Make your partner’s day extra special with these unique chocolate themed proposal ideas

Planning the perfect proposal can be a lot of pressure. One of the best ways to ensure your special someone has the best proposal is to make it memorable and personal to them. If your partner is a cacao lover, why not create a beautiful chocolate inspired proposal for a unique proposal story? We’ve come up with some fun, quirky and romantic ways to propose to your partner using a range of different chocolates. So whatever luxury chocolate treat your partner adores, we have ideas for you.

Quirky chocolate-themed proposal ideas

Creating memories for your special day should be at the heart of your plans for your proposal. You want to create a special moment for your partner to look back on. Read on to explore some of our ideas for creating a chocolate centred marriage proposal for the cacao lover in your life.

Tuck an engagement ring inside a luxury box of chocolates

The element of surprise is a great way to create excitement for your proposal. Plan a meaningful date for you and your partner — think outside the box. Maybe you could take them on a romantic outdoor picnic or set up an intimate movie night in the comfort of your own home.

Whatever your plans are, ensure you buy all their favourite food and drinks — including a luxury box of chocolates. For inspiration, take a look at our collection of Romantic Gifts, which includes a range of loved-up chocolate boxes – the perfect size for hiding an engagement ring inside. When you are ready, bring out the box of chocolates and wait for your partner to open it, this is bound to bring an element of joy and surprise to your chocolate engagement.

Create a surprise hot chocolate bombe

Continuing the theme of surprise, this idea is sure to bring a smile to the face of your loved one. A hot chocolate bombe is surprisingly easy to make. If you haven’t created one before, check out our blog post on how to make a hot chocolate bombe gift set for detailed instructions. This will show you how to make a gift that both looks and tastes sensational.

Now, for your chocolate proposal… When making the hot chocolate bombe, add your engagement ring to the centre. When the chocolate bombe melts, your partner will see a beautiful engagement ring sparkling in their hot chocolate.

Does your partner like marshmallows? Adding a few to your hot chocolate bombe is a great way to help the ring float above the surface. The best part of this idea is that you can personalise the treat to your partner’s taste. If they love dark chocolate, for instance, you could opt for our 70% Dark Chocolate Slab to create your hot chocolate bombe.

Alternatively, those who enjoy the mellow notes of creamy white chocolate are sure to appreciate a shell made from our Raspberry-White Chocolate Batons. With their beautiful blush tones, these Batons bring a real touch of romance.

Make a special hot chocolate stick

Another great chocolate proposal idea for those who can’t get enough of decadent and comforting drinking chocolate.

Hot chocolate sticks are a luxurious way to enjoy a cacao-rich drink. And, like the hot chocolate bombe, these can be easily personalised for your partner’s taste. What are they? Quite simply, hot chocolate sticks (or hot chocolate spoons) are decadent slabs of chocolate attached to a lollipop stick. They’re quick and easy to make — see our full guide for more details.

To add some extra intrigue, and to create a message that slowly becomes visible as the chocolate melts, write your proposal on the lower half of the lollipop stick. Then, conceal your romantic message by dipping the stick itself into the glossy melted chocolate.

Our Caramel Chocolate Slab, is an ideal ingredient for your chocolate proposal stick — it features irresistible notes of malted biscuit and dulce de leche. Melt it down and pour it into an ice cube tray or mould of your choice. Why not dial up the romance with a heart-shaped design?

Spell out a message with melted chocolate

Simple yet effective, this is a lovely way to incorporate chocolate into your proposal at the end of a romantic dinner.

Does your partner have a particular dessert they love? Maybe it’s a sumptuous tiramisu or a gooey chocolate brownie? Plate up your significant other’s dessert on a dish with plenty of room for a message, then pipe your heartfelt words along the edge with melted chocolate.

For best results, use a piping bag to write your message around the plate. Yu could even combine this idea with the hot chocolate bombe idea and create an extra layer of surprise for your partner. Use high-quality chocolate to write your message, and read our blog on the best way to melt chocolate for more advice.

If you don’t feel confident about your own chocolate calligraphy skills, you could always plan your proposal to take place in a restaurant. You may find that the chef is to do that part for you. Just remember to take your chocolate with you and to discuss this with the restaurant staff ahead of time.

Conceal an engagement ring inside an Easter egg

Thinking of popping the question around Easter? Then this chocolate proposal idea is perfect for you. Simply carve a small hole in the bottom of an Easter egg and hide your engagement ring inside, you can seal the opening back up with some melted chocolate. If you opt for an Easter egg that’s already in two halves, you can break them apart, place your engagement ring in the centre, and seal it up around the edges with melted chocolate.

If you want to add another layer of excitement to this, hide a number of Easter eggs around your house or garden and start the Easter egg hunt – just remember where you have hidden the special Easter egg. You could use a range of Easter egg types for this quirky proposal. For a truly sophisticated proposal, our Extra Thick Champagne Easter Egg is the perfect choice. Why not nestle the engagement ring in amongst the sumptuous Mercier Champagne truffles within?

Alternatively for a vegan option, go for our 70% Dark Chocolate Easter Egg. It’s brimming with rich cacao notes to enjoy as a proposal celebration.

Top tips for your chocolate marriage proposal

As with all marriage proposals, there are a number of things to consider when planning your chocolate marriage proposal. Below are several different aspects of the proposal to think about before the big day:

How can you personalise the chocolate proposal to your partner?

What’s your partner’s favourite chocolate? Think about how can you incorporate this into the proposal. Would they prefer a nutty Chocolate Peanut Butter Bar, for instance? Or do they prefer zesty chocolate like our Orange Macarons?

Plan out the rest of your day

Although the proposal itself is important, it’s vital that your partner has an amazing time throughout the whole day. Maybe surprise them with breakfast and a luxury Hot Chocolate in bed in the morning to start the day off right.

Make sure you prepare in advance

This is especially important if you need to make elements of your proposal such as a hot chocolate bombe or hot chocolate sticks. Try making a few of these before the day so that you can practice your chocolatier skills. Take a look at our blog post on the different melting points for chocolate for a more technical explanation of chocolate making.

Think about your partner’s ideal proposal

Would they like their friends and family there? Would they prefer to have a public or private proposal? Many of these proposal ideas work well at home but could equally be achieved somewhere like a restaurant, with a bit of help from the restaurant staff.

Make your proposal extra special with luxury chocolate from Hotel Chocolat

A proposal is a magical moment, so make your chocolate-themed celebration all the more memorable with luxury ingredients and a high cacao content.

At Hotel Chocolat, we appreciate the central role that cacao plays in creating a truly satisfying chocolate experience. Our More Cacao, Less Sugar mantra is at the heart of all we do, putting this incredible ingredient in the spotlight every time. What’s more, from the subtle vanilla notes of our white chocolate, made with a high cocoa butter content, to our deep and decadent dark chocolate, you can feel confident knowing that all of our products feature ethically sourced cacao.