Rent / borrow a projector somewhere, watch something then suddenly propose by covering the projector with a card board pre cut with wording will you marry me, once surprise her with the wording open up the covering board and the movie you are watching edit it with photo slideshow and your fave music.

Friends hiding somewhere.

Location can be anywhere cozy

no need so fancy.. save the money and propose with something memorable but not wasting money..

ur effort to arrange it make it sweet..

25K for holiday to europe (honeymoon before ur wife preggy and after that diff to go holiday)

50K wedding dinner, band, sound system, souvenir, etc)

10K wedding gown, pre-wed photography (give to wife to decide)

35K savings (can be use preparation for children or saving for house D/P)

Breakdown above similar like my budget, but i dont have that 35K saving.. LOL

usually type of parents who have their money ready and prepared for the wedding, and also can't wait to have grandchildren..
+ usually daughter in law approved dy

LOL... hahahah how your parents can say no need married and born useless child. luckily u still alive in this world

maybe he felt that younger generation nowadays is a spoil brat and the world is getting stranger for him.. all the norm, tradition, attitude is no longer acceptable for him which in the end he felt that way