Nine chapters. One question.
Everything between deciding and asking, in the order you'll need it. Read it straight through or jump to the chapter your plan needs this week. Free, start to finish.
Before You Plan
The conversations about marriage, money, and the future that come before any of this.
Inside: The proposal should be a surprise. The question never should be.
→ 2.The Budget
Set a number you won't regret, and keep every dollar accounted for.
Inside: The three months of salary rule was invented by a diamond company's ad agency.
→ 3.Her Dream Proposal
Decode her style from the clues she's already given you, then choose your five components.
Inside: The 80/20 rule: the structure is for her, the heartfelt emotion comes from you.
→ 4.The Ring
The 4Cs without the jargon, the shapes, the settings, and where smart buyers actually shop.
Inside: A 0.90 carat looks nearly identical to a 1.00 and can cost 12 to 20 percent less.
→ 5.The Blessing
How to ask her family for support, not permission, and what to say when you do.
Inside: Listen more than you speak. Their objections are often misunderstandings you can clear up.
→ 6.Date, Place & Vendors
Lock the where and when, then book the photographer before the good ones are gone.
Inside: Golden hour is the hour before sunset. There's a reason it's the gold standard.
→ 7.The Speech
What to say on one knee. Specific memories, forty-five seconds, her name at the end.
Inside: She'll remember the feeling, not the word count.
→ 8.The Day
The play-by-play, the backup plans, and how to stay calm when it counts.
Inside: The perfect proposal is the one that actually happens. Excellence, not perfection.
→ 9.After the Yes
Insure the ring, plan the announcement, and take a week to just enjoy it.
Inside: Family hears it from you first. The feed can wait a day.
→Also in Ring School: the four-part Ring Masterclass, how much to spend on the ring, lab-grown versus natural, and how to read a GIA report. The timeline generator lives in Chapter 8. The newsletter announces each new piece, matched to where you are in your plan.