Hello all!
Forgive this new anonymous account, but I'm planning to propose to my gf on our very quick two-day trip in April, which will be a complete surprise for her. I think I have all the basics figured out, but wanted to see if anyone had any ideas for little extras or touches that I haven't thought of yet.
She's definitely a very shy person, so I went in with the plan to keep things as quiet and private as possible for the actual proposal, though I still want to keep it super fun and in full Disney fashion
She grew up about five minutes from Disneyland and went there all her life (plus her mom works for Disney), but has never been to WDW before, which is why we decided to tack on an extra two days to a pre-planned Florida trip to visit family.
We'll be driving in super early on a Monday to drop off our bags at POR, and hit up AK during the day. I plan to not head back to the room all day as I'm hoping to have Disney Florist do a little secret decorating while we're out and about for our return that night. There was a Mickey and Minnie in love package that caught my eye.
From there, we'll head to Magic Kingdom for a bit to show off what's different from California. The big plan is to then head over to GF where I've booked the private/intimate dining experience at 8p. I'm known to do a few over the top things for no real reason, so I'm hoping it won't raise any suspicions (she's already asked that we go "all out" during our trip there and do as much as we can). The fireworks are supposed to start at 10p, which is about when we should be finishing up.
I hope to pop the question at that point. Do you have any ideas on how to involve our server, or something I can buy beforehand to make it a little fun? I think I saw some kind of glass slipper that we could get engraved, or I think the private dining said they can offer a chocolate slipper dessert along with the ring.
Depending on how tired we are (we're night owls), we may head back to MK at that point since they're open late with extra magic hours, or we may just go back to the room, where the decorations should be in place
I also booked an engagement photo shoot the next morning at Epcot, which is where we'll be spending the entire day. She's been bugging for a local photo shoot for a while, so I'm thinking I'll let her know that we may take a few pics with just the photopass people, so maybe to bring a dress or something nice to look good in. She's a foodie, so I'm hoping to poke around the world showcase and snack and drink all day, though I do have reservations in Mexico that night.
I also plan to purchase some of the old "just engaged" pins online before the trip since it sounds like you can't get them anymore.
Lastly, we've been on a super strict budget lately, and she hasn't done much for herself. So a few days before we leave, I'm hoping to get her a girl's day booked to get her hair and nails done, which should make her feel all the prettier for the photo session.
Any other fun ideas or tips? I don't mind doing a little more planning or ordering of fun extras. I'm super excited and just hoping it all comes together relatively well with only minor hiccups along the way to make it fun and memorable!
Forgive this new anonymous account, but I'm planning to propose to my gf on our very quick two-day trip in April, which will be a complete surprise for her. I think I have all the basics figured out, but wanted to see if anyone had any ideas for little extras or touches that I haven't thought of yet.
She's definitely a very shy person, so I went in with the plan to keep things as quiet and private as possible for the actual proposal, though I still want to keep it super fun and in full Disney fashion
She grew up about five minutes from Disneyland and went there all her life (plus her mom works for Disney), but has never been to WDW before, which is why we decided to tack on an extra two days to a pre-planned Florida trip to visit family.We'll be driving in super early on a Monday to drop off our bags at POR, and hit up AK during the day. I plan to not head back to the room all day as I'm hoping to have Disney Florist do a little secret decorating while we're out and about for our return that night. There was a Mickey and Minnie in love package that caught my eye.
From there, we'll head to Magic Kingdom for a bit to show off what's different from California. The big plan is to then head over to GF where I've booked the private/intimate dining experience at 8p. I'm known to do a few over the top things for no real reason, so I'm hoping it won't raise any suspicions (she's already asked that we go "all out" during our trip there and do as much as we can). The fireworks are supposed to start at 10p, which is about when we should be finishing up.
I hope to pop the question at that point. Do you have any ideas on how to involve our server, or something I can buy beforehand to make it a little fun? I think I saw some kind of glass slipper that we could get engraved, or I think the private dining said they can offer a chocolate slipper dessert along with the ring.
Depending on how tired we are (we're night owls), we may head back to MK at that point since they're open late with extra magic hours, or we may just go back to the room, where the decorations should be in place
I also booked an engagement photo shoot the next morning at Epcot, which is where we'll be spending the entire day. She's been bugging for a local photo shoot for a while, so I'm thinking I'll let her know that we may take a few pics with just the photopass people, so maybe to bring a dress or something nice to look good in. She's a foodie, so I'm hoping to poke around the world showcase and snack and drink all day, though I do have reservations in Mexico that night.
I also plan to purchase some of the old "just engaged" pins online before the trip since it sounds like you can't get them anymore.
Lastly, we've been on a super strict budget lately, and she hasn't done much for herself. So a few days before we leave, I'm hoping to get her a girl's day booked to get her hair and nails done, which should make her feel all the prettier for the photo session.
Any other fun ideas or tips? I don't mind doing a little more planning or ordering of fun extras. I'm super excited and just hoping it all comes together relatively well with only minor hiccups along the way to make it fun and memorable!
