H proposed on the 4th of July after the DC fireworks finale. He was going to do it on the mall after they were done but there was hail (lololol) so we went back to a hotel that he surprised me with and watched from the balcony. It was private which is how I would have wanted it to be anyway.

[SallySparrow]

Private. It was on Halloween (my favorite holiday) and he wasn't dressed up, but he asked what I thought of his costume. I think I called him a weirdo. lol Then he said something cheesy about going as a boyfriend for Halloween, but wanting to be my fiance. It was cuter in the moment than when I explain it.

And I would have killed him if it was public. That's cute for other people, but my personal nightmare.

[ladygrey]

We were on vacation and taking a walk along Lake Superior before going out to dinner. There was a huge flat rock 3-4 feet out from shore, and DH suggested we jump out there to take a photo. He handed our camera to a man nearby, we jumped (I almost fell in the water!), and started to pose for a picture when DH got down on one knee and pulled the ring out of his pocket. Thankfully the guy with our camera just kept clicking away, so we have several photos of the entire event sequence. It was perfect - private, but with a nice memento of the special occasion.

[Teachermama]

He proposed an out college during a big event on stage before Sister Hazel performed. I would have liked more private.

[Deleted]

We were at my step dads surprise 50th birthday party at our friends winery. Dh and I had that happy/giddy buzz going on and we went outside for some fresh air. As soon as we went outside I knew he was going to propose.

My response was "but we're drunk!" Followed by a "yes!" He also dropped the ring as he was putting it on. lol.

We went back inside and everyone was thrilled. I loved that it was private but we still got to share it with my family right after.

[Deleted]

We were hanging out at my apartment (he came to visit every other weekend). We had our usual Saturday night ritual of making dinner together and hanging out on the couch. I went to get my pjs on and when I came back he was sitting on the couch and gave me a letter. It was a list of 10 things he loved about me and then when I was done he proposed. 

Side note: earlier in the day we had had been ring shopping and was being weird about it. Turns he bought the ring 4 days earlier and the same girl that waited on him was chatting to us and all confused so he was trying to hide it. 

It was sweet. I have no problems with it. I wish I would have just reigned my excitement in and spent the rest of the night snuggling instead of calling everyone we know and picking out wedding dates.  

[drloretta]

Semi-private. I almost ruined it, but it was perfect

[gibbinator]

I wish he had proposed the way he initially planned instead of what he did, but it was fine. Originally he was going to propose on my birthday. We were going to go on a date involving a late night beach walk like on our first date. Then he was going to propose at the beach (presumably privately).
Instead I went to visit his family on Thanksgiving (a couple weeks before my birthday) and he was worried someone would let the cat out of the bag. So when I arrived at my house he took me out into the garden for a surprise, told me to close my eyes, and when I opened them he was kneeling. His entire family was also staring at us through the bay window (like literally faces pressed against the glass).
So if he hadn't told me about his original plan that would have been fine but the beach proposal would have been way romantic (and less awkward since I'm a private person).

[cincodemayo]

We went ring shopping together and I found THE RING. DH planned on going back and getting it but I was insistent on bringing it home. He agreed but was going to surprise me with a proposal.

Only 4 days later he came home from work and I knew he was going to ask. He planned a cute little speech and it was a nice proposal.

In hindsight, I would have enjoyed not knowing he had the ring and having a more public and planned proposal.

[pinkdutchtulips]

This should have been a sign

Xh proposed after an ITT ad that featured a fraternity brother of my X fiancé aired. Xh asked about the ring I had gotten from xf and I told him it was just a simple gold band as we were broke as shit college students. Xh goes to his office and comes back BEAMING saying 'THIS is a ring !' Will you marry me ?

The ring was one I had picked out NINE MONTHS earlier !!! He had the ring for 9 months ?!? before he proposed !

I HATED the proposal - I felt like he was trying to outdo an ex of mine reducing me to a mere possession. I don't know what could have been done to make it better ??

[MNH2013]

Christmas Eve. He got me three gifts that I thought were new boots and something else. When I opened them they were his snowboard boots, a car part and golf balls. I got mad at him that he didn't get me anything. He told me to open the golf balls. I saw the box but he said "don't get too excited I didn't get you a ring". Still didn't expect a ring. I opened and he said "I got you two!" Then he got on his knee and did a whole long speech.

[luckyno7]

All our friends from out of state were up for the 4th of July. We went to his moms house for a grill out with all our friends. There was a ploy to get me to the church by his mom and his best friend. As we were walking down the aisle the ring was set up at the very end. He proposed to me in private there. I loved it and what was even better we got to go back to his moms house to celebrate with all our friends.

[t]

DH proposed in the conservatory of a botanical garden on Dec 22. A friend of ours got engaged on thanksgiving and DH made this big stink about how he was nowhere near ready to get engaged. I got so mad lol. Little did I know he had bought a ring already, the day of his company holiday party, which made us late. I called him to see where he was and it sounded like he was in a bar, which he was with my SIL. They stopped in after the ring purchase to have a celebratory drink. He lied and told me he was in rite aid buying gum. The next weekend he was late picking me up for something else. That time he was again with my SIL at the botanical garden scouting out the proposal spot.
The spot was a popular location for photos, so much so that they had an employee stationed there just to take photos. He told the woman he was proposing when he handed her the camera. The whole time leading up to it, he was so annoying lol. Kept complaining about the temperature, being hungry, etc.
When we got to the picture spot, I took off my glasses - aka I became mostly blind. DH then drops to a knee and I assume he was fainting from the heat or hunger. I loudly asked WHAT ARE YOU DOING lol. Then he asked if I would marry him. I couldn't see the ring except for sparkles. Then I put my glasses back on and all was right with the world. I never said yes.
We went back to my BIL's for a "quiet toast" which was actually a big party. DH invited our families. It was awesome.

[caramia17]

We were in Oahu after he returned from a deployment in Iraq. We hiked up to the top of Diamond Head (I always joke that he got me confused and anoxic) and he asked me there.

It was public, but not crowded.

[browneyedgirl9]

Newport RI at the Newport mansion The Breakers outside on the staircase facing the ocean...on Valentine's Day. It was pretty picture perfect. I loved it!

It was the same location as one of our first dates together.

[jsillyfun]

He just spur of the moment asked me in his dorm room lol. We were 19.

[ellipses84]

He set up an elaborate web of lies involving my family, friends and coworkers, lol. He had my work send me on a fake emergency trip, knowing that I would ask to stay the weekend to hang out with my sister who was also visiting that city that weekend. After I completed my work, I met up with my sis and she led me to a tourist attraction where he was waiting to propose. Other family members were there too. I was in complete shock! I had been a little bit suspicious leading up to it but after dealing with the work stuff it seemed so real I was not expecting it anymore. My only complaint is that I was dressed like a scrub because it was hot and I had changed out of my work clothes into shorts and a tank top. I was also holding a Pepsi in my hand the whole time, haha!

[sewf]

It was my first trip to NYC, and he took me to see Wicked. I'm a theatre kid, and did tech in high school and college, so it was on my bucket list. He was kind of twitchy all day, but I was so amazed by the bigness of the city (I'm from KC, so very different), and figured he was being weird because he isn't comfortable in large crowds. After the show was over, he tried to take me up on the stage, but the ushers were glaring at us, so instead we went back to the light booth. I was in awe of everything and turned around to point something out to H, and he was on one knee.

ETA: It was private and perfect. I do wish we had pictures, though.

[bunnymendelbaum]

On the street next to some construction equipment in NYC. I don't remember anyone else being around. We were headed to dinner and he didn't want to do it at the restaurant. It was more funny than romantic. He slipped the ring (loose, not in a box) into my hand while we walked and I thought he was handing me trash (which he often did to annoy me). I shook my hand and the ring almost fell in a sewer grate.

[purplecow0206]

We got engaged in Puerto Vallarta.

Backstory: We were on vacation with my H's family and he'd decided probably a week before that THIS was the time to do it. He originally was going to propose during our date night on Wednesday, but his mom was freaking out because I wasn't yet considered "family" and wasn't sure how to broach me not being in the family pictures they were planning on doing on Tuesday night. His SIL pulls him aside on Sunday morning (all the siblings/spouses knew he was proposing but he wanted to surprise his parents) and told him that he needed to do it before Tuesday so his mom didn't have an apoplexy when she found out that all this drama could have been avoided.

So, on Sunday night, he asks me if I want to go for a walk on the beach after we get back to the resort after dinner. I say, sure, and he gets my sweatshirt (and the ring) from our room. We go for a walk and there's a little jut-out on the water, so we walk out there. There had been a dinner there earlier so there were these jute stepping stones with tiki torches and a table set up in the gazebo. We walk around the gazebo and on to the edge of the jut-out and he gets down and asks me.

It was so sweet, totally private and absolutely perfect for me. I only found out about the drama afterwards, as well as the fact that I'd offhandedly said something a week earlier that set the timeline up about a year.