Wedding Filming - The Proposal

The proposal is by far the most exciting but also most stressful time of all.  Typically, when planning a traditional proposal, as the future groom, you want everything to be perfect.  The key is to choose something unexpected, creating a romantic moment.  Depending on where the two of you live, the options will vary.  However, the following are a few suggestions regarding location for the proposal.

An important note is that when choosing a “true” traditional wedding proposal, you want to get down on one knee as you ask for your sweetheart’s hand in marriage.
               
•A late afternoon gondola ride
•The location where the two of you first met
•The restaurant where you had your first date
•Dining by candlelight on the steps of the local museum
•While having a picnic in a botanical garden

CONTEMPORARY

Some couples still prefer to be a bit more liberated and flexible when it comes to engagement, which is perfectly fine.  If this is more your style, again, when it comes to an engagement, there is no wrong or right, merely what is more appropriate for the two of you and the relationship you share.

Asking Permission
       
Asking the father or other family member permission to marry their daughter/step- or granddaughter/niece as outlined above is something that many men do, even if the rest of the engagement is modern.  Although this aspect of the proposal is not required, it certainly adds a factor of romance.

Engagement Ring

The style choices would remain much the same, as what you would have for a traditional engagement, but in this case, your girlfriend would go with you to choose the ring.  This does have some advantages in that the sleuthing element is eliminated and she does have more of a say in the exact design chosen.

You may even find that she simply provides you with a picture of what she likes and then you do the actual shopping.  Although she will have an idea of what the ring will be like, there is still a small element of surprise.

Proposal

With a contemporary engagement, your girlfriend will know that the big question is coming.  In fact, you and she have probably talked in depth about marriage so in this case, there are no surprises.  However, even though she might have an idea of what is coming, you can always have a bit of fun, incorporating the unexpected.  The following suggestions are just a few that you might consider:

•At a major sporting event with the question flashed across the big screen or flown overhead on a banner
•On Christmas Eve while opening presents
•At her parents home after dinner
•During intermission at a romantic comedy

Wedding Filming