Think of or find at least one place that simply catches your eye.

Drive or walk around with your love if nothing comes to mind immediately. Take tuns driving through the country or the town or some back roads. What makes you say “ooh slow down, that’s a beautiful thing”? It could be a store, a cool tree, the side of a building, a patch of grass underneath a canopy of pines, the view from the top of a hotel in Chicago, whatever. Look for the things that excite you a little to see (or, frankly, make you want to take a picture of them). Pro tip: Check what time the sun is setting on a nice day and make this trip half an hour before sunset. You’ll thank me for the light.

What’s your “place”? take your love there. also me.

Do you love sitting and reading at the coffee shop in town? Grab your lady and let’s go. Does he often nap in the hammock in the back yard? Let’s do that. Maybe it’s going for a run at sunrise (I’m game. Not to run, that is. But maybe to visit the spots you run to with you at sunrise) or trying on silly clothes at the thrift shop. Let’s do it.

Search through AirBnB.

Find a sweet AirBnB you might like to rent—maybe it’s got a window overlooking mountains or a sweet claw foot tub. It might even just be a teal wall or a sweet armchair in the place that you like. Find what inspires you and rent it for the night (make sure to ask the owners if we can take engagement photos there!). Here's a bonus: you get to spend the night there too!

Ask for help.

If you can’t think of anything, or you’d just like more options, ask people who care about you for ideas. Chances are they might remind you about a beautiful place you’ve been or recommend something great. You can ask me too, I’ll do my best to scout some more personal options for you.

If nothing else feels perfect, think of a date.

Honestly—can you think of something more you as a couple than your favorite date? Maybe it’s your first date. Maybe it’s just visiting the place you met. Someday, after you’ve grown old together, you can flip through the photos and remember how you used to get Thai food together after a walk through the park.

Hint: date ideas might be going to a museum, taking a walk through a city, going on a hike, getting pretty ice cream or frothy cappuccinos, riding the carousel at a fair, or even going to IKEA in search of a new couch.