Hi Ladies! Sorry I have been MIA this week; work was crazy. But I have been thinking of all of you!
BF and I are in the beginning stages of planning our next vacation, which would be over the Valentine's Day weekend (we have that Monday off as a company holiday). We want to stay fairly local, as it would only be a short vacation over a 3 day weekend. We were thinking about going to Los Angeles, as BF has never been and it's only a few hours driving distance away from where we live.
I was looking at hotels this morning to stay at in Los Angeles, and found a Romantic Hotels page, describing different romance packages at hotels in the area. Most are just 1 night stay with champagne and breakfast in the morning, and late check out (which is what I am looking for). And then there was this gem for a proposal package:
The Proposal of the Century is being offered through Dec. 29, 2014 and includes:
- Private and exclusive use of
The Rose Bowl Stadium, allowing the guest(s) to “Pop the Question”
directly on the field (up to 40 friends and family can be invited to
witness the moment)
- Use of the Rose Bowl video
message board to illuminate a personal "Marry Me" message and/or photo
collage of the couple during their private engagement experience at the
Stadium
- Engagement photographer and videographer to document the proposal experience
- Private serenade for the
participating couple, presented by the 40-piece Pasadena Symphony
Orchestra, and performed directly on the Rose Bowl field
- Handcrafted, custom designed engagement ring featuring a 2.50 carat cushion cut diamond (retail value $35,000)
- Chauffeur-driven transportation between the Rose Bowl Stadium and The Langham Huntington via Bentley Flying Spur sedan
- Two-night stay in The Langham Huntington’s 3,200 square-foot Tournament of Roses Presidential Suite
- In-suite VIP amenities
- Romantic four-course dining experience with wine pairings provided by The Royce Wood-Fired Steakhouse
- Daily breakfast for two, in-room or at The Terrace
- Dedicated Langham Engagement
Coordinator to assist in planning everything from the marriage proposal
to the entire romantic getaway
That's all well and nice, but the final cost of this package is
$100,000. You read that correctly. More than the cost of most weddings! (I realize that $35k of that is the ring alone, but still....$65k for the rest of it?!)
I know this is Los Angeles we are talking about, but really? It just seems so OTT and AWish. Also, I'm pretty sure most celebrities/wealthy people wouldn't even want to do this. I could be wrong, but I feel like the people who could actually comfortably afford this wouldn't do this, KWIM? For that price, why not fly to Paris or somewhere equally romantic to do it instead? I just can't with this.