A marriage proposal is probably one of the most memorable moments in life.
But husbands-to-be may find the prospect of popping the question a daunting one.
Wedding planner Sonya Yeung, creative director at Bliss Creations, recalls clients' stories about proposals on African safaris, on hiking expeditions, in parks, at restaurants and in the most traditionally romantic city of all, Paris.
Her main advice to hopeful boyfriends is to speak from the heart. 'A good proposal is when someone expresses their feelings and doesn't just say, 'will you marry me?' They should explain why that person is important to them,' Yeung says.
Dr Ariane Davison, an immunologist who married a pilot last year after a fairy-tale proposal in Paris, appreciated the planning her husband put into his proposal, which took her by surprise.
The pair were on a winter holiday and he suggested they go to the top of the Eiffel Tower to watch the sunset.
