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MelissaHI Apr 7th, 2008 01:13 AM

Suggestions for a wedding proposal site in San Francisco?
 
One of my staffers is going to San Francisco in a couple of weeks and plans to propose to his girlfriend. I was going to suggest a romantic restaurant, but it's a crap shoot (pun intended) as her digestive system is kind of delicate. I suggested a couple of spots in Golden Gate Park. Any other ideas?

andrew8 Apr 7th, 2008 03:44 AM

You could take a look at any of these spots.
http://sanfrancisco.citysearch.com/roundup/42370
http://sanfrancisco.citysearch.com/roundup/41251

MelissaHI Apr 7th, 2008 12:08 PM

OOOO!!!!! That's so perfect! Thanks!

Kal Apr 7th, 2008 12:40 PM

a "delicate digestive system"?
:-?
Steeeeeeerike one!

Give me that guy's e-mail addy.
I must speak with him. [-X

MelissaHI Apr 7th, 2008 02:29 PM

hahahahaaaaa Poor guy has to sell a kidney to get the ring!

abram Apr 7th, 2008 03:24 PM

I'd suggest that he pick someplace very personal to the two of them, not just generically "romantic". When my husband and I were in college, we had very special feelings for a drive-in A&W. If he had proposed at an A&W in a city we were visiting, I'd have been incredibly touched--but most other people wouldn't have seen that as romantic at all.

DebitNM Apr 7th, 2008 03:28 PM

Top of the Mark for dessert, a beverage and POP! goes the question.

Not original, but pretty amazing views.


We did this a few weeks back [minus the POP!] and it was really lovely.

Deb

Kal Apr 7th, 2008 04:29 PM

Mels,
<i>Steeeeerike</i> <b>TWO</b>

abs,
Rico's Pizza here. TOTAL shock.

Deb....wazzuup.... ;)

stumpworks73 Apr 7th, 2008 04:30 PM

Agree with DebitNM. The views from the restaurant atop the Hilton Union Square are also phenomenal. Basic Hilton Hotel fare would not upset a delicate digestive tract.

jamesr3939 Apr 7th, 2008 05:01 PM

There used to be a small sailing ship called the &quot;Ruby&quot; that sailed from around China Basin.

It did lunch and sunset crusies under the bay bridge up past Treasure Island to Tibron and back.

We did the sunset trip which came back past the city as the lights came on. It was awsome.

I don't know if it is still around but there must be something else that does the same.


Kal Apr 7th, 2008 05:26 PM

Bleacher seats at Pac Bel/SBC/ATT or whatever the name of the Giants' ballpark is now...propose under the giant mitt or Coke Bottle so everytime you see it you can go..&quot;That's the spot&quot;?

oops....a delicate digestive system and ballpark food, even SF ballpark food may not mix...

Altho...Acme Chop House is located right there too?...

DebitNM Apr 7th, 2008 05:29 PM

humph kal, where were YOU for the GTG's??? 2 of them and you couldn't make either one to meet me? Sheesh...
Deb

charsuzan Apr 7th, 2008 05:47 PM

I would suggest Spinnaker in Sausalito looking across the bay at the city skyline or the overlook just after the Golden Gate Bridge on the Sausalito side. The view of the bridge and the city is breathtaking.

Spinnaker has a wide variety of food and something should be great fro the delicate digestive system. It would be a most romantic view.

Kal Apr 7th, 2008 05:47 PM

Deb,
I was busy doing my hair.

Being me ain't easy.
Sometimes it's like a centipede putting his shoes on.

We came down the following weekend for a Mrs Kal run and since I'm now &quot;on a fixed income&quot;....:))

leavingsoon Apr 7th, 2008 07:48 PM

Ok, if they are outdoorsy types, he takes her for a walk along the &quot;new&quot; area at the Presidio, I consider it the walking path but don;t know what it's called...it's where you can follow the path right to the foot of the Golden Gate bridge.

So now one side is the path with all the peeopl, and the other side is a little more lonely..and quiet..and has better views.

So, by the time the sun is setting there are very few people around, just a sky full of pretty pink clouds, and the water and the Marin Headlands and maybe fog and lots of pretty birds...and wind.

That's just if they are outdoorsy types. It's very &quot;nature-y.&quot;

MelissaHI Apr 7th, 2008 08:28 PM

ALL Fantastic suggestions!! I actually do not know how delicate her system is, but they drink a lot when they party so it can't be THAT bad!

Maybe they can crash at Uncle Kal's...?

cheribob Apr 7th, 2008 08:35 PM

How about the Jananese Tea Garden in Golden Gate Partk?

Perhaps near the main pond?

http://tinyurl.com/5gtrb8

http://tinyurl.com/6o4ec4

MelissaHI Apr 7th, 2008 10:18 PM

Great minds think alike, I suggested that too! now I feel like I should tag along and hide in the bushes so I can photograph the blessed moment.

MichelleY Apr 8th, 2008 03:15 PM

Something real memorable would be to propose at Alcatraz!!

OR - on the jumbotron at a Giants game.

MY

fuzzbo Apr 8th, 2008 06:52 PM

Oooh - I actually like the Alcatraz idea! That would definitely be memorable. Of course, not every woman would appreciate that, but talk about a good story ;)


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