Etsy Monday: Showers of Love

My Fiance has a hard time remembering to shut the shower curtain.  I hear this is a problem a lot of men have.  If my Fiance had found this shower curtain on Etsy, and left it shut, I would have jumped for joy.  Shutting the shower curtain comes in close second to wanting to spend the rest of his life with me.  (Okay, maybe that is an exaggeration)

Marriage Proposal Shower Curtain

Wouldn't this be a nice way to wake up? I wonder if you could notice it before your first cup of coffee.

Esty Monday: Nesting Dolls of Love

Check out these nesting dolls that I found on Etsy.  What a cute way to propose!?  Every set of nesting dolls I have ever had have been a little sticky.  There are usually one or two dolls that take some extra effort to open.  Imagine the anticipation building as you open these customized dolls.  It would certainly be a funny story if the proposee needed a little help opening them up.

Custom Nesting Dolls

Daily Culture Lesson: Nesting Dolls are a Russian tradition dating back to 1890!

5 Ways to Pop the Question Without Uttering a Word

Worried you might slip up?  Not one for words?  Well here are five ideas for planning the perfect proposal that speaks for itself!

1.) The right music!  The day you propose is one of the most memorable days of your life.  Apparently, musicians feel the same as us mere-mortals since a few of them have written songs about marriage proposals.  One of my favorites is Train's Marry Me.  Lyrics like this melt my heart: "Forever can never be long enough for me to feel like I've had long enough with you."  This song will forever be on every playlist you make for one another.  Are you a woman proposing to your significant other?  Try Amanda Marshall's Marry Me.  

2.) A good luck charm! A charm is a perfect gift for those with and without charm bracelets.  If she has a charm bracelet, this is a thoughtful way of proposing.  If she doesn't, she should!  Charm bracelets are staged gifts.  Never worry about another Birthday, Valentine's Day, Anniversary or [insert gift giving holiday of choice] gift again, get a charm!  This proposal is also great as a stand-in for a ring.  If you are looking for something non-traditional, but still sentimental, build an entire charm bracelet for places you have gone or charms that symbolize traits that you love about her.  Even if you do propose with a traditional ring, there are bound to be a few occasions where her ring is getting sized, cleaned, or fixed or where its just inappropriate to sport the rock.  She can easily substitute in the bracelet.  Here are a couple of charms to help you propose.  Let's hope they bring you good luck! 

Links of London

Tiffany & Co. (Must be custom engraved) 

3.) Wrapped up!  A velvet box with the jeweler's name embossed inside is expected.  Spice it up and add a little surprise with a special keepsake box.  Something silver and engraved (her name, marry me, some inside joke... you decide!) or a limoges are good choices.  A nice box can turn into storage for the ring should she need to take it off, and will certainly be displayed on her dresser. 

Tiffany & Co. 

4.) Fortune says....!  Play it cool by ordering chinese.  Surprise her after dinner with an inedible desert.  These silver fortune cookies are customized to say what you wish.  Try "Good fortune came my way the day I met you" or there is always the classic "Will you marry me?"

One Passion Place

5.) Kaleidoscope love!  This is the ultimate way for nerds (don't worry, I am one too) to propose!  Remember Kaleidoscopes?  Well this one has a proposal written inside! Hide it as part of a scavenger hunt.  

Kaleidoscopes to You

Got another idea?  That is what the comment box is for!