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You\u2019re engaged! Congratulations! Now it\u2019s time to tell everyone all about it, but how to go about doing so? Obviously, you\u2019re going to tell a few very close friends and family members in person, but is that how you want to deliver the news to everyone? Well, maybe, but maybe not.<\/p>\n
There is a host of options for how to announce your new engagement in 2017, and the good news is that none of them are really \u201cright\u201d or \u201cwrong.\u201d It\u2019s your engagement \u2013 announce it however you want to! But if you\u2019re stuck and just can\u2019t decide how you want to do it, check out these great options.<\/p>\n
Do It in Person<\/strong><\/p>\n As mentioned, you could announce your new engagement in person, and you probably will with at least a few of your closest friends and family members. But you have to decide just how many people you want to tell in person and whether you want to tell a whole bunch of them in person all at once at a large gathering or individually.<\/p>\n No matter how personal you try to be about the whole thing, though, word of your engagement will eventually start rapidly spreading through the grapevine. Eventually, one person will tell someone, and then that person will tell another someone, and then\u2026you get the point. Nothing beats hearing about this big news in person, but you can\u2019t tell everyone<\/em> in person. So think about who the most important people are in your life and tell them either all at once or one at a time in person. If you can\u2019t do it face-to-face, then use your phone as an actual, you know, phone \u2013 crazy thought in 2017, I know \u2013 and call them. This shouldn\u2019t be a text message announcement; it should be a phone call one.<\/p>\n As for everyone else, well, you\u2019ve still got plenty of other options.<\/p>\n Send a Video<\/strong><\/p>\n Remember how I just got done telling you to use your phone as a phone? Well, hopefully, you listened, but with that done, it\u2019s time to forget all about that. It\u2019s time to think about using your phone as a camera. Take a video of you and your fianc\u00e9 making the announcement and send it out to anyone you didn\u2019t tell in person already. Don\u2019t just start filming and press send\/post, though. First, sit down and think about exactly what you want to wear, what you want to say and where you want to be when you do it. It doesn\u2019t have to be overly complicated, but you should have some semblance of a plan before you just shoot and send.<\/p>\n Of course, if you do want to go big with the video approach, then it\u2019s back to using your phone as a phone again \u2013 call a professional videographer. If you\u2019re planning on popping the question, consider having a videographer present to capture the moment, giving you a professional-quality video to send out to everyone. If you\u2019re doing this, though, make sure your fianc\u00e9 isn\u2019t the camera-shy or introverted type. If they are, putting them on camera to answer the biggest question of their life is obviously not a great idea.<\/p>\n Publish It<\/strong><\/p>\n Extra! Extra! Local couple is engaged; couldn\u2019t be happier! Read all about it! Want to do something a bit vintage? Submit your engagement story to the local newspaper and have them run it. In addition to being old-fashioned, this is another option that is only ideal if you and your fianc\u00e9 aren\u2019t shy, as you\u2019re going to be spotlighted for the entire region to see. But if you enjoy the limelight, then this is a great choice that will give you something to cut out and add to your scrapbook.<\/p>\n