What to Do After Your Christmas Engagement: Essential Tips for Newly Engaged To-Be-Weds

A little elf told me that Santa brought you something sparkly...a Christmas engagement ring! Congratulations!

Your mind is probably whirring...after all, you've got a wedding to plan. If you just got engaged, where do you even start?

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Share Your Christmas Engagement News

After your engagement, sharing your happy news is often the first step. As you might be staying with family or friends for Christmas, you may already have shared the news in person.

If not, have a think about:

• Telling your close family and friends first before putting it all over Instagram (especially if you have loved ones who aren't on social media).

• If you plan to announce on social media, wait a few days to let your closest circle hear from you first.

  
  

Then, you don't accidentally leave any one out.

Take time to celebrate together

The festive season is busy AF, but don't forget to pause and enjoy this special moment as a (newly engaged!) couple.

Don't feel pressured to jump straight into wedding planning. It's a big job.

Now, it's your opportunity to celebrate. You can, of course, chat about ideas for your wedding but there's no need to make any big decisions just yet.

Over a glass of fizz, you could talk about:

• Your vision for the wedding, what vibe will you be going for? Your celebrant ceremony can take place anywhere (yes, even licensed wedding venues), so the world really is your oyster.

• A tentative date range but remain flexible to accommodate venue availability and other factors. Do you want an outdoor festival wedding in the summer months? A spooky, autumnal Hallowe'en ceremony?

That's it for now!

Remember, other people will always have opinions about your wedding, but ultimately it's your day.

Your wedding doesn't require input from other people (unless you want it to).

The most important thing is that it makes you both feel excited and that it's a celebration of your story.

Planning your ceremony

When you have got your wedding date decided, get in touch to check my availability for your bespoke, upbeat ceremony.

Whether you're having a wedding in the North West, in another part of the UK, or abroad, I'll be there with bells on to help turn your ceremony into part of the party.

Katie McCall | Award-winning, inclusive Manchester wedding celebrant | Spellbound Ceremonies creates non-traditional, LGBTQ+ inclusive wedding ceremonies across the North West and beyond

Katie the wedding celebrant smiling with her purple ceremony folder