Now that Sadie and Eliza are engaged they’ve decided to elope. Her work has been featured in Wandering Weddings, recognized by Junebug Weddings, and praised with 50+ 5-star reviews. Plan it out with the band. Often, we view wedding planning and honeymoon vacations in the light of high importance that we downplay just how fun and exciting a proposal can be!
Reflect on the locations that have been significant in your journey together, such as where you first met, your favorite date spot, the first place you said “I love you,” or a memorable vacation destination. Choose a trail that holds special significance for both of you or explore a new location together. If your partner is an absolute rockstar or lover of music, then to pop that question, you might need to bring their favorite thing to them.
Create a cozy atmosphere with a blanket, pillows, and perhaps some fairy lights or lanterns. In the summer of 2024, they decided that it was time to get engaged.
The plan they had set in place was that one of them would organize the logistics of the proposal but they would both bring their rings to the proposal so they could do a double proposal.
Eliza surprised Sadie under the re-purposed scoreboard from the Nashville Sounds baseball team and even though Eliza was the one who planned and initiated the proposal, Sadie also got down on one knee with her for a double proposal, which was so cute!
Eliza chose the re-purposed scoreboard from the Nashville Sounds baseball team as the elopement spot because it perfectly symbolized the city where they had built their life and where they fell in love.
Sunset Proposal on the Beach
A sunset proposal on the beach offers a super romantic backdrop for this special moment. Hike to A Beautiful View
Hiking offers an intimate and meaningful journey leading up to the proposal. We got engaged in September and knew we didn’t want or need a long engagement after 7 years together.
We landed in January to bring light into what can be a dark month and celebrate the winter season in which our relationship started.”
Now You’re Ready to Plan Your Proposal
I hope you found this guide on planning an LGBTQ+ proposal helpful and that it answered some, if not all, of your questions!
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They spent some time going back and forth on the app for a few weeks before Eliza mustered up the courage to ask Sadie for her number (okay, there may have been some wine and some nudging from a loving friend too).
For their first date, they got together for dinner and then walked around Belmont University to see the Christmas lights.
The sound of the waves and the breathtaking view make this a downright beautiful way to ask for your partner’s hand.
4. Plan a special viewing, like during a cozy night in, and ask the question as the video ends.
8. Bringing the season of gifts and love sounds a lot more like a perfect proposal than ever before.
My advice? They’ll likely be just as excited as you, and the possibility of getting distracted and forgetting to capture the moment or capturing a blurry image is so much higher!
Frequently Asked Questions About LGBTQ+ Proposals
Who proposes to whom?
While you can do anything you want no matter the relationship, this is especially true for queer couples.
Top three favorite wedding proposals you can borrow and customize for your proposal. You can also choose to propose to each other multiple times.
Or if only one of you wants to ask the question, then you can plan your proposal that way – there is no obligation to commit to doing a double proposal. We don’t know that a proposal can mean just as much and maybe even more than the wedding.
One of the best memories couples have of one another, together, is certainly not how good the marriage officiant was at the wedding.