Why not make a personalized calendar for your proposal?

Proposal season has finally come to a close as Christmas ends and the New Year begins. But just because probably a bazillion people you know seemed to all get engaged the past couple of weeks, that does not mean you’ve completely missed the train on the perfect proposal. The New Year brings new possibilities! Plus you can still have a New Year themed wedding despite doing it after the ball dropped at midnight. The best part? You increase your surprise factor by waiting until now to do it!

1. The Resolution Failure
Act super bummed about something until she asks you what’s wrong. Tell her that there’s some resolutions you’re not sure you’re going to be able to keep and that you’re already slacking on some of them. You haven’t been running as much. You ate pizza for the third night in a row. Oh, and you don’t think you can succeed at being a bachelor anymore. Wait what? Tell her that marrying her is better than any resolution you could ever make or break and you want to start this year off with an even stronger relationship.

2. Propose on Three Kings Day (January 6th)
Even if you don’t typically celebrate this holiday, it could make for a great proposal. On January 6th, Three Kings Day is celebrated as the day the wise men made their way to see baby Jesus. Kids sometimes lay out hay for camels to snack on and get three presents by “the wise men”. Surprise her by celebrating this year with three presents. Two presents could be whatever you want them to be (maybe clues even), though making them similar to frankincense  and myrrh (aka. some kind of perfume or incense) might be nice as well. Then the third gift? Gold of course! That’s when you pop the question with your gorgeous ring.

3. Make her a Calendar
Personalized calendars are always fun (and usually discounted by now because it’s after Christmas!). Make one full of the things she loves and especially with pictures of the two of you. When you personalize calendars, you can usually have them print special, personal days. Have your proposal already marked on the calendar as the day you give her the calendar. As she flips through, if she missed it, have her go back to January. She’ll be confused as she tries to figure out what that day says, but by the time she does, you’re already on your knee.

Nikki

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