We had a proposal at our last home bout... not sure if it helped or hurt her play, but we were all excited for her :) 

While the gesture is wonderful, I personally would have kicked my husband's butt from here to BFE for attempting something dangerous like that. It is not necessary, and the romance can be accomplished more easily. The first six months my husband and I were together, he drove from Simi Valley to Tehachapi every weekend, and several times during the week, if he was off work, just to see me. I remember one time in particular, though, that really convinced me of his feelings. It was late at night, nearly midnight, and we were talking on the phone. I was very depressed and sad, and he said he had to get off the phone because he was coming to pick me up. I did not believe him, until he showed up at my door at 230 AM. He drove two hours in the middle of the night to come get me, just because he wanted to make me happy. If I remember right, it was that weekend that I proposed to him.

I don't like the idea of a public proposal, because I feel that it puts too much pressure on the "intended." A proposal of marriage should be private, and the person being proposed to should have an opportunity to say no. I once had someone "almost propose" to me at a luncheon with twenty five of our closest friends. I changed the subject before he could ask. If he had asked me in private I would have said yes, but I felt uncomfortable having the question popped in a crowd.