4 Tips for the Perfect Proposal

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Getting married is a big deal. Often, planning the perfect proposal for your beloved – one that they will find it impossible to say no to – can be an even bigger deal due to the pressures and fear of getting it just right. However, proposals don’t have to be stressful, and they should be fun and magical, in whatever way works for you and your partner.

Here are four tips to make sure your proposal is perfect, no matter how you choose to do it. 

1.    Have an Item to Give

There is a lot more popularity these days with the idea of choosing the perfect ring together. If you’ve decided that you would rather your partner have a hand in choosing the dream engagement ring, there is nothing wrong with that – but you should make sure you have something to offer when you propose. 

It doesn’t have to be something miraculous or expensive – it could be a small stand-in ring or a trinket of another kind, such as another piece of jewelry. It’s just nice to have something to cement the occasion until you can go official ring shopping together. 

2.    Do Your Ring Research

If you have decided to propose with a ring which you have chosen, you should take your time to see the options out there. Be sure to ask for professional advice from jewelers if you are completely unsure, know your maximum budget beforehand, and do your research into what kind of jewelry your partner likes. Don’t be afraid to have a nosy around their current jewelry collection but be sure to understand that an engagement ring should be different from any other piece they may already have. 

Consider their tastes: a person who prefers simplistic jewelry, or hardly wears any at all, may not like a large and flashy engagement ring. 

If your partner would be keen on something entirely different and unique, why not try gold nugget rings with Nuggets By Grant?

3.    Audience or No Audience?

A lot of people would love the idea of being proposed to in front of a crowd, whether it’s a group of strangers, family, or friends. For some people, however, this may be their worst nightmare. Consider how your partner prefers to share romantic and intimate moments with you – would they be more comfortable and happier with a completely private proposal? You don’t want the only memory they have of the proposal to be a sickening embarrassment at having all that attention on them.

Not only that, but sometimes it’s better to celebrate privately and keep the moment between the two of you before you have to reveal everything to family and friends and share the excitement. 

4.    Show Your Love with Sentiment, Not Expense

Spending a fortune on a location, champagne, rose petals, gifts, etc. of course sounds very romantic – and may well be the case for a lot of people – but when it comes to the perfect proposal, it’s more about expressing your own, personal sentiment of love. It doesn’t matter where you do it or how much you spend if what you say and how you ask is heartfelt and romantic.