1st place for October proposal bouquets: roses 2nd place for birthday month flowers: gerberas 　Number of roses requested to keep in bouquets: 1st-12 roses, 2nd-108 roses Survey conducted by month of proposal

Shinflower Co. (Headquarters: Okayama, Okayama Prefecture; Tokyo Toranomon Salon: Toranomon, Minato-ku, Tokyo), which processes dried and pressed flowers for long-term preservation for proposal bouquets and wedding bouquets, asked 500 men, "When did you propose to me? What day would you recommend?" (Headquarters: Okayama, Japan; Tokyo Toranomon Salon: Toranomon, Tokyo) conducted a survey of 500 men on "When did you propose?

In this issue, we would like to report on the situation by month and the details for October.

Details of the results of this survey can be found on the following page.

URL: https://www.xing-flower.com/tokyopropose/month

When would you like to propose?

When did you propose to your husband? What is the recommended date?

When did you propose? Specifically, what month? We conducted a survey of 500 men.

Outline of the survey

Survey target: Men who responded to the web survey

Number of persons surveyed: 500

Survey period: July 2023

In which month did you propose?

January: 5.2

February: 5.6%.

March: 6.4

April : 7.4% May : 9.2

May: 9.2%.

June: 10.6

July: 9.6

August: 7.2

September : 6.2

October : 9.4% (9.4%)

November : 6.2％ (6.2%)

December: 17.0%.

In which month did you propose?

When men were asked about the month in which they proposed, December was found to be the prominent month. In addition to being the end of the year, Christmas, one of the biggest events for couples, seems to have something to do with this.

June, a popular month for weddings, also has a relatively large number of reports, but overall there is not a large difference, and the reports tend to be generally dispersed.

So why did men choose these months as the timing of their proposals?

Let's take a look at the reasons for choosing October as the date for proposing and the recommended dates.

■Proposal in October: Easy time to take time to think about the future [47 votes, 9.4%].

October Proposals

After a turnaround from September, reports of proposals in October are on the rise again. The next month, November, will see another decline, but why are there so many proposals in October?

I thought it would be best to do it when summer is over and my thoughts are clearer because I get busy at the end of the year (Date: October 9 / Location: Place of their memories)

I don't have a clear reason, but I thought it was about time to say it. If I had to say, it was a time when we weren't so busy with each other (Date: Mid-October / Location: A fancy restaurant)

We had just finished a big job and had time to think about the future (Date: mid-October)

Because I took a long trip to Okinawa that month (Date: Mid-October / Location: Travel destination)

Because we went on a 3-day/2-night trip together and had reserved a good hotel and restaurant for the proposal (Date: October 21 / Location: Travel destination)

Because October 31, 2021 fell on the 10,000th day of her birth (Date: October 31 / Location: Travel destination)

Many respondents cited the relatively easy time of year as the reason for proposing in October, saying that they had a break from work and that they wanted to propose before the end of the year, when things get busier. This trend seems to correlate with the fact that many respondents reported proposing at a travel destination.

In conjunction with this, here are the recommended proposal dates for October, based on word-of-mouth and other factors.

■Recommended Proposal Dates Reason

October 4: "Angel Day. Ideal for couples thinking about children.

October 8: "Eternity Day. It is a popular day for weddings!

October 22: "Forever Married Couple's Day. It is the perfect day to pledge eternal love!

Recommended bouquets for October proposals

Here is a ranking of the types of bouquets chosen for October proposals.

No. 1: Roses

No. 2: Birthday flower/birth month flower

No. 3: Sweet peas

The birth month flower for October is the gerbera. As the comment says, it is wonderful that the bouquet you gave her when you proposed to her still remains as a precious memory.

Because I responded to her words that she wanted to receive a bouquet of roses once in her life (Flower: Roses / Location: Place of their memories)

I had given her a bouquet before, but I had promised her beforehand that if I ever gave her birthday flowers, it would be because it was a proposal (Flower: Birthday flower, birthday month flower / Location: Either of their homes)

I chose sweet peas because I used to sing Seiko Matsuda's Red Sweet Pea at karaoke. He cried and laughed and said OK, and we still have it as a side dish over drinks (Flower: sweet pea / Location: A place of memories for both of us)

Trends in October bouquets based on the number of flowers preserved and processed

Among bouquets brought in for preservation processing in October, roses were overwhelmingly popular. While the standard red roses were the most common, pink, white, orange, yellow, and other variations were also seen, as well as bouquets of flowers other than roses, such as gerberas and sunflowers.

▼ Color of roses

Red : 85

Pink ：4

White ：2

Orange ：2

Yellow ：2

Mixed ：10

▼Number of roses

12 roses ：63% (including the number of roses in the total)

108 roses ：9％ （Number of roses

50 roses ： 7

21 roses ：4% (The number of roses is the same as the number of roses in the previous year)

13 roses ：3

30 bottles : 3

Others: 10

*October 2022, according to our own research.

In addition to the standard pressed flower processing, three-dimensional processing is also popular among rose bouquet orders. We also receive orders for multiple products, such as "3D + pressed flowers.

At our Toranomon Salon in Minato-ku, Tokyo, we offer long-term preservation processing for bouquets brought in as a gift for a marriage proposal. Please bring your flowers while they are still fresh. We can also accommodate in-store appointments.

ShinFlower Tokyo Toranomon Salon

shinflower tokyo toranomon salon

Location : 5-11-1 Toranomon, Minato-ku, Tokyo

　　　　　Holland Hills Mori Tower RoP 12F

Access : 2 minutes walk from Exit 2 of Kamiyacho Station on Tokyo Metro Hibiya Line

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