A pretty time of the year makes December a popular month for engagements

NEW YORK, NY - December, it turns out, is a pretty popular time to pop the question.

And it makes sense, when you think about it. Jake Nyberg of Minneapolis, who chose Christmastime to drop to one knee -- in a gorilla suit -- on ice skates -- points out that "it's a pretty time of year." And it's a time when people are around family members -- the ones they want to be with on a happy occasion.

A professional proposal planner in New York -- yes, there are people who do that for a living -- says she usually gets one or two inquiries a week from nervous grooms-to-be. But once Thanksgiving comes around, Sarah Pease says it's more like one or two a day --with most guys looking to propose in December.

Not that there's anything wrong with the gorilla-on-ice-skates bit -- but she says you can't go wrong with the simple engagement-ring-under-the-tree.