WHEN TO PROPOSE

You will remember the date you choose forever, so if you have a favourite or memorable day – the day you first met, Midsummer’s Day or Christmas Eve for example, it may be wise to consider one of these, or alternatively choose a date with no other special birthday’s or anniversaries around it so your celebrations are spread throughout the year!

Whatever date you opt for, try to keep it to yourself. If friends or relatives know of your plans, there is a chance that word could get out and spoil the surprise. Telling others also puts you under unnecessary additional pressure for carrying off the perfect engagement proposal idea. If something goes wrong and you need to delay the proposal to a later date, the last thing you need is people checking how everything went.

If you are a little nervous about the whole thing and think that you may keep putting it off, one final suggestion is to have the date engraved on the inside of the engagement band – this way you don’t really have an option to back out!