Before Yes
Plan the hour they say yes.
A private way to shape a proposal: the city, the budget, a hint they can leave for you, and planners who already cover that place. You leave with a brief. Nothing is booked here.
Already know they left one? Look it up.
How it works
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Sign in and start
Google or email and password. Start a brief in the studio, or leave a hint under your name and city. The plan is saved to the account.
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Share a hint, if you want
The person being asked can describe the hour and the ring. Someone finds it only by typing that name and choosing that city. There is no public list.
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Shape the hour
Pick a US city or a ZIP, set a budget from $250 to $15,000 in $50 steps, then work through the place, the stay, and who you need.
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Reach planners who cover it
The studio shows a few listings whose city, or ZIP and radius, covers the plan. Send the brief. They see a lead. Nobody is hired until you hire them.
What you can do here
The studio
A brief in three steps, then the plan: places, a stay that opens on Airbnb, dinner as a search, and a short brief for a photographer, a florist, or a scene setter. The budget slider runs from $250 to $15,000.
Hints and the ring
Leave the feeling of the hour, what to skip, and the ring: natural or lab-grown, the stone, the shape, a carat range, the metal, the setting, the band, and a size or “not sure.” Notes are optional. Up to three inspiration photos save when photo storage is turned on; the hint still saves without them.
Planners nearby
Listings come from people on this site. A planner sets a city and, if they want, a ZIP and a radius from 10 to 100 miles. A couple sees a few matches, with a summary and a way to write or send the brief. Planners open those as leads.
Three ways in
If you are asking
Start the brief with their name, a city, and a budget. Look up a hint if they left one, then open the studio. Send the brief to planners who cover that place, and keep the plan on your account.
Start planningIf you are dropping hints
Save your name, city, and the proposal you actually want. Add ring preferences if you like. Only someone who already knows that name and city can open it, and you can take it down.
Leave a hintIf you plan these hours
From your profile, list where you work, how far you travel, what you offer, and a price range if you want one. Plans inside that coverage show up as leads. Mark one interested and they see how to reach you.
Open planner leads
Questions
Who can see a hint?
Nobody browsing the site. There is no public list. Lookup asks for the name and the city they saved. Capital letters and punctuation do not have to match; a partial name does not count. The person who wrote it can remove it.
What does this cost?
Before Yes does not charge to plan, to leave a hint, or to look one up. A planner may show their own price range on a listing. A stay opens Airbnb and a restaurant opens a search. Nothing is booked or paid here.
How does lookup work?
On Look up, type their name and pick the city from the list. A ZIP code suggests the city it belongs to. If the name and city match the saved hint, you see what they wrote, including ring preferences when they added them. Plan from this copies that into the studio.
Do I need an account?
Looking up a hint does not require a sign-in. Starting a plan, leaving a hint, and listing yourself as a planner do. Sign in with Google or with email and password. Your profile shows the email on the account, and that is where you sign out.
Start the brief, or leave the hint.
The plan stays on the account, on this phone and on your computer. Add the site to your home screen if you want it as an app.