Marriage proposals can be a tricky thing; with the volume of ideas that you can choose from planning it out may be difficult. Alongside this you’ll need to make sure that it’s something your partner will love.

After all, you’ll want to get them in the mood to say ‘yes.’ While there are countless marriage proposal ideas to choose from you’ll need to put more effort in than simply picking one. You’ll actually need to plan it out and implement it.

That’s where things could get difficult. Most people don’t know how to propose in a unique and romantic way. You should keep a few things in mind when planning out your marriage proposal.

How To Make Your Marriage Proposal Stand Out

Have A Fake Backstory

You’ll want to make the proposal as surprising as possible. If you’re planning something romantic that involves going somewhere, you might need some form of excuse. That’s especially true if you’re not already celebrating something.

To overcome this, it’s worth coming up with some kind of excuse or fake backstory. While this might involve lying, it’ll be for the greater good. It’s worth keeping this simple and believable to help throw them off the scent.

Make Sure You Get The Right Ring

There are countless unique engagement rings to choose from. The sheer volume could make it difficult to pick one. You’ll need to spend a lot of time thinking this out and comparing different options.

When you’re choosing one, you’ll need to keep your partner’s preferences in mind. Would they want something big and shiny or something small and classy? While diamonds are typically used in engagement rings, your partner might prefer something else.

You’ll also need to make sure that you get the right size ring. If you and your partner haven’t discussed this before, their ring size could be difficult to figure out. You mightn’t want to ask them straight out, as this might give things away.

You could instead borrow some of their jewelry and take it to an expert so that you can find out the right size.

Be Flexible

Things don’t always go as you’d expect. If you have a plan for your proposal, then it mightn’t go exactly that way. It’s worth being flexible with your approach. You might aim to plan exactly at sunset, for instance.

If the moment doesn’t feel right, however, then it might be worth postponing slightly. You could still do so the same night, but simply when the moment feels right. Rushing things to stick to the plan isn’t recommended. Try to go with the flow.

That’ll make the moment feel much more personal and romantic, which is what you’re aiming for.

Wrapping Up

As it’s something you mightn’t have done before, you mightn’t know how to propose. Using each of the above when you’re planning things out will make sure that things go smoothly. There could be other things to keep in mind.

Once your partner is front and foremost in your mind, you shouldn’t have any issues planning things out.

Thankfully, many lockdown rules are being relaxed; This means that gyms are back open, pools can be used, and you can meet up with other people. However, these rules could easily change and there are parts of the country still in full-lockdown due to a spike in cases. You might also be in a situation where you don’t want to go out because you’re either at risk or live with people who have a higher risk of catching Covid-19 and suffering serious consequences.

Consequently, many of you are still stuck inside trying to find things to do. It’s been this way since March, and it’s hard to cling to your sanity for that long. Here are some suggestions that can help you remain positive and keep your mind in one piece when stuck indoors:

Make your own alcoholic drink from scratch

You have to get creative if you want to survive the year 2020! Pubs are starting to re-open, but you might hate the idea of being in a confined space with loads of others. So, why don’t you bring some of the same fun to your home by brewing your own alcohol? So many beer-brewing kits and gin-making kits exist nowadays for your pleasure. You can stay at home and come up with your own alcoholic creation. It’s a double-whammy in that you have fun making the drink, then have even more fun drinking it! These things take time so it should also keep you occupied for a few days at least. Think about your favourite alcoholic drinks, then go online and see if you can find a brewing kit for them. 

Play around with your car

If you have a car then you’ve got your very own boredom-freeing machine. You can do so many things to a car when you’re stuck at home if you’re brave enough! On a base level, give it a proper clean from inside to out; it may have been years since you cleaned your car like this and it’s a great little passion project to undertake. Then you can start to think about making some other adjustments – like an alloy refurb on the wheels, a new paint job, some different lights etc. Basically you can turn your life into an episode of Pimp My Ride every single day. You’ll be amazed at how many things you can do to a car, and at how fun this can be with a little help from YouTube!

Renovate your home

On the topic of pimping things up, why don’t you renovate your home with a bit of DIY? Most people think home renovations are costly and involve lots of construction work. Truthfully, they don’t have to be like this if you don’t want them to. There are so many DIY renovations you can do on your own with a handful of tools. DIY is always a winner when you’re stuck at home, and you get the benefit of improving your living space at the same time.

You see, keeping your sanity is not as difficult as it seems. Essentially you have to keep yourself occupied and find things to do that last for a long time. Even when life gets back to normal, these are great little projects to undertake when you’re bored on a rainy day inside!