Photo booth proposal

Pete wanted to propose to his girlfriend Shannon, so he went to a Mexican restaurant and spelled out his his proposal in a photo booth. And it was harder than it looks: "He told me he only had the exact change for five strips," says Shannon, "because he didn't realize they were $3 each, so he was really nervous that he was going to mess up the order of the letters. Thus him making a 'Oh my god, I hope I got this right' face in the last photo." Pete then stuck the strips on their fridge, and Shannon discovered it while they were cooking pasta. How sweet is that?

P.S. 10 more genius proposals.

Simplest marriage proposal

How sweet is this proposal video? This spontaneous moment feels just as romantic as a dramatic gesture.

Kelly, above, tells the story: "After dating for four years, we had just moved to Oregon. We drove out to take pictures in my favorite giant field, and Paul spontaneously asked me at sunset. He didn't have a ring or anything--he just suddenly felt like it was the right time and place. It's not the most glamorous proposal, but it was so heartfelt, and I can't imagine a sweeter way. We got married three months later."

How sweet is that? If you're married, what was your proposal story?

(Video by Kelly and Paul)

A proposal story

For Christmas, I gave my friend Katherine a five-year diary, but I never would have guessed what would happen next. This weekend, her boyfriend Chad asked if she'd written anything in the journal for the day, and she said she hadn't. "He handed me the diary, and I opened it to February 6th," Katherine says. "He had written, in shaky, nervous handwriting, 'Will you marry me?'" Then Chad got down on one knee and pulled out a Tiffany's box, and Katherine said yes. What a romantic idea. Huge congratulations, you two!

Weather Channel proposal

Have you seen this adorable clip? This sweet (and nervous) guy pops the question while his girlfriend reports the New Year's Eve forecast.

(Via Save the Date)

Hand-drawn marriage proposal

Illustrator Guy Shield knew he wanted to propose to his beautiful girlfriend Liz, but he didn't know how. Then, late one night, an idea struck him: He could draw a comic strip that would look normal, but, when folded up, would cleverly spell out "Will you marry me?"

Guy covertly worked for days, weeks, months on the comic, and finally, during a trip to Bali, he was ready to pop the question. "When the day came, I was a nervous wreck," he says. "After necking a beer at a nearby bar, I laid the piece across the hotel bed and asked Liz to fold it together." As she read the final message, he brought out the ring and dropped to one knee.

"The following five seconds felt like an hour of free-falling, fumbling for the parachute chord; my heart was in my throat as I waited for a response," he remembers. "Then, and only after telling me off for being so cheesy and proposing to her in Bali of all places, she said 'of course.'"

(See more on Guy's blog. xo)
(Via Twig & Thistle)

Brooklyn Bridge Proposal

Speaking of pink balloons, check out the ridiculously cute proposal story on Smitten today...

A Christmas Tree Proposal

This sweet guy proposed to his girlfriend while they were decorating the Christmas tree. Hear the story and see their ridiculously cute video on Smitten...xoxo

We're Engaged!

Alex and I are thrilled to announce that we are ENGAGED! Alex was a total genius and planned a surprise sail yesterday afternoon. He asked me to marry him as we sailed down the Hudson River, along the Manhattan skyline. After I said yes (of course!!!), he brought out a bottle of Champagne. The sun was shining and the boat was flying along. It was such a magical and giddy two hours! Afterwards, we went to an amazing Austrian restaurant, where we enjoyed a delicious meal and couldn't stop staring at the ring (the waitress liked it, too). We are now obsessed with calling each other "fiance."

We're so excited and wanted to share it all with you.

Yippee!