It’s clearly not uncommon to propose with the sand and the waves this time of year. People are out getting their tan on and enjoying all the sunshine has to offer. Why not make it even more special with a proposal? Here are some ideas for you!

School’s out for summer! Well, even if you’re out of school, no one can deny that the summer season has a wonderful quality about it. It’s beautiful, it’s fun, and it’s the perfect time for love! Here are some tips to make sure your summer proposal doesn’t end in disaster.

Singer Ciara and Seattle Seahawks quarterback Russell Wilson are engaged! He broke the news by posting a video on his Instagram. The cute caption says “She said Yes!!! Since Day 1 I knew you were the one.”

Nothing beats a beach vacation… except maybe a proposal at the beach. And that’s just what Timmy planned for Maggie. It was a normal Wednesday in SC when Maggie’s sister sent out a text about the family meeting at the beach for the weekend. Maggie wasn’t sure she wanted to go, having spent a month auditioning …

You can plan your proposal down to the very last detail and feel relieved and prepared, but even you can’t control the weather. That’s just what this couple found out. The man proposing had just sang a song he wrote to his girlfriend, and slowly moved to drop to one knee on the rocks at …

It was our second day in T & C and Mark made dinner reservations. We had rented a car on the island but Mark thought we should use a taxi. On the way to “dinner” Mark asked the driver for suggestions on nice beaches. The driver offered to stop at a really nice beach on the way since it would be sunset soon. We parked at the beach and the driver mentioned he does some photography on the side and asked if we’d like him to take a few photos of us.

Tyler and I met at Neumann University. It was our first day on campus and he lived two doors down from me. My best friend growing up (who had also attended NU) ran into my room and said, “You have to come meet this cute guy two doors down!!” After some persistence I went with her, and that was the first time I met Tyler! To this day I tease my best friend about calling my now future husband cute, she’s in my bridal party and we still joke about it! Tyler and I spent many late nights talking, studying, sending our families funny videos on facebook, working out together, and soon enough we had developed such a strong friendship and love for each other we just KNEW.

We met years ago. Aaron had already made plans and arrangements to move to Belize. However, he told me he would wait for me and that after I finished college, I could move down with him. We did just that. Since, we have moved back to the states but we visit Belize every year.

When I swam out of one dark tunnel, I was shocked to see a banner that our friends Brian and Angie were holding. It read “Kristina, will you be my forever dive buddy?”

“We met our Senior year of college at a summer BBQ with old high school friends. I was going to undergrad in Baltimore and he was going to law school in DC. Since we were only an hour away from each other we started meeting up on the weekends and have been inseparable since.