Proposals are becoming increasingly elaborate and expensive, with proposal planners, proposal photographers and others getting into the act of helping men — and it is still overwhelmingly men who do the asking — create an over-the-top presentation.
This goes along with the growing tendency to turn every experience surrounding the marriage ritual into a spectacle, from rehearsal dinners to the ceremony itself.
Weddings are culturally valorized as incredibly significant events in our lives!
Jeniffer Jones, founder of Go Get It Events (http://www.gogetit.org/), said that during her busiest time, she can plan three or four proposals a week.
For one, she staged a fake show, which the bride-to-be assumed was real. The concierge of a hotel was in on it, as was a comedy troupe and 150 actors playing audience members.
When the time came to kiss the frog, the girlfriend was “chosen” to come on stage and, unbeknownst to her, her boyfriend was smuggled backstage. He changed into a frog suit and when she kissed him, he took off the costume and presented the ring, while the audience waved lanterns.
The average cost of her proposals is $5,000 to $15,000, Ms. Jones said, but something like the frog play can run more.Typical client of such event agency is in his 30s or 40s - people are older, they’re waiting longer, they have more disposable income.
I think the main reason for the popularity of such thing as “arranged proposal” Is that there is an increasing fetishizing of luxury. In addition, wedding movies like “Runaway Bride,” or the newly released “27 Dresses,” magnify everything.
Proposal photographers are also an option. Terry Gruber, owner of Gruber Photographers in Manhattan, said he has done about 15 such shots and charges $750 for each one
The moral of all this post is that “proposal” business has a great yet not wholly discovered potential and if you have any ideas regarding how to make this moment unforgettable or if your work is somehow connected with this sphere (photographer, event organizer etc.) – don’t sit and wait, go get it!
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