Non surprise proposal?

This is different. Are you doing engagement photos? Like when he proposes? Maybe acting surprised for that. But I think it all comes down to how you feel in the moment. I look at it as it yours relationship and you do you! I actually really like this

I had a huge feeling when and where my proposal was happening, and when the moment came down to it, i was in such surprise/shock that i cried even though i basically knew it was coming.

I think you might find yourself totally "in the moment" when the moment actually comes

(side note: my friend got engaged after basically her whole wedding was planned too, and she was pretty aware that he was going to propose on their anniversary but when the moment happened was totally caught off guard)

I agree- you’ll be in the moment and not have to think about how to act.
FH and I picked out my ring together. He bought it and took it home that day, with the intention of keeping it and surprising me with it at some point. But we were so excited and giddy just knowing he had the ring that we couldn’t wait. We went together to a beautiful spot, both of us full well knowing he’d ask when we got there. And it was still the sweetest, most beautiful moment when it happened. It didn’t matter that I knew! We were both just full of nervousness and happy emotions, it was ok that surprise wasn’t one of the emotions. 😊💖😂

I knew with 99% certainty when he was going to propose. Like PP said, i was so in the moment I just reacted I didn't have to act surprised. I was worried a bit to especially because he didn't know i knew. I was also SO nervous right before he did it.
I think you'll be fine to just react however comes natural to you at that moment.

Edit, worried my reaction wouldnt be what it should be (for lack of better words)

Definitely don't fake it. Let your reaction happen naturally. I knew my fiance was proposing the day it was happening and I thought the same as you. Should I fake surprised, but the moment It all started happening, this overwhelming emotion came over me and I cryed so hard I literally almost had a asthma attack. The moment I walked thru the door all that ran in my mind was OMG this is really happening, over and over again. Just stay in the moment. Your reaction trust me will happen naturally and might surprise you.

I knew FH was going to propose (a surprise picnic on Christmas!) but I still cried like a baby. I think once you’re in the moment, the emotions will definitely start flowing!

View Quoted Comment I agree with this! I was very certain it wa scoring when it did but I was still super emotional when it did actually happen!

I knew. He didn't tell me but we had talked about it and I was told I couldn't make any plans for the weekend. He did it at the top of hike (we were both so nervous we did the hike is record time). Even though I was pretty sure it was coming, when he was ACTUALLY down on one knee no acting was required - pure bliss and excitement. My advice is not to overthink it, the reaction and emotions will come naturally.

I had been hinting at it and he had been hinting back that it was coming but the weekend before it happened FSIL heavily insisted that I get my nails done so that my hands could look pretty. The night before my mom basically spilled the beans asking me if I would say yes if he asked me and then at the very end she said she asked because he had talked to her about doing it. The next day I was at work and he texted me and asked me if we could have date night that night after work at the pier where we had our first date. We do date night every now and then and occasionally visit the pier because there different things to do there. Things got very weird when we insisted on taking an uber to my job so that we can leave together, he always drives himself and dislikes being driven around especially by a stranger. When he arrived he asked if he could use the restrooms in my building so I let him in while I closed of my office and got ready to go. Maybe 15 minutes had passed before I was ready to go and he ran to the restroom again, lol (major sign). We drove towards the pier and I kid you not it started to rain pretty heavy, I was totally turned off to the idea of going at this point. It was December 20th an already cold time of year, now its raining and windy and freezing cold and I am in my cute work clothes with my heels and all. I must have tried convincing to stop at absolutely any other place where we would not be beach front/on the water on such a cold night but we went on. As soon as we arrived guess where he ran to? Of course the restroom again haha! It had stopped raining and only the freezing cold wind remained. The anxiety must have been driving him nuts because he pulled me to the Ferris wheel, which we got on together on our 1st date, my hands where so sweaty but so were his, lol so he didn't notice. As it started to spin he dedicated his love to me and asked me to marry him. We shared a wonderful ride and almost forgot how absolutely cold it was as we became lost in the moment. When it happens, it'll be special!

I wouldn't plan to act surprised... I wouldn't plan to act any way at all! I knew my FH's proposal was coming (like, I knew he had the ring) and he actually decided to screw his proposal plan and surprised both of us by doing it a few days earlier than he had planned because he didn't want to wait anymore haha.

But even though I knew he literally had the ring and I had a feeling it was coming sometime that week, I found myself bursting into tears of joy! It wasn't "surprise" but it was pure happiness and bliss to experience that moment.

Don't plan how to act! Just allow yourself to feel what you are feeling!

We were taking a trip to Universal and DH asked me which day I'd rather be proposed to 😂 So I knew it was coming. Even then, I was still surprised with the time and location in the park. Even if you know it's going to happen, you don't necessarily know everything about it.

My now fiance told me a few days beforehand by accident. He was sensing that I was getting sick of watching all of my peers get engaged/married and he thought he would let me know he had stuff in the works. This conversation happened on a Monday. He told me he had planned to propose to me the night of a show I was dancing in, which was happening that Friday. He said he lost his confidence and wasn't going to do it. I naturally got very upset. The next day, he surprised me at the gym to apologize. He ended up going through with his plan after all. He even called my mom and grandfather a few days prior to ask for their blessings. That was a nice surprise. He also proposed with his grandmother's custom engagement ring. (He was extremely close with his grandparents). Since then, the ring was been resized and re-engraved with our engagement date and his grandparents' engagement date side by side.