Engagement - Disney Style

[pjs107]

Hello, this is my first post.

I was curious if anyone could lend me any info on this at all.

My girlfriend and I have been dating for 1 1/2 yrs and have been talking about taking a trip of our own (just us...no parents or friends) to Disney World in January of '08. Since by that time we'll have been together for just over 3 years I have considered using this trip to ask her to marry me. Is there anyone down in Florida at WDW that can be contacted to set-up any special activities for the occasion? This may be out of the question, but I have dreamed of popping the question after or during the Wishes fireworks show one evening on the steps of the castle? Am I crazy or can this be done??

 

[Ciciwoowoo]

I've read from several people here that lots of people pop the question in the Park. I think someone mentioned you can contact the part of WDW that organizes weddings and they can put you in contact with the right person to help you.

Maybe do a search on this website for more info? Good luck to you!!!

 

[Braves323]

My friend got engaged at the MK a few years ago. Her boyfriend at the time waited until near closing when the park was not as crowded. He took her on the carosel and made sure she got Cinderella's horse and then got down on one knee to pop the question. At their rehearsal dinner everything was themed around Disney with a ice sculpture of a carosel horse in the center of the room.

 

[NeedABreak]

I still wish I had proposed at the parks.

We are going for our honeymoon and the people at Disney really understand how specal this kind of thing is. Call the trip planing line, they have a lot of info and if they can't answer a question they will transfer you to someone who can.

Good Luck Man!!!

P.S. welcome to the forums.

 

[JimboJones123]

You know you want to marry her, but you won't ask her for two more years? This isn't an attack, I was engaged within 7 weeks of dating my wife. We have now been married for 7 years. A honeymoon would be fun too in 2008, but please don't think I'm one of those jerks trying to tell you how to -- er -- nevermind -- I'm a jerk! Have fun with your proposal.

 

[poohbear6103]

You can use Gifts of a Lifetime and talk to Jane. That is who my boyfriend (now fiancee) used to pop the question to me during our trip in September of last year. It was too wonderful!!!! They had me on this "treasure hunt" so to speak throughout the Magic Kingdom the morning of the last full day of our trip. After I was done "searching", it lead to the wishing well by the castle. I still have all the mementos from that experience including the glass slipper etched with "Will you marry me" on it

I think they can help you figure out how to do it by the castle or on the steps. But you can also just do it on your own and kneel down, right there infront of everyone. If she is not shy about crowds, do it on Main Steet infront of the castle once Wishes is over and tie in the theme of wishes with what you say during the proposal. What girl wouldn't love that! That is very nice though that you are thinking so far ahead!

 

[jozzmenia]

You know you want to marry her, but you won't ask her for two more years? This isn't an attack, I was engaged within 7 weeks of dating my wife. We have now been married for 7 years. A honeymoon would be fun too in 2008, but please don't think I'm one of those jerks trying to tell you how to -- er -- nevermind -- I'm a jerk! Have fun with your proposal.

LOL I was thinking the same thing :lol: If u know u want to get married now, why wait 2 years to propose? That would be weird. I say just bump the trip up if u want to do a Disney proposal, I say plan a surprise trip there. Then, by 2008, u can actually be getting MARRIED instead of engaged! :sohappy:

 

[ryguy]

I asked my wife to marry me at WDW back in 2000. I decided rather to do it at the parks to do it at the beach in front of the Polynesian. We watched the fireworks from the beach and while the fireworks were going off I asked her to marry me. It worked well because we had the benefit of the fireworks but in a intimate setting. I thought it was more romantic on the beach rather than in front of thousands of people. But everyone is different and being close to the castle has its advantages as well. Just let the Disney folks know what your doing and they will help you out in anyway. Hope that helps.

 

[poohbear6103]

You know you want to marry her, but you won't ask her for two more years? This isn't an attack, I was engaged within 7 weeks of dating my wife. We have now been married for 7 years. A honeymoon would be fun too in 2008, but please don't think I'm one of those jerks trying to tell you how to -- er -- nevermind -- I'm a jerk! Have fun with your proposal.

It could be for financial reasons. My boyfriend and I dated for years before getting engaged even though we knew we wanted to get married. We were both in college and it was just not the right time. Once we both finished school, got jobs and became financially stable we knew it was time.

 

[cmor42180]

i actually got engaged in the castle, i called ahead set up the dinner and gave them the ring before we got there, we ate dinner and then i said lets get some desert, we ordered desert and then they brought out the ring in a glass cinderella slipper (which i had engraved with our names and the date on it) on a tray with a chocolate slipper and some other decorations, they took the top off the tray and she saw it, i grabbed the ring dropped down and i dont think anyone in the restaurant noticed....lol, but they gave us some glasses as a gift after dinner

 

[pacochran]

I think that you can do it anyway that you think would be "magical". My wife and I saw someone pop the question last year at MGM in the middle of Main Street USA with the Osborne Lights on and Christmas Music playing, it was really nice. Just think of what you think she would like or think is special and then if requires some reservations or planning call.

Good Luck

 

[Ciciwoowoo]

Hey now, there is nothing wrong with waiting...

The first rule of a successful marriage. Don't get married in your 20's. You will change and you will end up divorced. Period.

 

[Nemo14]

Hey now, there is nothing wrong with waiting...

The first rule of a successful marriage. Don't get married in your 20's. You will change and you will end up divorced. Period.

I wouldn't say that - there are plenty of successful marriages that started in their 20's. Maturity does not necessarily correlate with age!

 

[brich]

You know you want to marry her, but you won't ask her for two more years? This isn't an attack, I was engaged within 7 weeks of dating my wife. We have now been married for 7 years. A honeymoon would be fun too in 2008, but please don't think I'm one of those jerks trying to tell you how to -- er -- nevermind -- I'm a jerk! Have fun with your proposal.

So I ahhh, well, I knew pretty soon after meeting my wife that she was the one yet I waited 9 years to pop the question. It was simple. We wanted to finish school and put ourselves in a better financial position before trying to maintain a marriage. We also wanted to pay for our own wedding and honeymoon...:sohappy:

I popped the question at WDW and that allowed us to Honeymoon in Hawaii with a stop at Disneyland.

My proposal was like this: We went to the Luau at the Poly and after the Luau, we walked along the path near the beach looking over at the lit up Castle. It was very low key and private and very special. Didn't need nor want any hoopla. This would be a great place after the fireworks... my opinion. After she eventaully said yes, we were able to go have a few MaiTais. It was perfect for us and thats what's important. Working on 10 wonderful married years making our relationship 19 years strong.

Here's a thought Jimbo. You may be 35 years old and meet a girl, ya, 7 weeks later your engaged. It works for some. Yet this poster may be 18 years old, so maybe a 7 week relationship is not long enough. A year and a half is a big variable for a younger person as opposed to an older person, just in case you hadn't taken that into account. I think it's very responsible to allow a relationship to grow for 3 years before taking the next step. If the relationship is going to work, it will still be there in 3 years. What's the rush? Slow down and enjoy what will be forever behind you before you know it :veryconfu

 

[Lokheed]

I proposed to my wife at the Magic Kingdom, in front of the Haunted Mansion. It was her first visit to Disney World, and I had spent much of the day showing her around the park and pointing out little details to her. She thought I was being a Disney geek, but really I was just setting her up. When we got to the Haunted Mansion I continued pointing out little things all along the way, and then as we were exiting I went to show her another detail. "Right up here embedded in the pavement is the Bride's ring," I said as I got down on one knee to show it to her. "Cool," she replied. "And speaking of rings..." I said, and then offered her the engagement ring I had palmed before getting down on one knee.

She just about collapsed right there, she was so happy.

So all in all, it was a well executed plan. For anyone who might think that proposing in front of HM is not very romantic, all I can say is you gotta know your sweetie. It was the perfect place for her.

 

[JimboJones123]

So I ahhh, well, I knew pretty soon after meeting my wife that she was the one yet I waited 9 years to pop the question. It was simple. We wanted to finish school and put ourselves in a better financial position before trying to maintain a marriage. We also wanted to pay for our own wedding and honeymoon...:sohappy:

I popped the question at WDW and that allowed us to Honeymoon in Hawaii with a stop at Disneyland.

My proposal was like this: We went to the Luau at the Poly and after the Luau, we walked along the path near the beach looking over at the lit up Castle. It was very low key and private and very special. Didn't need nor want any hoopla. This would be a great place after the fireworks... my opinion. After she eventaully said yes, we were able to go have a few MaiTais. It was perfect for us and thats what's important. Working on 10 wonderful married years making our relationship 19 years strong.

Here's a thought Jimbo. You may be 35 years old and meet a girl, ya, 7 weeks later your engaged. It works for some. Yet this poster may be 18 years old, so maybe a 7 week relationship is not long enough. A year and a half is a big variable for a younger person as opposed to an older person, just in case you hadn't taken that into account. I think it's very responsible to allow a relationship to grow for 3 years before taking the next step. If the relationship is going to work, it will still be there in 3 years. What's the rush? Slow down and enjoy what will be forever behind you before you know it :veryconfu

Sorry, I was 19 at the time. It actually SAVED us money. We both had roommates, and we didn't have to go out to eat as much. We were also able to cut down on work scheds because of this while we were finishing school. So -- all and all -- we both worked about 10 hrs less a week -- and still saved about $600+ a month more getting married... not to mention the tax benefits. But financial reasons wasn't why we got married. We just liked eachother. We also had kids while in college... and wouldn't have had it any other way! Besides, I'm almost done with diapers - and I'm not even in my 30's yet -- SCORE ONE FOR THE MAIN MAN!

 

[JimboJones123]

So I ahhh, well, I knew pretty soon after meeting my wife that she was the one yet I waited 9 years to pop the question. It was simple. We wanted to finish school and put ourselves in a better financial position before trying to maintain a marriage. We also wanted to pay for our own wedding and honeymoon...:sohappy:

I popped the question at WDW and that allowed us to Honeymoon in Hawaii with a stop at Disneyland.

My proposal was like this: We went to the Luau at the Poly and after the Luau, we walked along the path near the beach looking over at the lit up Castle. It was very low key and private and very special. Didn't need nor want any hoopla. This would be a great place after the fireworks... my opinion. After she eventaully said yes, we were able to go have a few MaiTais. It was perfect for us and thats what's important. Working on 10 wonderful married years making our relationship 19 years strong.

Here's a thought Jimbo. You may be 35 years old and meet a girl, ya, 7 weeks later your engaged. It works for some. Yet this poster may be 18 years old, so maybe a 7 week relationship is not long enough. A year and a half is a big variable for a younger person as opposed to an older person, just in case you hadn't taken that into account. I think it's very responsible to allow a relationship to grow for 3 years before taking the next step. If the relationship is going to work, it will still be there in 3 years. What's the rush? Slow down and enjoy what will be forever behind you before you know it :veryconfu

BTW, I took it back too...

 

[PX57chevy]

proposal

I decided to propose to my wife in front of Cinderella's castle. I was 22 at the time. It was our first vacation together, but we were with her family. It was August of 1999 and it was the first stages of EMH called then Eride nights...

It was our first day in the park, I was nervous. It was my mom in law, bro in law and sis in law. We get in the park for opening. we start walking down Main Street. I had a video camera and a digital camera...back then the best was resolution was 640X480!! I gave my bro in law the video camera as we were walking down Main Street and told him to act like he wanted to learn how to use it (so he can film it) and then my sis in law had my digital camera and told her to act like she wanted to learn how to use it. She was nervous so I had her take a picture of me with the Indian Chief on Main Street. Then they held on to the cameras and we walked toward the castle. I told my wife that I wanted for us to get a pic in front of the castle. We stood in the middle of the star in front of the castle. I put my hand in pocket and pulle dout the ring, dropped on one knee and told her that I loved her. I looked around and noticed that everyone in that area stopped and watched. I then asked her to marry me. She was crying...I was crying. Her family was taking pictures...she said yes. We hugged and everyone clapped. It was cool.

We then went to see Country Bear Jamboree!!

So it can be done...and for free.

P.S. On the bus ride to the park, my wife put her hand on my leg on the pocket that the ring was in....


I say go for it!!

THen we decided to get married at the Wedding Pavilion 3 years later....

 

[Nut4Disney]

My advice is not to wait too long for the perfect moment. I carried the engagement ring around in my pocket for a week at WDW on a trip with my then girlfriend. The whole week I kept looking for the perfect time and place to propose, but I never found it. Looking back now, there were plenty of great times to do it, but I was too picky. Anyway, I never did propose at WDW. I came back with the ring and ended up proposing during the Reds game.

 

[brich]

BTW, I took it back too...

No bones here.... just a counter point to yours... Not knocking your situation at all...
All I know is at 19, I was FAR from looking to get married.
And I think you proved to each his/her own. What works for one, may not for the next...

Don't wish the diapers away to fast. That's one of those things that in a strange way will be missed. Especially when you've waited in a very long line for an attraction and your about to board and your little one says, "I have to go R E A L bad..." A diaper would have been great! :brick: