Name: Paris sees booming business of romantic proposals
Uploaded: 2026-02-13T17:17:29.000Z
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This Texan couple have been dating for one year, and

Joshua Perales wanted extra special celebrations with his girlfriend, Kayla Balboa, on a candlelit terrace overlooking the Eiffel Tower.

Balboa had always wanted a Paris proposal.

She's always been mentioning how, this was my dream, this was her dream, and here we are.

To make sure every detail was perfect, Perales employed the help of a local marriage proposal planning agency.

Paris is seeing a surge in demand for elaborate marriage proposals like this one.

Thanks to social media, TV shows and events showcasing the City of Love.

The entire industry catering to love struck couples willing to pay thousands for unforgettable moments is booming.

Les Entre Matthews, or the Matchmakers, helped Perales get his yes, founder Pauline Letandre says Valentine's Day is her busiest day of the year.

After demand started growing in 2019, with a brief lull during the pandemic, once the borders reopened, it steadily increased.

After that, there were a couple of boosts with Emily in Paris, the Paris Olympics also we had a lot of work after the Games.

The company's proposal packages start at €590, or just under $700.

For a proposal on the Seine riverbanks, the average spend can go up to $2,400, with some clients spending more for extras like performers.

For those wanting to splurge even more, Kiss Me in Paris has them covered.

The agency says its clients typically spend an average of about $12,000 on their experiences, or as much as some $118,000.

Luxurious proposals are choreographed in high end hotels, aboard yachts on the Seine or an authentic French chateau.

To just be able to in your social circles say we got engaged in Paris is great, right?

That's Genghis Urzelsel, who co founded Kiss Me in Paris with his wife, Chantal Marie Street.

They say bookings have more than doubled since 2015, while the more budget friendly We Love Paris agency told Reuters its bookings have quadrupled since 2020.

For many planners, though, the payoff is more than just numbers.

I absolutely love it because people are inviting you into their lives at one of the most special times in their lives.