a proposal trail anticipation is what makes surprises fun create a trail of rose petals leading to the bedroom where your partner finds loads of valentines day gifts including the ring a romantic meal at home rather than going through the hassle of booking a table in an expensive restaurant cook your partners favourite dish adorn the table with some candles and flowers and play a romantic song voila nothing like a handwritten letter a handwritten letter can replace the most expensive gift in the world spare a few minutes and compose a handwritten letter for your partner make the special someone go down the memory lane by mentioning all the beautiful moments you have spent together and then present the ring plan a picnic pack a mat few sandwiches and drinks and spend the day in a garden or park enjoy the warmth of the sun and talk sweetnothings amid nature a perfect idea of a lazy but romantic valentines day declare your love on radio call up a radio show and have them play your song with a message for her declaring your love in public will make her go aww