You have just been recently engaged? Congratulations! You are on the first step towards married life.
So what to do next after receiving a marriage proposal? Plan the wedding right away?
Not so.
After saying 'yes' to a marriage proposal there are still a few things you need to do before jumping into planning the wedding. There is always that moment when you just could not catch up with all the rush you experience after a wedding proposal. And before losing all your breath, here are some crucial steps to follow on an engagement:
First, allow a few days or weeks to savor the moment. Savor the high. Savor the feelings. Only this way can you truly be present at the moment and not hasty on the stressful planning.
Second, before telling your best friends about the engagement, tell your family first. It's just a traditional order of things. It doesn't mean though that those who knew about it later are less important than the first ones. Just out of respect, tell your parents or family first.
Third, take pictures, videos and other memorabilia of the moment. It will remind you of the first day you have decided and willfully given your commitment to that person for the rest of your life. It is indeed an extraordinary event. Spend time documenting or making a scrapbook for it. Years from now, you'd relive the feeling once again and you'll be glad you did keep track.
Fourth, before getting a wedding planner, envision your wedding day. Envision yourself in that white dress. Envision the entire event. Get creative in your imagination and if possible, draw or write it on paper describing the ideal wedding event you'd want to have.
Lastly, plan with your fiance. Communicate with each other on the wedding. This is the time you consider a wedding planner after you have ironed out what your fiance wants in his wedding too.
Being engaged should not compel you to jump into the wedding plans right away. Between the cozy moment of the engagement day and the fuss of wedding planning, there are moments that need special attention to. That moment is a time to be with yourself and savoring everything that is happening inside you.
Be prepared to be overwhelmed with happiness, bliss, contentment and joy. It is just fitting that you should not miss out these feelings for they come rarely in any woman's life.
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For engagement and wedding tips and advice, email me at leahjacobe@gmail.com
-Leah Judith R. Jacobe-
The Wedding Planner
Davao City Philippines
leahjacobe@gmail.com
