If you have a job that allows you time off for the summer, or you’re planning a vacation, then you should think about using the whole season to your advantage. Butter your loved one up with beach time, outdoor activities, and more. Then, when it’s coming to an end, drop to one knee. Here are a few ideas!

1. Vacation’s All I Ever Wanted. Take an amazing summer vacation together, and plan it for the end of the season. This way you avoid plenty of tourists (because they’ve already done it), and you get to enjoy the last fading summer rays. When the time is right, perhaps at the end of the trip, plan something romantic and use that as your proposal time. Tell her how you’ve not just been waiting the summer, but your entire life to find someone like her.

2. Bucket List. Make a summer bucket list of all the things you want to do together. When you’ve checked everything off your list, tell her you want to add one more item– but it’s a surprise! Plan accordingly, as always, and present the list back to her right before you drop to one knee and have it say, “Get Engaged.” (There’s a whole post on this idea!)

3. Summer Scrapbook. If you’ve been together a long time, collect pictures of the summers you’ve spent together and put them in order. Tell her how much you love the free time you have together, and then as she draws to the end of the scrapbook have a blank page that said, “Got engaged!” with the date. Drop to one knee, of course!

Emily