My husband proposed to me by doing a scavenger hunt.
He taped one red, long stemmed rose to the front door with a little poem inside, about 3 lines, telling me how to find the next rose. This went on for about 6 roses – they were all hidden around the house.
At the last rose, he told me to sit down in the kitchen, then he dimmed the lights and proposed to me.
This was my simple, but romantic way of getting engaged during Christmas time.
My girlfriend and I had been going out for about a year and a half. She had previously told me early in December that although she and her family celebrated Christmas, she never had a Christmas tree and always wanted one. So, one day, when she was working at the hospital (as a nurse), I bought myself a Christmas tree, decorated the entire tree, and then proceeded to decorate the whole entire room at my condo with about 50 or more candles.
I placed stuffed animals under the tree and then hid the engagement ring in a box under the stuffed animals. I knew she always ate dinner at work, so I went to a local Swedish bakery and got very cute looking Christmas desserts. I put red rose petals all over the place, chose some romantic music to play on my speakers, dimmed the lights, and lit all of the candles.
I invited her over and looked out my 16th floor window, sitting and waiting for an hour until I saw her car pull into my building. I waited, and hid with a bouquet of roses with soft music playing in the background. As she opened the door and walked in, I heard her gasp with surprise and happiness at the glow of the tree. I then walked out, gave her the roses and asked her to slow dance.
While we were dancing, I asked her if she liked the tree. She replied, “Yes, it’s beautiful!” I then replied, “Well, I’m glad you like the tree. I love you very much Jennie, I know you always wanted a Christmas tree, so I want our FIRST gift under our FIRST tree together to be this…”
And then I proceeded to kneel down, grabbed the hidden ring box, and proposed to my girlfriend. Through her joyful tears, she happily said, “Yes!!!” And now, we’re on our way to a happy and love-filled life together!
