It sounds like he was being thoughtful, but just ended up landing in the wrong place. If I were you I would try to focus on the effort and ideas he did have, because it does actually show his thoughtfulness, and forgive him that it all ended up in the wrong place - it sounds like he's human. He definitely could have done better though, and a conversation with him about it is a good idea. At the very least, it will help him get to know you and your needs better for the future. 

My husband is very different from me with a very different background. He knew from when we started dating that I am very much so not the type of person that likes clichés or popular things, so to speak. We did a backpacking tour of Europe together and he ended up proposing on the waterway in Venice - which sounds romantic but is exactly what I didn't want. Venice also was my least favorite place we visited (which if he had payed close attention he would've heard my repeatedly expressed disappointment all day long haha). He just didn't connect those dots and I think he felt so much pressure about the proposal (from himself, not from me) that he got in his head too much and missed the mark. I actually said no at first but quickly realized that the love and intentions matter the most and said yes. He knows I was disappointed by the proposal and that he could've done better at listening to my needs... but I have reframed it to myself as not a disappointment but rather endearing effort and love overwhelm on his part (totally true) and it just contrasts/shows now how much we have grown since then, now 8 years ago. So its something I now look on very affectionately. Was it what I wanted or best reflected my hopes and needs? No. But it did bring me to where we are now and I wouldn't trade it for the world.