4 “Bun in the Oven” Proposal Ideas

 

“First comes love, then comes marriage, then comes the baby in the baby carriage.”

It doesn’t always go like the song. Sometimes, the baby comes first.

Maybe you’ve been talking about marriage but haven’t found the perfect opportunity to propose, or maybe you’ve barely been together but you just know she’s “the one”, and SURPRISE!

Take a deep breath, my friend. You don’t have to get married, but if it was already on your list, there are some ways you can propose without her thinking it’s just because there’s going to be a baby in the picture. Here are four ideas!

1. Bun in the Oven. Offer to cook her dinner, set the timer on the oven (but it’s off), and then get distracted and ask her to pull dinner out. Well, “dinner” is actually some kind of bun, with a ring in it. It’s a clever twist on the announcement that she’s expecting. When she finds the ring, get down on one knee and tell her you don’t care that things maybe didn’t happen as you guys had planned or imagined, but you love her and want to spend the rest of your life with her and your little one as a family.

2. Baby Basket. Put together a gift basket for her with a bunch of baby gear. What to Expect When You’re Expecting, Antiacids, a baby names book, and some wonderful bubble bath (and chocolates or whatever she may be craving) are some ideas. Somewhere in there stick the ring. Tell her you can’t imagine a better way to get ready for baby than to be engaged. Reassure her this isn’t the only reason you’re proposing, but you can’t deny that a baby-in-the-making wasn’t the push you needed to get down on one knee.

3. Romantic Dinner for 3. Maybe you don’t want to make it all about the baby. Plan a relaxing night that involves some pickles and ice cream, not literally unless that’s what she wants. Pop the sparkling cider and make her some promises. Put her mind at ease about the pregnancy and when the baby arrives. Talk about things just the two of you can do before baby arrives, make a list, and then tell her there’s one thing she forgot to put on there– and write down, “Will you marry me?”

4. Whisk her away. Whether it’s a trip to a cozy spot only an hour away or a plane ride to the coast (which is possible early on in the pregnancy, just FYI), remind her that the romance isn’t going to fade just because she’s pregnant. During this romantic getaway, chose your moment to get down on one knee. What’s more romantic than being surprised with a getaway and a proposal, especially when your lives are getting ready to change drastically with another little person? Not much, I can tell you!

The most important thing to remember here, is to always remind her just how beautiful she is, how attracted you are to her, and how nothing is going to change your feelings!

Emily

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