Top 10 Geeky Marriage Proposal Sites

One: At GDC2012
Are you a gamer in love? Seal the deal by asking your honey to marry you at the game conference of the year. Plus, it’s San Francisco: What’s more romantic than the Golden Gate Bridge, Alcatraz, and Rice-A-Roni? Gratz! WTG! Achievement Unlocked: Level 10 Betrothal.

Two: Inside World of Warcraft
Azeroth is lovely this time of year.  Meet your lover online, rendezvous at the idyllic Sholazar Basin in Northrend, and propose in-game.  EPIC ROMANTIC WIN.

Three: At a Midnight Showing of The Hobbit


If Lord of the Rings roleplaying is what gets you and your significant other hot, then Peter Jackson’s much anticipated Hobbity-opus is the perfect opportunity for a proposal.  Do the dinner-and-a-movie rigmarole, Middle-Earth-style with a pre-film picnic of lembas and miruvor.  Then, as the credits roll, propose — in Elvish.

Four: At Comic-Con


All kind of magic happens at this world-renowned comic convention.  After listening to The Guild panel, take your lover to the main floor, get down on one knee amid droves of costumed attendees, and pop the question. It will be a comic book convention to remember.

Five: Via Twitter


Did the Internet help you and your nerdy lover get to know each other without the pesky problem of verbal communication?  Honor that tradition by asking your e-sexkitten to be yours forever in a twitter mention. #truelove

Six: At the Wizarding World of Harry Potter


You’re sharing a butterbeer at The Three Broomsticks.  You’ve just taken a romantic ride on the Hogwarts express.  The time is right, lovesick Potterhead.  Sneak an engagement ring inside of a Chocolate Frog from Honeydukes.  Slide the treat over to your significant other.  When your beloved bites into it and realizes what’s going on say, “You’ve alohomora-ed my heart.”

Seven: On A Battlestar Galactica Message Board


Online proposals are so hot right now. Why not mix the Internet with your favorite geeky TV show of all time? Find a BSG forum that your lover frequents and post your proposal there, for all of fandom to see! Frakkin’ adorable.

Eight: Via A Commemorative Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones Photoshopped Memento


Naboo is the best place to get engaged in the Star Wars universe. Sure, prequel haters gonna hate, but screw ’em; you’re in love! Photoshop you – and your future fiancé’s – faces on Padme and Anakin’s bodies during the covert wedding scene. Give the enhanced picture to your honey as a gift. The message is clear. Bonus: Just imagine how cute your dog will look in his Jar-Jar-Binx-ring-bearer costume.

Nine: In a Words with Friends Game


Nerdy wordsmiths, this one’s for you. Pick your scrabble moves wisely and spell out only wedding-related words as you challenge your lover. Use a triple word score for “proposal” to win the round — and your sweetheart’s hand in marriage.

Ten: During Ragnarok

The sun is shining.  Birds are singing.  You and your lover are in the middle of a Dargorhir skirmish.  Put down your boffer in the middle of the pitch and ask that lucky LARP-er to marry you.  Sparks [and foam arrows] will fly.