by Lorelei Cohen

Created on: July 10, 2009   Last Updated: August 04, 2009

You've decided that it is time to ask for her hand in marriage, she is definitely the right one for you, and you want to make sure that you make this proposal something that you can both remember for the rest of your life. You want it to be romantic.

Of course, for the ultimate romantic proposal you have to set the mood for it. Surprise is always a good element to add in to the mix, but the selection of the ideal romantic location, or backdrop for a proposal is what really sets the mood.

So where exactly are the most romantic places to propose marriage? You'll be surprised.

You really don't have to think thousands of dollars for a trip to China, San Fransisco or Paris. You just have to choose a location that is going to mean something special to her. Although Paris is indeed wonderful, nothing says romance more than a trip back in time to when your love was first discovered. If you can propose while you are also celebrating an anniversary together, then even better.

Keep in mind that the element of surprise will lend a lot of emotion to your event. Asking for her hand at the exact spot where you met is just the absolute mushiest gushiest heart warming show of affection that a man can come up with for his lady. If you met on the street, then take her for a walk, and stop where you remember meeting her. Drop to one knee, and tell her that it was at this exact location that you found the woman that you would love forever, and then ask her to marry you. Doing the traditional dropping to one knee is very romantic and lends a tremendous degree of charm to your actions. Recreating your very first date, and then proposing during it, is another simply "heart tugging" way to create a romantic setting for your marriage proposal.

Stepping back in time to any important milestone in your relationship can create a romantic backdrop for your wedding proposal. But only you know which events in your relationship were special enough to both of you to create the perfect backdrop for you to pop the question. It might be at a hockey game if that is something that you do together on a regular basis. Perhaps at your local High School, a special restaurant, at a local theater, or park.

If you can remember the exact date, and year of the time that you want to recreate, then counting back the days to it can really multiply the thoughtfulness of your gesture. Saying, "It has now been 889 days that we have been seeing each other and I wouldn't have missed one of them. I love you",

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