Sprinkle some thoughtfulness
This is a moment that you and your better half are going to talk about for the rest of your life, so don’t be in a rush and make it a moment you’ll feel proud talking about. It’s fine if it’s not something adventurous or doesn’t require you to empty your bank account – just make sure you put sincere effort into it.
If you nail the moment, it’s going to become a lifelong memory that you’ll share with your kids. If you screw it up, your potential bride might just make things very unpleasant for you.
Plan for a celebration
It doesn’t have to be a full-fledged engagement function with hundreds of guests, but you need to celebrate your big moment with your significant other once she says yes. See if you can book a table at her favorite restaurant, load up a bottle of champagne in your fridge, or ask a few mutual friends to tuck themselves somewhere around the proposal site so they can join in the celebration - that would work out well.
Time it well
Intricately plan the evening, and time everything well. Especially the moment when you’ll go down on one knee and pop the question. You need to properly time not just the evening, but even the day. For example, Valentine’s Day and New Year seem to be a hot favorite, but other than that a pleasant summer evening is just as romantic.
Romantic getaway
Plan a trip with your loved one to an exotic location, perhaps a destination that she has always wanted to travel to. Speak to the flight attendants beforehand and explain your plan to them. When you’re in the air some 30,000 feet above Earth, go down on one knee and propose through the plane’s loudspeaker system.
