BIRTHDAY CAKE
a romantic birthday proposal

Today is Lauren's birthday, and Neil has planned to take her and a close group of family and friends out for dinner and dancing. It's a very nice restaurant, so Lauren is taking some extra time to get ready and puts on her favorite dancing dress. Neil arrives, and Lauren greets him at the front door.

Once opened, she is delighted to see her beau standing with a bouquet of flowers. She accepts the beautiful arrangement, and the two walk toward the car. She is taken a back this time however, as she noticed instead a limousine. She gave a light giggle as she looked up at Neil, and the two got inside.

Inside, she was again delighted to see her family and friends already inside shouting "happy birthday!," blowing horns, and enjoying champagne as she entered. Everything off to a good start, the group happily made their way to the restaurant.

Once there, the party was immediately taken to their seats and the fun and laughter continued to soar around the table as everyone completed their meals. Now finished, it was time to open presents. Lauren began getting handed gifts, and opened them gratefully one by one. The pattern continued until all the gifts had been handed out except for Neil's. He realized this saying "Oh, I guess mine is the only one left!" and stood up slowly as to get his gift.

Instead, however, he was interrupted by a collection of restaurant staff holding a closed birthday cake box and singing happy birthday. Lauren turned as the choir was singing behind her and enjoyed the song. Everyone at the table is now joined in, and at the last note of the song the waiters open the box. With a shocked smile, she read the note written on the cake: I love you Lauren, will you marry me?

She turned back around toward Neil who was now lowered on one knee with the engagement ring presented. Before he had the time to speak, Lauren said "Yes, yes of course!" and happily fell into his arms. Whistles and clap erupted around them as Neil slipped the ring on her finger and the two shared a joyous kiss. And as the couple held each other that night on the dance floor, it was plain to see they had never felt so close or been so in love.

What You Need For This Romantic Birthday Proposal

Engagement Ring
Limousine
Flowers
Cake
Champagne
Party stuff

How to Re-create This Romantic Birthday Proposal

**Note: It is not necessary to follow all the directions as stated and are only explained as such for ease of use. Alterations to, or inspirations from, any romantic ideas are very welcome and encouraged.

A bit of set up is required to get this romantic birthday proposal off to a good start. Here's what you need to do...

1. Invite some close family and friend to a birthday evening for your significant other. *Note: It is not necessary to inform them you are going to propose. If surprises are your thing, go for it!

2. Set up reservations at the restaurant. It may also be a good idea to inform the manager of your plans. This way there are no surprises the day of.

3. Rent the limousine. Be sure to do this well in advance.

4. Get some champagne and fun party stuff for inside the limo.

5. Place an order for the cake. do this in advance as well.

6. Optional: Get her some of her favorite flowers. Though not absolutely necessary, flowers are a beautiful and classic sentiment for any special occasion. And today should be extra special!

Now that you have everything ready, here is what you need to do the day of her romantic birthday surprise!

7. First thing first, take the cake to the restaurant.

8. Then, have the limo driver pick you and your guests up. The last person should be the guest of honor. ;)

9. Once you pull up, greet her at the door and present her with the bouquet. then, it's off to the restaurant.

10. After everyone has eaten, suggest opening gifts. *Note: it may be a good idea to "go to the bathroom" and do a run through with the waiter so he knows exactly what to do and when.

11. Once the song begins, there's just one thing left to do, get down on one knee. Good Luck!

* Have fun dancing!

Tips to Personalize This Romantic Birthday Proposal

Want to make your romantic birthday proposal a bit more intimate? Make it dinner for two instead.
Want to elaborate on the cake idea? place the box in the cake center with the ring presented!
Got your own romantic plans? Great! Run with it and make your romantic idea a reality.

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