I Just Got Engaged- Now What?!

The First Steps to Take After Getting Engaged

You got engaged- congratulations! You’ve probably dreamed about your wedding for a long time. But now that it’s time to start planning, you might be feeling overwhelmed. Here are the first things we did when got engaged, and why you should do them too!

 

1.      Enjoy the moment!

He just asked the question- you’re probably thinking of a thousand different things. Will the ring fit? Did he get the one I wanted? Is someone taking pictures? Am I wearing the right thing? Did crying mess up my makeup? How did he plan this? Or maybe you can’t even gather your thoughts. Sit down together, cuddle, talk about how he planned it, bought the ring, who knew, etc. Enjoy the moment! You want to be able to remember this day forever.

When we got engaged, it was just us- no photographer, no family or friends. Just us. It was awesome! No one know for a couple of hours. We sat on the edge of the cliff and talked about all the things and cried together. When we got in the car, I cried again!

 

2.      Talk about who you’re going to tell in what order.

We called our moms first. Then we started with family. We told them a few different ways, but they were all over the phone. We’d call one person from my family, then one from his. Some people were mad we didn’t tell them in person, but our family is spread out we decided we’d rather call everyone.

 

3.      Set up an email address.

After enjoying the first few days as an engaged couple, we decided to set up an email address to use for all the wedding things. The address has both of our names and year we are getting married. This will help vendors easily find your emails, and you can keep all the vendor inquiries and information in one place!

 

Congratulations on your engagement! What were your first steps after getting engaged? Leave your story in the comments below.