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Really? Wedding proposal professionals?
http://www.philly.com/philly/living/20120606_Proposal_professionals_guide_the_clueless.html
He joined the small but growing number of would-be grooms turning to proposal planning pros for everything from generating ideas to designing details, hiring extras, and snapping photos for posterity.
Stys hired Michelle Velazquez, who launched her Los Angeles-based
proposal planning service, the Heart Bandits, two years ago, after
receiving an underwhelming proposal of her own 
(an awkward
ask-on-a-sunset-cruise-just-as-it-was-jostling-its-way-back-to-the-pier;
she hates boats).
The article does not indicate if she said yes to the "underwhelming proposal." I can understand enlisting the help of friends, co-workers and/or family to scheme with you on a wedding proposal--that's fun, but orchestrating with professional assistance like this?
Mr erbur's proposal would likely have been judged as underwhelming, but it was special to me and it was all him. How did your mr ask?
Re: Really? Wedding proposal professionals?
Im pretty impressed. Anyone that can get someone to pay them to provide advice on obvious situations like how to not screw up a proposal, is an awesome salesperson.
My proposal was a well planned but poorly executed lesson in calling Longwood Gardens ahead of time to make sure they are actually open at the time that you want to propose to your girlfriend! DH recovered and it was fine and has provided a good laugh for years. I was PETRIFIED that he would ask me in a very public place like a restaurant or a phillies game or something so I was perfectly happy with the private, low fanfare proposal that resulted from his goof.
mzovoce - that's hysterical!
Two of our couple friends had gotten engaged in the weeks leading up to Christmas, and DH just kept saying things to make me think it wasn't going to happen for us for a while. He had me so upset, because I really felt it was coming soon based on how he acted leading up to our friends' engagements...then all of the sudden he started talking about how couples should date longer, yada yada.
Anyhow, we had talked about going to Longwood Gardens every Christmas since we started dating but we never actually went. Finally we planned to go one Saturday night a few days before Christmas. It was a total debacle getting there. Apparently he had gone the week before with our SIL to pick out the location, but it was super crowded and so hot in the conservatory. I thought he was going to pass out from the heat. When we got to the location, he was a mess. He asked someone to take our picture and told her (when I wasn't paying attention) to take as many pictures as possible because he was going to propose. When he dropped to one knee, I swore he was going to faint because he was shaking and kept complaining about the heat...so I said "What are you doing?" As he pulled out the ring. Then I felt like a dufus. I also had taken my glasses off to pose for the picture, so I couldn't see anything that was happening.
After all the hullaballoo, I was told his BIL and SIL wanted us to stop by for a champagne toast. When we go there, both of our families were and it was a big party.
idk, it seems some of the best stories are of those that aren't planned to a T, but some girls are crazy about it being perfect, so there is definitely a market for it.
I was proposed to at Epcot during the fireworks after a family style dinner in Germany, which was supposed to be France, but he waited too long to get a reservation. Also, he spent 30 min in the bathroom after dinner hunting my dad down for permission and the ring arrived via UPS to the hotel the day before I arrived. (procrastination anyone?).
him: do you know why I brought you here? me: for vacation? him: no, to celebrate. me: oh yeah, your new job, moving to Philly, etc him: no, celebrate spending together forever (pulls out ring). Don't drop it in the water, it isn't insured yet.
DD: 6-24-11
EDD: 9-20-14
I really need to think of some kind of wedding related business. Clearly, there's a ton of money to be made in that industry!
When my husband proposed, I had just gotten home from working a 12 hour day at work. I had a terrible case of laryngitis and I was being the crankiest person in the world. Turns out that before I got home he had gone to my mom's house (wearing a suit and bearing flowers and chocolates) to ask her permission. He was planning to wait until we went on vacation the following month (which I was half expecting). But my mom suggested that he propose when I least expected it. I was definitely surprised and that's what I love most about our story, even though we were still living in our crappy apartment with our loud neighbors fighting in the hallway.
I think I'd be more pissed off if my H wasted the $ on a proposal service, besides the fact that it would seem so manufactured.
My proposal was very low key. He couldn't find a ring in time for our dating anniversary so he proposed about two weeks after that. I was suuuuuper mad when that anniversary came and went and there was no ring.
The night he actually proposed was a random Monday night. I will never forget that I was sitting on the couch waiting for The Hills season premiere (!!) in my pajamas. He came in and would not.shut.up., really annoying. Next thing I know he drops to one knee in front of me and just holds out the ring and didn't say anything and had this nervous smile on his face. I said don't you want to ask me anything, half laughing. He asked and I said yes and we were laughing. It was perfectly us.
This was us. He threw me a curve ball by asking on his birthday. I was already in my pjs, trying to go to sleep, and he got all chatty and was sitting on the floor next to my side of the bed.
Prior to this, we had an ongoing joke where he'd ask me to marry him, and I'd reply with "do you have a ring?" Well, that same conversation came up, but the response to "do you have a ring?" was quite different!! And when he said yes to that, I asked (with increased awakeness and excitement!), "here? with you?" And then he showed me my ring.
He was so adorable about it and I still love our proposal story, some 8 years later.