A) surprise proposal and choose your own ring?
B) surprise proposal and surprise ring?
C) discussed engagement and choose own ring?
D) discussed engagement and surprise ring?
E) other - explain.
Kinda B and E mixed in.
Surprise proposal with surprise ring to style that was discussed at some point from so he had an idea of what I liked. Cause most men really wouldn't know their ladies taste in my experience.
DH picked my ring then showed me before buying it (super fussy and knows if I hated it, he'd never hear the end if it lol). He surprised me with the proposal day and location, few months after getting the ring
i got the surprise proposal (I'm meeting your nan tomorrow, would you like to introduce me as your fiance instead of your boyfriend? ) and helped choose ring
I would want surprise everything. I got d, discussed engagement, surprise ring. In fact it was meow like assumed proposal without an official will you marry me. We just both knew the other wanted it and just said we were...then my Xmas pressie was a ring (which even though he knew the type of ring I wanted - small, not flashy or blingy at all because you had to see the planned tattoo). So was the perfect ring even tho he did it all himself.
I sort of had all four DH planned it to be a surprise, but I knew it was coming (down to which part of the night he'd be doing it ). He also bought a surprise ring, but it wasn't my style at all so we went and bought a bridal set together. I don't think he knew when he bought my engagement ring that it's traditionally worn alongside the wedding ring. I wore my original one on my right hand for the wedding, and occasionally wear it on special occasions IIRC, I kept his wedding ring a surprise from him until I was putting it on his finger...
Mine was e, and I love it The proposal was a surprise, but I knew it was coming one day. We had been given my late Nana's engagement ring to use so I knew what the ring would be and I adore it to pieces.
If I didn't have Nana's ring I'd want a surprise. I'd shown DH exactly what I liked enough times that he can't have messed it up He has a similar taste to me too thankfully.
We had looked at rings and talked about it, but I didn't know he actually bought it, nor that he asked my parents nor that he was going to ask me (in a pink teacup in Disneyland no less ).
I had surprise both - and the ring is a solitaire which I would not have picked for myself. But is beautiful and I love love love it! I couldn't have chosen something more beautiful than it.
I am glad it was this way. It felt like it was something special and I knew that he wanted it. And he wanted me. It made me love him even more.
Planned engagement DH picked the diamond I designed the ring . The ring was ready 2 months before we actually got engaged. DH hid the ring and everytime he went out I'd go get it and wear it around the house (not good at hiding stuff lol)
I have no idea what I would have ideally liked, but in reality I made a comment one night about the future of our relationship, something like where was it heading (and this was after years of being together). We kinda of informally agreed to get married then. Over the next 6months, we would mention it very now and again but nothing was ever really made about. Except for, if he did want to buy any jewellery for me what colours would I prefer.. At the 6 months mark, dh proposed, out of the blue, in our empty house that we were moving out of, me needing to pee (yep he kept a pregnant woman waiting to pee, so not a good idea ). He designed the ring entirely, even to sifting through the stones to find the perfect ones to use.
But I like surprises, so maybe b or d.
I had a surprise both! We went past one of those "Secrets" shops once, with the gorgeous fake bling rings and jewellery? We stopped and I pointed out something I liked (almost 100% innocently LOL), he went home and found it online, then had a real diamond one made up the same style, then asked my parents for permission, then surprised me
I asked my DH. He was very surprised. We didn't do engagement rings. He still complains that I didn't ask him properly though, going down on one knee etc
Mine was complete surprise.
I had pointed out in passing the ring I liked, he asked me months before hand to have my finger sized so if her ever got around to it he could surprise me.
He asked my mums permission but had never met dad (we became engaged after only 6 months of being together). Everyone apart from me knew he was going to do it! I had joked and said I wanted an iPad and engagement ring for Christmas, little did I know I was getting it!!!
He proposed 3 days before Christmas, I didn't suspect a thing until we were driving to the spot and u could see the huge box bulge in his pocket.
We had discussed marriage before hand, as in only been together a month when we started talking about it. But he knew I wanted the "romantic gesture".
We got married a little under 12 months after our engagement so not quite 18 months after the day we met! Now been married for almost 4 months and couldn't be happier (bub on the way, conceived between our wedding night and a week later, which I think is cooler than our proposal).
I would change the "setting" as in where it happened if I could, but it was important to him (out the front of Parliament House, he worked there building a kitchen during the few month before). But it was memorable, different and special to us :-)
We did C and I don't think I'd really have wanted another way. I guess I'd have liked a surprise proposal, but not with a ring as I really enjoyed us shopping for that together and getting to choose the one that suited me best. I wouldn't have liked a proposal that was a complete surprise though in the sense that we hadn't discussed being together forever etc first. I couldn't make such a serious decision as a surprise.
We were C.
Shopped for the ring a few months before we got engaged.
DH had hidden it.
And then proposed to me in the lounge room at his house, on my birthday.
He has already asked my parents permission.
We got married 1 day before our 1 year anniversary.
Reply With Quoteand we went and chose a ring together! Haha
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DH planned it to be a surprise, but I knew it was coming (down to which part of the night he'd be doing it
). He also bought a surprise ring, but it wasn't my style at all so we went and bought a bridal set together. I don't think he knew when he bought my engagement ring that it's traditionally worn alongside the wedding ring. I wore my original one on my right hand for the wedding, and occasionally wear it on special occasions
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