Christmas Proposal Plans

Christmas: the time of shopping, cold weather and delicious food.... and engagements. When would there be a better time to ask your loved one to marry you than the holidays? With the engagement boom right around the corner, it can only lead me to believe that there are some fellas out there brainstorming their strategy to pop the question.

Check out these ideas from Santa on North Pole:

Make the Ring the Ornament
A cute way to propose at Christmas is to hang the ring on the Christmas tree – like an ornament! Have the ring be the ONLY ornament on the tree when she walks in…or, hang the ring box with ribbon on the tree and point out the “interesting” new ornament. She won’t know what to think!

Visit Santa Claus
No, seriously. Go to the mall and visit Santa Claus. This could be the making of the perfect Christmas engagement! Tell her you know what she wants for Christmas…then BOOM. Drop down on one knee in front of everyone. She will have to say that Santa knew what she wanted! (Cheesy, but true!)

The Magic of Mistletoe
Everyone knows that the Christmas tradition is to kiss under the mistletoe…so why not take it a step further? Give her a quick smooch then pop the question right there – propose under the Christmas mistletoe! It is a romantic, personal, and intimate way to share the moment together.

The Bottom of the Stocking
This Christmas engagement proposal idea is pretty easy to figure out. Hide the ring box at the very bottom of her Christmas stocking. When she goes through all the candy and little things along the way, the best present yet will be waiting at the bottom – an engagement ring!

Do you have a favorite holiday proposal?

Floor Plan Checklist

It is crucial to develop a floor plan for your event. Leaving the layout to chance can inhibit the true potential of your event. There are some key points to remember before checking this task off your list:

Sample Cotillion Floor Plan

1. Seat yourself or the guest of honor first. As the main focal point of the event, you want to make sure that the bride & groom or guest of honor are comfortably seated. 
2. Allow for extra space around the head or main tables. Guests will want to visit and congratulate the happy couple or guest of honor.
3. Wait lines always take up more room that you can imagine. Make room for guests to wait to order their next drink, grab their coat from coat check, or patiently wait for the next available restroom. 
4. Bathrooms: as a rule of thumb, I would seat people as far away from the bathrooms as possible. You don't want any guests to take it personal.
5. Vendors that provide photo booths and DJ's take up quite a bit of space. Double check with your contact how much space they will need and if they will be bringing their own table or need to use one of the venue's.
6. Leave room for traffic flow. As your guests enjoy the evening, they will need a path to walk from their seat to the dance floor, bar, food, etc. Provide a little extra room between tables to provide a path. This will greatly help control the flow of the events as your guests will recognize your path as the one with least resistance. 

At The Cotillion, I help each guest personalize their floor plan two weeks before the event so they are aware of how many guests they need to accommodate. Arranging a floor plan should be done once most of the RSVP's have been received.

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