Wedding Engagement Etiquette
When a couple wants to married, when the time they decide is very happy for you. Also there are may have many questions such as Who do we tell this good news first? What do we do first? When do we pick out the ring? Etc many questions, and if you don’t know the proper etiquette, hurt feelings can happen.
The Ring
If the bride who will to be doesn’t has an engagement ring on her finger, it is the time to pick one out, and the bride will very happy with it. But it should be known that an engagement ring is not necessary. All that’s required for a couple to be engaged is that the one of the couple ask the question to the other people of the couple say “yes.”
Announcing the Engagement
It’s a good idea for the happy couple to inform their parents that they want to get married as soon as possible after you decide it. And if you only tell one set of parents which will make the other set of the parents feel hurt or angry feelings. And the proper etiquette for that is to tell this excellent news to the parents of the bride, and soon after tell to the groom’s parents. Also you can tell the both sets of parents together over a nice dinner. After tell the parents, you can tell your close family and friends soon after. Never keep the news from parents, as this will only start things off on the wrong foot.
Now is also the right time for the bride’s and groom’s parents to call each other to offer congratulations. And there are no the rule which set of the parents should do this calling.
An Engagement Party
Like the engagement ring, an engagement party also isn’t necessary but it’s a nice perk if there are something interest the bride and groom. And you should remember one thing is not to invite someone to the party who you don’t want to invite for your wedding.
And if someone wants to hold a traditional wedding engagement party, and most of the people you have invited to this party will surprised this news. And generally speaking, most brides’ parents will host this event. And after all the guests arrive, they will start to make the happy announcement. And your guests will give their congratulations. And in this occasion gifts are not expected.
Calling off an Engagement
None of the people attend the wedding engagement party expect it to fall through. And if you want to cancel this wedding, you need to inform your family and friend first. If someone has betrothed before they are about to get married, this news maybe painful to them, and their parents can inform the gusts to tell them this sad news. And if you have sent the invitations to your guests, it’s a good manner to tell them this news as quickly as you can so that you can prevent them from purchasing the gifts and wedding attire and making further plans for your wedding.
Planning the Wedding
When they set the wedding date, the happy couple is start planning their wedding. Maybe some couples want hire a wedding planner to plan their wedding. The planner will prepare these details for the wedding easier and they may avoid some mistake in the process of the planning. But also there are some couples to plan their wedding by themselves.
You should remember that a couple’s engagement is be a fun, happy event. Maybe you will meet some difficult thing and you couldn’t make a decision, you can ask your friend or your family and let them give you some advice. Also you will have the stress, you can relax and enjoy this time.
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