Ask yourself, What is she passionate about?,What’s her favorite restaurant? Who is her favorite artist/singer? Gather as much information as you possibly can about your future spouse, doing this will make it easier in creating the perfect proposal.

Take a look at these ideas

Take a look at these ideas

1. Cook her favorite dinner, set the atmosphere with candle lights and music,make it a table for two, then pour her a glass of champagne or sparkling cider with the ring at the bottom of the glass.

2. Take her out to eat at her favorite restaurant, after eating her favorite dish arrange for the waiter to bring out a dessert plate with the engagement ring.

3. If she likes chocolate, place the engagement ring in an empty box of chocolates, give them to her as a gift wrapped in her favorite color and have her open it.

4. Personally take her a boutique of roses with the card reading,”will you marry me”.

5. On a nice day, have a picnic in the park, spread out a nice blanket under a tree, make sure the ring is in the basket, let her take the items out of the basket and propose.

6. When the state fair comes to town, take her on a ferris wheel ride, make sure your engagement ring is in a secure place, when you get to the top of the ferris wheel, take the ring out and pop the question.

7. Rent a limo for an hour or two, surprisingly pick up your future spouse and ride her around the city, serve her grapes and hor d’ ourves, read her a few marriage poems and celebrate with a toast.

8.Take her for a carriage ride around town, let her know how much she means to you and that you love her, present the engagement ring and propose.

9. In your spare time, create a proposal video, put it on youtube, let her know how much you adore her (be creative!) and propose.

10. Take her for a day of shopping, while shopping purchase the ring on the spot and propose.

These are just a few marriage proposal ideas to help you in your journey of marital bliss. Remember to make this moment fun, spontaneous and most of all a memory she will never forget.

Propose at an unexpected place and time.

Were you thinking of making your marriage proposal over a lovely dinner at a fancy restaurant? That’s all very sweet – but why not pop the question when she’s least expecting it? While many guys think it’s romantic to do the whole fancy dinner-champagne-get-down-on-one-knee-with dessert thing, there’s a lot to be said for a less “staged” marriage proposal.  

Once you get past the preconception of a fancy restaurant as the ideal setting for this special occasion, you’ll find there’s a whole world of possibilities – and most of them are far less expensive than that $200 dinner you thought was de rigueur. Here are just a few “unexpected places” and ways that you can propose to your sweetie.

-          Take a hike – literally. If you live near a beautiful vista, plan a Saturday or Sunday afternoon hike on a mountain trail. Scope it out ahead of time so you know the perfect place to take a break. Feel free to be corny in a beautiful setting. Tell her you’d give her the world if you could, then ask her to accept your heart – and your proposal.

-          Be a kid for an afternoon. Head out to the local playground. Push her on the swings. Hang from the monkey bars. Be a goof – then tell her that she makes you feel like a kid and you want to feel like this for the rest of your life.

-          Propose at the top of the world – or at least the top of the Ferris wheel. The local county fair or carnival offers so many opportunities for romantic, memorable and almost free marriage proposal ideas. Propose in the golden carriage on the merry-go-round with the calliope playing in the background, or tip the Ferris wheel attendant to stop the ride so you can propose at the very tippy-top of the world. 

Those are just a few quick marriage-proposal ideas to spark your imagination. Use them as a jumping off point to come up with your own unique marriage proposal idea – one that she’ll remember forever as the most romantic day of her life.

Ancient hieroglyphics show that Egyptian wedding ceremonies were a normal standard and common practice. When reading the book of Genesis 2:21-25, we find one of the earliest examples of marriage history, which according to Hebrew culture, was the fundamental blueprint for matrimony.

When going through historical time lines we see that people marry for a number of reasons, some could include emotional, financial, religious, legal and social. In early history, marrying for love was not considered a practical reason for matrimony, in many cases, parents arranged marriages and used them as a way to bind two families together for territorial control and protection from opposing tribes or clans.

Check out these interesting facts:

The phrase “tying the knot” comes from a celtic tradition, it is said that both the bride and groom tied two pieces of cord or ribbon together in the marriage ceremony to symbolize their unification.

“Jumping the broom” is another phrase for marriage that has been popularized by today’s African-American communities. Scholars have stated that the origin of this practice comes from West Africa and dates back from the 1600′s. Many believe that the waving of the broom or jumping over it would ward off evil spirits.

Did you know that the diamond engagement ring first came on the scene in 1477 when Archduke Maximilian of Austria presented his new found love interest, Mary of Burgundy with a diamond ring?

In Egyptian weddings, the wedding rings were placed on the third finger of the left hand, it is said that the vein in this finger, vena amoris or the “vein of love” is connected directly to the heart.

As you can see the history of marriage has many different facets and has evolved through the ages. I hope this information has enlightened you with a broader perspective on marriage history.

•    In the event that you have beaches that are close by you could take her there right before sunset. Enjoy a nice ride with easy going music in the car. When the sun sets take out the ring and propose.

•    One of the best top 10 ways to propose marriage is to plan an extensive treasure hunt. You can start the hunt out by giving your soon to be partner in marriage the first clue. Be sure not to make the clues easy and not to difficult. When your partner comes to the last place be there waiting holding the ring out in your hand ready to propose.

•    Another one of the best ways to propose marriage to her is too go out on a boat ride. Take her somewhere and then fake the boat being stuck after “much struggling” finally say something along the lines of “without you in my life I would feel like I was stranded on an island that no ship ever came to pass” {bride to be name here}, will you marry me.

•    A classic and one of the most effective top 10 ways to proposal is getting down on one knee and asking your girl to marry you. Although repetitive it does tend to work almost every time.

•    Here’s yet another sure fire way to win your lover with this marriage proposal. Simply layout some rose petals and or other flowers on your front lawn spelling about “Will You Marry Me”. Trust me; your lover is going to absolutely love this. This is certainly one of the top 10 ways to propose marriage.

•    Take your lover to a special place where you can easily shout and hear your echo without disturbance. Start off with something like “I Love you”, let her answer and then when she’s done stand behind her and shout as loud as you can “Will You Marry Me”. When she turns around have the jewelry box open with you on one knee presenting her with your engagement ring. Follow the evening up with a spectacular dinner at a great restaurant.

•    Another option from our list of the top 10 best ways propose marriage is to setup a nice dinner at her favorite restaurant and have it accompanied by a violinist or pianist and as you order desert have the waiter bring out a dish with the wedding ring on it. Make sure the box is open for you to take the ring and has rose petals surrounding it. Now all that’s left is to “pop the question”.

•    If you really want to impress your soon to be wife considering having a plane spell your proposal in the air for you. Yes, those magic words “will you marry me”!

•    One of the most common top 10 ways to propose is going where the two of you first met. When you go to the place where you first met her reminisce for a few moments and then take out the ring, get down on one knee, and ask her to marry you.

•    Last but not least on our list of top 10 ways to propose marriage is to create a memory book. Take a note book and make it like a diary of your time together. Towards the end cut out the center of enough pages to fit a ring in and as you turn to that page ask her to marry you.