Christmas and the end of the year is a time when romance and love just flow out of everyone. Including from a little worried grooms-to-be, when the right time for the proposal: "Will you become my wife?" to their loved ones. If you haven't decided how best to do this, LĪGAVĀM has some ideas that might help.

When planning a proposal, the most important question to ask yourself (of course, right after asking yourself if you really want to spend the rest of your life with this person) is:

what would she like and what, on the contrary, would not excite or surprise her?

Courtship in the snow

If your chosen one loves winter, cold and snow almost as much as you do, then there is nothing more "wintery" than a Christmas proposal in the snow, for example, going for some sports activities (like a sleigh ride) and at the right moment, asking the right question.

Winter, snow glistening in the sun, a happy groom and a happy bride with an engagement ring on her finger are also a charming set for a beautiful engagement photo session.

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The most beautiful gift

If the beloved's love language is receiving and giving gifts, then she will appreciate the proposal that will be expressed with the help of gifts.

To make it more interesting, you can prepare several small gifts that symbolize your relationship - put everything in one big box, and as the last, the smallest box will contain the long-awaited (or much to your surprise) engagement ring.

A gift can be presented both on Christmas Eve, putting it under the tree, and in other circumstances.

Engagement ring in a Christmas tree

If you are sure that the bride-to-be is pleased with non-standard solutions and small unexpected surprises, then you can also hang the ring in the Christmas tree, and then ask her to find the latest decoration that you supposedly bought. Undoubtedly, her surprise will be great when she finds an engagement ring among all the decorations!

Christmas experience in the best traditions

If she's a Christmas guru and doesn't have an iota of Grinch in her, then give her the most unforgettable Christmas experience with all the must have activities:

• skating;
• going for the Christmas tree;
• watching a Christmas movie;
• visiting the Christmas market;
• and in conclusion - a beautiful dinner.

Involve the family's four-legged friend

If you have a pet that has already become a member of the family for both of you, then it is the right time to include the four-legged friend in the preparation of the proposal.

You can tie a red ribbon with a ring around your dog's or cat's neck in preparation for a Christmas photo shoot, for example. After all, if you're all going to be a family, why not include your four-legged friend?

Courting while lending a helping hand to others

In doing good to others, joy immediately becomes double joy.

If your bride appreciates the people around her and loves to please them and do good, then perhaps the right place and moment for the proposal would be while you are helping others. It can be going for a walk with shelter dogs or helping in a soup kitchen, which allows us to see and appreciate what we have been given - each other.

In the last seconds of the year

It may be a bit cliché, but still one of the most popular ways to propose is asking the big question in the last ten seconds of the old year, waiting for the New Year.

If your chosen one likes glitter and champagne, then this will be the right moment. And in the end - let it sparkle for the rest of your life, just like on New Year's Eve!

Author of the article: LIENE PÄLĆA

Photo: Christy Speers , Liza Litvinovich , Holly Clark , Calluna Events