Wedding Planning, Wedding Tips
Just Engaged Series: I’m Engaged Now What Should I Do?
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At the breathtaking weekend getaway, he gets down on one knee and drops the biggest question you’ve ever had to answer. You struggle to breathe through the tears and the shock while letting out a huge “YES!”. He cries when you cry, and you celebrate together with a dazzling photo of you, him, and the ring that garners likes, hearts, and comments over at Facebook within minutes of posting. Congratulations, you are now officially engaged!
Right after changing your Facebook status to engaged and thanking all the well-wishers on Instagram, it finally dawns on you that you are indeed engaged and that you have a wedding to plan. Now, what should you do? Should you get in touch with a wedding organiser right away? How do you pick your bridesmaids? Who pays for what?
Hold on to your horses and give yourself a minute. Get to enjoy the feeling of being engaged and having to call someone as your fiance for a bit as the engagement is such a short but sweet phase of the journey. Don’t overwhelm yourself with the wedding as the wedding planning is a different chapter (and a different blog post) altogether.
With all the hype and cheat sheets about wedding planning, seldom do brides-to-be get to read on engagement tips and hacks. Luckily, we here at Giftware Direct have gathered a simple guide for newly engaged couples on what you should do right after saying “Yes!”
Have your engagement ring insured.
Seldom would brides think about having their most precious ring insured but it is an important step that you should do before anything else. You can opt to have the ring included in your home insurance, declared under your home and contents insurance policy. If you travel often or spend most of your time outside the house, specialised insurance for the ring may be more appropriate as it usually has worldwide coverage and includes repairs and replacement of your ring in case of any unfortunate accidents, loss, or damage. *knocks on wood*
Discuss the big day.
Get to sit down and have a heart-to-heart talk with your new fiance about your expectations and plans on the big day as a couple. Discuss any possible dates, wedding locations, ceremony styles, and even get to chat about the financial side of the wedding. No need to get into details right away and nothing needs to be finalised just yet, simply brush up on the topic to be able to set the tone right and feel free to talk things out when you are both comfortable.
Make the rounds.
Make the news official and have a talk with both parents, siblings, children, and other close family and friends who would need a more face-to-face chat rather than a Facetime video call. Of course, it would all depend on you and your own relationship with your family – whether you need to formally do the announcement over dinner or if a quick chat as you drop by for breakfast would be enough. Granny might have missed your status change over at Facebook so get to spend time with her and the rest of the fam as they get to share their excitement and bliss with you and your beloved.
Party time! (Or not!)
Finally, after getting all the formalities and talks done, you can enjoy your engagement through a dinner party where you and your fiance can have your families, work colleagues, uni buddies, and all other friend groups can have a chance to finally meet. As a general rule, invite guests who you are sure to invite for the wedding as well. Get to celebrate love with dear family and friends and prepare to re-tell the proposal story over and over again all night long, too. On the other hand, if you and your partner prefer not to have a party because the targeted wedding date planned is just in a couple of months or if you simply don’t like all the attention, it is okay to have a simple backyard barbecue night with just family and a couple of friends.
Most of all, get to cherish and enjoy this amazing phase in your journey towards a new chapter with your beloved soon-to-be spouse. With your new bling on your freshly manicured hand, bask in the feeling of pure bliss, endearing love, and electrifying excitement as you slowly start to envision your dream wedding coming to life.
Up next, get to know how to kickstart your wedding planning without getting too overwhelmed at the second part of our Just Engaged Series here on the Giftware Direct blog. Stay tuned!
