5 Ways to Enjoy Your Engagement

We are in engagement season with so many couples getting engaged over the holiday period and all the way up to Valentine’s Day. Congratulations to everyone who has gotten engaged – it is one of the most exciting times in your life! With that being said, this excited feeling can start to dwindle as you start to dive into wedding planning. Here are 5 ways you can continue to enjoy engagement long after the moment.

Wait to announce your engagement

Yes, you are excited to tell the world that you are engaged. And you should be that excited. But maybe take a few days to enjoy the newly-engaged feeling before you start telling family and friends your happy news. Remember that people will start asking questions about the wedding and dates, which can be overwhelming when all you really want to do is be engaged. And as always, make sure you tell everyone really important to you before releasing the news through social media.

Delay the start of wedding planning

No one says that you have to start wedding planning right away (see note below). You may feel the pressure to get started on the wedding planning, but it can come at the cost of not really enjoying your engagement. If you decide to move on to wedding planning right after your engagement, make sure that you, both, are on the same page of what you want for your wedding.

Important Note: In a year like 2022, when vendors are extremely booked up, you may need to get started on wedding planning to secure vendors or dates that are important to your plans. The longer you delay, the more flexible you may have to be.

Set boundaries

Family and friends are likely very excited for you, but their excitement can be a bit overwhelming. You will be peppered by questions of when is the wedding, where is it going to be, who are you inviting, who are you hiring and much more. From the start, you may need to set a couple of boundaries. Talk to your loved ones and let them know that you are working on your own schedule and will let them know when you have details that you are willing to share, and until that time, please do not ask. You can even say that it is extremely overwhelming to be answering these questions all of the time from everyone.

Keep dating each other

Make plans to still go on dates long after your engagement. Take time to do the things you love or try something new rather than being absorbed in wedding planning all of the time. This will help keep your relationship fun and healthy, and will provide the bonus of some stress relief while you are knee deep in wedding planning.

Talk about your life goals outside of getting married

Your wedding is a really important milestone and event in your life. But there is a lot of life that comes after the wedding. Don’t forget to talk about your life goals that you want to work on while you are wedding planning and the ones you want to set for after the wedding. This means that your conversations are not always wedding centered and you will have something to look forward to for after the wedding, which can help with the post-wedding blues.

How are you going to enjoy your engagement long after the question being asked?