{"id":13084,"date":"2015-05-31T10:15:44","date_gmt":"2015-05-31T09:15:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.weddingdates.co.uk\/blog\/?p=13084"},"modified":"2021-03-02T15:06:58","modified_gmt":"2021-03-02T15:06:58","slug":"tell-people-engaged","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/weddingdates.co.uk\/blog\/tell-people-engaged\/","title":{"rendered":"Telling people you&#8217;re engaged!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/weddingdates-wp-uk.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com\/2015\/04\/engag.jpg\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" rel=\"nofollow\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-13088\" title=\"engag\" src=\"https:\/\/weddingdates-wp-uk.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com\/2015\/04\/engag.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2212\" height=\"1556\" srcset=\"https:\/\/weddingdates.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/engag.jpg 2212w, https:\/\/weddingdates.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/engag-300x211.jpg 300w, https:\/\/weddingdates.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/engag-1000x703.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/weddingdates.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/engag-750x528.jpg 750w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2212px) 100vw, 2212px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>We bet you are on cloud nine right now? And rightfully so! Getting engaged is a once in a lifetime occurrence and is definitely one of the happiest times in a young couple\u2019s life. After you\u2019ve dusted off some of the magic that is your fairytale story, you\u2019ll be ready to scream it from the rooftops! But before you begin Instagramming that beautiful new ring, remember that there is an etiquette on telling your nearest and dearest.<\/p>\n<h2>Resist The Urge to Tweet\/Text\/Facebook\/Instagram<\/h2>\n<p>At this moment, you\u2019re probably ready to burst! But it\u2019s important that all your important family and friends know personally before making the news global. Think how offended your best friend may be if they found out on Facebook?<\/p>\n<h2>Tell Your Close Family First<\/h2>\n<p>These guys are top priority when it comes to breaking the news. In person is always ideal. You only get to spread the cheer once so make sure you do them the honour of telling them first. Have the champagne ready to celebrate!<\/p>\n<h2>Make Sure Your Nails Are Done<\/h2>\n<p>Your left ring finger and hand will be getting plenty of attention, so make sure your talons are in top condition are ready for the close up of the ring! Get creative with how your photo will look with fun backgrounds. Don\u2019t be afraid to take plenty of versions \u2013 but just upload one!<\/p>\n<h2>Perfect Your Story<\/h2>\n<p>When it comes around to your engagement party, you will have this story rattled off in under three minutes. Everyone will be asking you the question for a long (<em>long<\/em>) time, so take your time and don&#8217;t lose your enthusiasm, craft a lovely retelling that reflects the magic of the moment!<\/p>\n<h5>Image via GalleryHip<\/h5>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"We bet you are on cloud nine right now? And rightfully so! Getting engaged is a once in a lifetime occurrence and is definitely one of the happiest times in a young couple\u2019s life. After you\u2019ve dusted off some of the magic that is your fairytale story, you\u2019ll be ready to scream it from the rooftops! But before you begin Instagramming that beautiful new ring, remember that there is an etiquette on telling your nearest and dearest. Resist The Urge [&hellip;]","protected":false},"author":22,"featured_media":13088,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[142],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/weddingdates.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13084"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/weddingdates.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/weddingdates.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/weddingdates.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/22"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/weddingdates.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=13084"}],"version-history":[{"count":14,"href":"https:\/\/weddingdates.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13084\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":50925,"href":"https:\/\/weddingdates.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13084\/revisions\/50925"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/weddingdates.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/13088"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/weddingdates.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=13084"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/weddingdates.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=13084"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/weddingdates.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=13084"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}