Announcing an Engagement
How to Spread the Good News
Many couples wonder how they should tell their family and friends that they’re engaged. It can become a tricky process if there are children involved or the couple does not know how their family will react to the news.
Who to Tell First
Traditionally, the couple tells their parents before they inform anyone else. The bride’s parents would be notified followed by the groom’s parents. If the couple has children together or from previous marriages, they may want to inform the children before their parents. Make sure the children are able to keep the secret until the parents are informed.
After the immediate family is informed about the great news, the couple can spread the news to other relatives and close friends. The couple should begin to think about the size of the wedding at this point, because people may start to drop hints about being invited to the event. The last a thing a couple should do is promise something they’re not going to deliver.
How to Announce the Engagement
A couple should announce their engagement to their parents in person if this option is available. If the couple lives too far to make a trip to announce the news, they should call their parents. However, many couples ponder how to tell the rest of their family members and friends. There are many options that couples have to inform their loved ones. Here are five suggestions:
- Send out a formal engagement. It used to be tradition to send out paper engagement announcements to family and friends.
- The couple can send a mass e-mail to friends and family. Now that technology is a big part of most people’s lives, it is acceptable to send out the story of the proposal over e-mail. This way the couple does not have to tell the same story a hundred times.
- Send out save-the-date cards if the date of the event is finalized. Only send these out to people that will be invited to the wedding.
- Start a blog or wedding website. This is a great way to keep guests informed about the wedding plans. Couples can post a map of the area, directions to the ceremony and reception site, a rain plan (if the wedding is outdoors), and any other information they want all the guests to have access to.
- The couple can make phone calls to friends and family to inform them of the news. This is a good way to catch up with one another and people will appreciate the time that was taken to make the effort to call.
Congratulations on the engagement! When you announce the news make sure to think about who should be told first and how family members and friends should receive the information.
Chris and Jessica Engagement
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