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Wedding Proposal Ideas
05/31/2010 - By 5starweddings As we know, there comes a time in every man’s life when his thoughts turn to love. Debatably, it would seem that 88% of people surveyed believe that the element of surprise is important – when the swain stoops and the girl swoons as her beloved gets
Wedding Proposal Ideas Overview As we know, there comes a time in every man’s life when his thoughts turn to love. Debatably, it would seem that 88% of people surveyed believe that the element of surprise is important – when the swain stoops and the girl swoons as her beloved gets down on bended knee to ask “Will you marry me?” Nevertheless, that same survey revealed that 3% of the girls actually manoeuvred the situation to encourage her reticent boyfriend to pop the question.Most girls with marriage on their minds can read the signs, knowing when a proposal is imminent – in fact, 64% admitted to knowing their boyfriends intended proposing but were just unsure when it would actually happen. No matter how many times down the generations men propose to their partners, there is probably never a perfect formula.Wedding proposal ideas are as different and as varied as couples are individuals. With a little bit on ingenuity you could try to throw her off the scent and propose at a time she is least expecting it but, one thing you really should bear in mind is that this moment is going to be remembered long after the first flush of young love has evaporated: when, where and how the man first proposed to intended is a popular subject of conversation that will be resurrected for years to come, so despite how many wedding proposal ideas abound, make it a good one!Bended Knee Even in this day and age where everything goes and there are no firm or fast rules about anything, 68% of women would still like her man to actually ask that specific question: “Will you marry me?” and consider this to be essential in cementing their relationship. Perhaps because it takes courage to go down on bended knee and proffer an engagement ring that he alone has chosen, the girlfriend’s admiration will know no bounds. This may be a traditional and pleasant way to propose but there are many other wedding proposal ideas that will still lead to the potential bride saying “Yes”.Make Sure of your Ground By this I mean ensure you propose in a way that is appropriate to your girlfriend’s tastes and in a way common to both of you. There’s no point in shouting it from the rafters of the Welsh National Stadium following a Rugby International if you know your girl doesn’t like rugby and is unlikely to hear your proposal. In fact, when surveyed, just 10% of girls were entranced by the idea of being proposed to in this way.Different Wedding Proposal Ideas Would you prefer an indirect way of proposing rather than going for the jugular? How about taking out an advert in a newspaper that you know your girlfriend is going to see? There’s always the aeroplane that flies past with a banner, explicitly asking for your girlfriend’s hand in marriage, or asking the DJ at a night out to dedicate a song to her after which the microphone gets handed to you to ask that all-important question.Wedding proposal ideas are only actually limited by your imagination and how far you are prepared to go to acquire your prospective bride.
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