One of the most memorable moments in a woman’s life is when she is asked to marriage. This is perhaps the most important experience for the bride-to-be. Before the wedding happens, there is the engagement ceremony and party. This event is even more meaningful because the two lovebirds get to announce their friends and family about their future plans. The engagement ceremony is very romantic and symbolic and this is why many newlyweds prefer it over the wedding ceremony.

However, the entire period between the proposal moment and the very last wedding ceremony is a happy time. Planning an engagement party may seem to be a less stressful thing, but when it comes to getting deeper in this event you will discover that event his tiny event will cost you a lot of time and money to complete. Engagement ceremonies can be very overwhelming, especially for those who are not very experienced or versed in matters of planning elegant parties.

Wedding Engagement Ceremony (Source: cdn.greenweddingshoes.com)

This ceremony is formal but you can design it according to your own preferences. If you don’t like the idea of planning a dramatic and strict ceremony you can choose the casual style. The engagement party offers you the possibility of playing more relaxed, cheerful and fun. You can choose the comfortable style for the engagement and then go more formal on the wedding day. There are a few engagement etiquettes you guys should learn more about before making your decisions. There are also many questions that rise into your mind when thinking through this moment. Who should you tell first and what to do first for planning the ceremony and the party?

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Those who received the engagement ring should start thinking of the big wedding ring. But until there you have many other things to plan. Announcing the engagement is the first thing to do. The parents are usually the first ones to know about the fact that you want to get engaged. Make sure this information reaches both sets of parents. Otherwise you may provoke misunderstandings and hurt feelings. The parents of the bride are the ones who should receive the news first. This is the traditional etiquette, but you are not obligated to follow it in your case.

Wedding Engagement Ceremony (Source: cdn.greenweddingshoes.com)

To make sure no one will get upset you can invite both sets of parents out to a nice dinner and let them know the big news. Establish with your parents the type of engagement you want: simple, sophisticated, vintage, modern, luxurious, cheap, expensive, etc. Your engagement can be a short one or a longer one, depending on how far away the big date is. If you want to wait and raise more money for the wedding, make your engagement last a year at least.

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Written by Postolache Ana-Maria, date May 22, 2012 in wedding ceremony ideas | no comments

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