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proposing

Unique proposal ideas and stories, including super geeky proposals, proposing without a ring, advice for women about how to propose to a boyfriend, LGBT proposal stories, and more!

YES, we will marry this Harry Potter-inspired proposal (with wands, robes, and the Unbreakable Vow!)

YES, we will marry this Harry Potter proposal (with wands, robes, and the Unbreakable Vow!)

Fenil surprised Isha with a Harry Potter proposal while on vacation in New Orleans and we could not love it more. They traveled from their home in Boston for a holiday in NOLA and Fenil squirreled away some wands, wizard robes, and other Hogwarts-style goodies to make the proposal ultra magical. Raise your hand if you’d make the Unbreakable Vow with this Harry Potter-themed proposal…

I proposed to my boyfriend and here's why it was perfect for us...

I proposed to my boyfriend and here’s why it was perfect for us…

It was so difficult for me to propose to my fiancé. I grew up with a ton of stories about how men are supposed to propose to women, how they should create the perfect, amazing story. I watched tons of flash mob proposals with internet videos. I watched opera proposals. And movie proposals. And same sex hardware store proposals. Then I met my now fiancé and realized that none of those things worked for us, and that we needed to rewrite the story…

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A surprise proposal engagement in Philadelphia

Jill proposed to her partner Duby (in that hat!) a few months prior to their engagement session. But here’s the twist: Duby decided to propose back to Jill during their shoot when they arrived at the Race Street Pier in Philly for some more photos. Jill didn’t expect to get a ring until the wedding day, so this was a total surprise to her, as you can see! It was quite a surprise proposal.

ways not to announce your engagement alternative wedding ideas from Offbeat Wed (formerly Offbeat Bride)

5 ways NOT to announce your engagement on social media (in GIFs)

It’s the start of the holiday season. You’re full of tryptophan and ready for a nap. OR you’re totally celebrating your freshly diamond-ed finger because your spouse (or you!) has just proposed. It’s the holidays, love is in the air. It’s engagement season, y’all.

If this is you, CONGRATS! We’re so happy for you! And we want all your friends and family to be happy, too. So here are five ways NOT to announce your engagement on social media so you don’t wreck all the fun with your wild antics.

A real life Pokémon scavenger hunt proposal as seen on @offbeatbride

This girl proposed to her boyfriend with a real life Pokémon scavenger hunt proposal

I knew that if I were capable of any coding at all I would need to propose to my boyfriend Jacob with a Pokémon game. Since I have no experience coding anything, there was no way I could make him a game. I decided to go a completely different route: a real world Pokémon scavenger hunt proposal with wild Pokémon and gyms.

Weird and wonderful ways to propose (that actually worked!) as seen on @offbeatbride #wedding #proposals

16 wonderful and weird wedding proposals (that totally worked!)

If there’s one thing we love, it’s a good proposal story. Now, we really love an intimate, meaningful, and sweet proposal, but sometimes you just want to hear a neat story of nerdy, wonderful, and weird wedding proposals. We’ve seen some amazing offbeat wedding proposals and we wanted to round up some of the ones we’ve featured, some we love from around the web, and some that have just become legend. Let’s go down the rabbit hole of geeky, romantic, and wonderfully weird wedding proposals.