WHEN it comes to fevered pitches spoken from the heart, December is truly the month for marriage proposals. With 2012 wrapping up, a year when neither recession nor high wind and water got in the way of those seeking memorable ways of prompting a “yes!” from the targets of their affections, we searched high and low for the most interesting proposals submitted this year to the Weddings/Celebrations pages of The Times.

One involved a groom who made his case for marriage while soaring above the North Pole, and another came quietly from down on bended knee. While one proposal from an out-of-work New York Giant involved impeccable timing, others were not exactly delivered on cue. In fact, one was popped a bit too soon, and one not soon enough. Another was hurried along, and still another came and went in a flash mob — proving that “Can you top this?” remains a notion that seems to build with each passing year.

CHRISTINE KIM, ROBERT FERRIS

In the middle of a flight from Kennedy Airport to Hong Kong, their plane above the North Pole, Christine Kim was awakened by Robert Ferris, who slipped her an earbud that was connected to an iPad sitting on the tray in front of them. Playing on the screen in their dark and quiet cabin was a video put together by Mr. Ferris that showed some of the wonderful times they had shared during five-and-a-half years of dating. The video culminated with Mr. Ferris stealing a kiss from Ms. Kim on a chair lift in Park City, Utah, followed by the would-be groom appearing on the screen and asking his intended, “Will you marry me?”

“I wanted to propose on the plane because I feel like our trips are what always kept us together,” explained Mr. Ferris, who married Ms. Kim on Oct. 6. “Most people dread long flights, but I don’t mind them at all, because when we’re on the plane, it’s just us — no interruptions.”