Most popular day to propose

In a recent survey by Chillisauce where over 10,000 people were asked, they found that the most popular day to propose was Christmas Eve!

Christmas eve is the most popular day of the year to propose with 31% of the votes!

Despite being sold as the holiday of romance, Valentine's Day only received 12% of the votes, with New Year's Eve proving more popular with 19% and New Year's Day with 16% of the vote. The anniversary of the date a couple met also proved popular with 10% of overall votes, while Christmas Day came in second to last with only 7% of the votes.

Why is Christmas Eve the most popular day?

Christmas is all about spending time with your loved ones, giving presents and of course a time of magic in the air! December is romantic and so it's easy to see why the most popular day to propose is Christmas Eve.

Sandy Moretta, Director at UK Alliance of Wedding Planners and owner of ternevents, shares her professional experience and insight into why Christmas is so popular for proposals:

"Here at the UK Alliance of Wedding Planners we, and our members, hear the stories of many engagements which happen on Christmas Eve, or over the festive period. We take the majority of enquiries and bookings between January and March, soon after Christmas, then the Valentine's proposals follow. Two of the reasons the Christmas season is so magical is due to romance and family, two elements which proposals combine so perfectly."

So do the sexes agree?

As the saying goes, men are from mars and women are from venus, and this can be apparent when it comes to proposing too. Chillisauce asked men and women which day they'd prefer to propose and the results are very intriguing!

Are men popping the question too early? A third of the men quizzed think Christmas Eve is the best time to ask the question, whereas 23% of women actually prefer Valentine's Day.

Love as always SP xx