It’s been the one snag in your relationship: she’s nutty about being green, while you’ve never thought twice about skipping Earth Day. Admittedly, you’ve learned a lot from her. Everything in your relationship has gone swimmingly well since you exchanged your duck hunting rifle for a pair of bird watching binoculars. Now that you’re thinking of ways to pop the question, you’re eager to show her how much you love her and how environmentally-sensitive you’ve become. Your marriage proposal needs to be solidly green.
The key thing to remember when making an eco-friendly marriage proposal is not to lose sight of the basics. Bear in mind what it is that you’ll be giving her: a diamond engagement ring. As she is probably aware, not all engagement rings are created equally green. Many diamonds are mined in ways that harm the environment or that lead to violence and human rights abuses. Gold mining is an especially dirty process, releasing toxic chemicals such as mercury and cyanide into the environment and generating about 20 tons of waste for every gold ring that is produced.
Brilliant Earth, the global leader in ethical origin fine jewelry, offers a wide selection of diamond engagement rings that are eco-friendly, luxurious, and stunning. All of our diamonds and gemstones are certified to originate from socially and environmentally-responsible sources. Precious metals can be recycled repeatedly with no degradation in quality, so we use only recycled gold and platinum in our engagement rings, thus eliminating the need for dirty gold mining. We also offer a range of designs, many of them nature-inspired. Select our Blossom Ring for her and you’ll get lifelong credit for giving her flowers!
Just because you’ve selected the perfect conflict free diamond ring (that she’s been hinting about) does not guarantee that your marriage proposal will be entirely green. All of that eco-friendly engagement ring shopping could be cancelled out if, as you get down on bended knee, you accidentally step on an endangered species or somehow cause an oil spill. Thus, to make sure that your proposal is thoroughly green, we’ve also thought of a few ways to “green up” some classic proposal ideas:
The Treasure Hunt Proposal: A creative way to propose is to design a treasure hunt. Usually this involves making a series of clues that lead her from destination to destination. You show up at the end of the treasure hunt to propose. Some guys make the mistake of forcing their eco-conscious girlfriends to drive around town. Instead, suggest to her that the two of you do some trash cleanup at a park or beach. If she’s as green as you think, this will actually sound to her like a great idea. Have your messages spread out along the park or beach in recyclable bottles.
The Fortune Cookie Proposal: One proposal idea you’ll probably run across is to have a special message baked into her fortune cookie. The message itself might pop the question, or it might just give her an important alert: “You will soon receive a special ring.” But fortune cookies don’t have to be yellow; they can be colored whatever you want. To make the “green” theme prominent, arrange for her to receive a green fortune cookie. Be sure to make the message out of recycled paper. Then present her with the ring, explaining its eco-friendly origins.
The Sky-writing Proposal: Who said that flashy proposals can’t be eco-friendly? Another classic proposal idea is take your girl to a beautiful spot—a park, beach, or mountaintop—and hire a plane to skywrite those four magic words in the sky. As she glances up, she’ll be overjoyed, but have qualms about the fuel being consumed by the plane. No worries. Ask her to look up at the sky again as the plane continues with the following words: “Carbon offsets purchased to make this proposal.” You’ll want to really buy the offsets too.
The Heart Felt Proposal: Sometimes the best proposals do not involve elaborate planning but carefully chosen words. If you’re at a loss for the proper vocabulary to express your feelings, consider drawing upon some environmental buzzwords. Many of them will resonate with your earth-friendly lady. Words that help: organic, sustainable, hybrid, renewable, stewardship, growth. Words to avoid: pollution, particulate matter, fecal coliform bacteria, waste, gas.
So just remember: Green marriage proposals begin with the ring, but that’s not all. An eco-friendly marriage proposal requires a little bit of forethought. Fortunately, Brilliant Earth stands ready to help you select the perfect ring, and to help you think through the rest of your proposal. As you shop for rings, free to share with us your green proposal ideas. And good luck!
Source: http://groomsadvice.com/2010/01/21/greening-up-your-marriage-proposal/
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