Hi! I actually asked this question about 4 years ago; at that time, my girlfriend and I planned a Paris trip and unbeknownst to her, I was going to propose. We didn't make the trip due to my girlfriend's leukemia diagnosis. Long story short, we got married in order to get her on my health insurance since her employer let her go and terminated her coverage. Next year is our fifth anniversary, so I thought it would be good to propose in Paris the "right way". Some suggestions as to a GREAT and memorable location in Paris to propose would be really appreciated.
Posted by
Seattle, WA, USA
1068 posts
Oh man - that is awesome news that you are celebrating your fifth anniversary! Congratulations! :-) As for most romantic location? Golly, that one is hard. Would depend, I think, on what you guys like and is special to you. If it were me, I would want my husband to re-propose on the Esplanade du Trocadero (everyone calls it Trocadero - the top of the steps at Palais de Chaillot, overlooking the Eiffel Tower) at dusk, while the light show is playing and the fountains are dancing. Finding a ring plopped atop my fruit tart during a picnic in the Place des Vosges would also qualify as an amazing and memorable proposal. Others will of course have other suggestions - it will be interesting to follow this thread!
Posted by
Dallas, Texas, USA
501 posts
This suggestion will come from my youngest daughter. We had just spent several hours going to the Eiffel Tower (tour Eiffel), this was the first time for both of us. I was super impressed, etc., we stopped at all levels, saw everything, a perfect day for me. So.....while on the second level, leaning against the rail, looking down at the pillar base and all the people, I asked my daughter what she thought of the Eiffel Tower and her visit. She says " you might think I'm crazy, but I was just thinking about how I would want my future husband to propose to me". So I asked her to describe it. She said, " look straight down, do you see the sand?" I said , yes I did. "He would leave me on the second level and go downstairs, and in the sand he would write, Will you Marry me Jamie". This thought has stuck in my mind since 2003. I'm uncertain if this "sandbox" still exists or not. Hope this stimulates you to find the perfect manner to propose!! Later we had lunch at Hotel Meurice, and I realized, if I could afford it, I would want one of my daughters to share her honeymoon at their bridal suite. Hasn't happened yet, one married, one still happy and single. Good Luck!
Posted by
San Francisco/Marin County
9436 posts
Congratulations Robert! For me it would be on the Pont des Arts bridge (pedestrian only bridge that crosses the Seine river just a little west of the tip of Ile de La Cite)... at night after a wonderful dinner, with the river, boats, and my favorite part of Paris lit up all around me. Ahh... so romantic.
Posted by
Redding, CA, USA
1568 posts
On top of the Eiffle Tower.
Posted by
SF Bay Area, CA
2030 posts
some other thoughts... The Ponte Vert Galant - while enjoying some wine or champagne Over dinner in a wonderful, romantic Paris bistro or restaurant Cruising the Seine - preferably at dusk
After buying her some fabulous jewelery at a store near the Place Vendome!
Posted by
Lebanon
711 posts
The Eiffel tower, yes, but maybe on a secluded bench along the parc du champ de mars.Have a little wine and wait for the lights to twinkle on the hour.
Posted by
Boston, MA, United States
1806 posts
It would be nice to have some degree of privacy when you pop the question (even if it's 5 years after the wedding in this case). Do you really want to have a horde of tourists snapping photos all around you? One of those guys peddling tacky glow sticks outside the Eiffel Tower interrupting you just as you're about to get on one knee? The gypsy broads coming over to run the "Do you speak English?" schpiel ruining your big moment? A restaurant, even a Michelin starred one is kind of dull. How about getting her out to Versailles? Yes, it gets tourists. But if you arrive first thing in the morning and skip the palace which is where everyone heads immediately to avoid the crowds later in the day, you can take her straight away to the far part of the gardens and head directly to the Temple of Love over near Marie Antoinette's estate & the Hameau and you'd likely have a good 1 hour to make your proposal in relative privacy while everyone else is busy snapping pictures inside the palace. After your proposal, you can head back towards the front and tour the palace and see the fountains or other gardens.
Posted by
Land of La
9222 posts
Maybe while picnicking in Parc des Buttes Chaumont in the 19th Arrondissement.
Posted by
Bridgewater, MA, USA
12 posts
What a wonderful thing! Here's to both of you! I agree with Susan when she said: "Pont des Arts bridge (pedestrian only bridge that crosses the Seine river just a little west of the tip of Ile de La Cite)... at night after a wonderful dinner, with the river, boats, and my favorite part of Paris lit up all around me." Second choice, Trocadero as night begins to fall. YAY!