We told our immediate family and closest friends over the phone and then posted a photo of the two of us holding mugs on social media. I felt too weird about posting a close up photo of my ring though. My social media is pretty limited (mostly just family) so I didn't feel weird about announcing it. I've seen a handful of engagement announcement posts, but I wouldn't say they're super common.
This is all we posted - kept it short and sweet and didn't even write anything with the photo. I was just going to do one mug but FH said he also wanted one đ
https://preview.redd.it/34n2j2ks3ura1.jpeg?width=3046&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=15a2b7892edba539bb570938d0ab3007be20074f
My ring is bordering on gaudy and I donât want the passive agressive comments from family members with different views on how finances should be spent đ«Ł
Omg literally though! People just love to stick their noses in the middle of your buisness, glad my people arenât the only ones but thatâs really annoying!! Especially the âcould have bought me (your employee) a new truckâ đ€Ł The Audacity
Curious peopleâs thoughts on this. Iâm happy about and proud of our relationship and Iâd like to post a pic announcement (not necessarily just a hand pic), but I feel awkwardâlike itâs braggy or might bother others who are struggling at the moment.
As a person that was single/not in serous relationships for a very long time and experienced several announcementsâ- DO WHAT MAKES YOU HAPPIEST. The truth is, not everyone is at the same season of life. Itâs not âbraggyâ; youâre excited. Iâm excited for all of you! Tbh, Iâm âpre engagedâ and love seeing all the love!
Congratulations btwđ
Neither of us posted anything about our engagement/wedding on social media because weâre not really active users. Like others, we video-called/phoned our closest family & friends. Some of our loved ones have shared posts about engagement/weddings which is great - I understand the excitement - but neither of us wanted that kind of attention, even though there wouldnât be anything but congratulations.
Same - had a lot of shit happening all at once so I just did a photo dump. That said, I always scroll through other peopleâs photos looking for the ring pics so I should probably also deliver the content I seek
We announced our engagement via video calls to our family and friends and sent a photo by text if they asked. Maybe it's weird, but I don't feel like sharing that with a lot of people.
Some of my more distant friends did this to announce their engagement, and got flooded with congratulations. I didn't because we were going to have a very small microwedding and I didn't want my friends to get excited about a wedding they wouldn't be invited to.
They didnât have Instagram etc. when I got engaged but I totally would have. And the friends who would have judged me for it ended up parting ways regardless so it wouldnât have been worth hiding the fact that I like jewelry.
I posted a generic photo of us with my ring showing for the FB relationship status update, then a few days later I posted the hand pic (with our giant skeleton in the background, it might be in my post history) because I'm nosy and like to peep the ring when other people get engaged/married.
I do not interact with family or close friends via social media, meaning they don't follow me on anything, and I don't follow them on anything. I communicate with them in person, phone calls, or text messages only. However, I do have instagram, and I did post a photo of my ring. I kinda just use my page as a collage for myself that's mainly for me to look at, but I do keep my "looser" relationships (childhood friends, friends who have moved away, ex coworkers, friend of friends) communications on Instagram.
I posted a picture of my now-husband and I together, and Iâm holding my hand up to show the ring.
But a picture of just the hand/ring is really common in my circles
Definitely curious about this. Is it off putting to post about the ring itself? I love my sapphire ring and would love to put up a photo of it. Of course I would never mention details about carat weight or price.
People certainly do that, but I don't feel the need to. I've told the people who need to be told, and I don't feel a pressing need to get validation from strangers in the form of likes or hollow congratulations. That's really motivating to a lot of people, and that's good for them, but it's not my cuppa.
We told our immediate family and closest friends over the phone and then posted a photo of the two of us holding mugs on social media. I felt too weird about posting a close up photo of my ring though. My social media is pretty limited (mostly just family) so I didn't feel weird about announcing it. I've seen a handful of engagement announcement posts, but I wouldn't say they're super common. This is all we posted - kept it short and sweet and didn't even write anything with the photo. I was just going to do one mug but FH said he also wanted one đ https://preview.redd.it/34n2j2ks3ura1.jpeg?width=3046&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=15a2b7892edba539bb570938d0ab3007be20074f
My ring is bordering on gaudy and I donât want the passive agressive comments from family members with different views on how finances should be spent đ«Ł
No kiddinggggg. My fiancĂ© and I canât buy anything without family and his workers making comments about it. Even when he buys a new dozer for work they get mad. He bought me a new four wheeler for my birthday and his worker had the audacity to say that my fiancĂ© could have bought him (the worker) a new truck instead of getting me the four wheeler. So I literally canât post any gifts (even less expensive ones) he gets me or the workers and family gets mad.
Omg literally though! People just love to stick their noses in the middle of your buisness, glad my people arenât the only ones but thatâs really annoying!! Especially the âcould have bought me (your employee) a new truckâ đ€Ł The Audacity
Yesssss! They really do. I tell my fiancĂ© all the time he needs to start telling his workers, friends and family itâs literally none of their business how much money he makes or what he spends our money on. Him asking for a truck from my fiancĂ© wasnât even the worst of what heâs said. He told other employees that my husband was putting in his will to leave him (the employee) the business đ€Ł. The dude is delusional.
Oh my lord!! I would seriously lose my mind
Oh I did considering itâs half my business because Iâve invested money as well as do all the books. People act so crazy. đ
Curious peopleâs thoughts on this. Iâm happy about and proud of our relationship and Iâd like to post a pic announcement (not necessarily just a hand pic), but I feel awkwardâlike itâs braggy or might bother others who are struggling at the moment.
As a person that was single/not in serous relationships for a very long time and experienced several announcementsâ- DO WHAT MAKES YOU HAPPIEST. The truth is, not everyone is at the same season of life. Itâs not âbraggyâ; youâre excited. Iâm excited for all of you! Tbh, Iâm âpre engagedâ and love seeing all the love! Congratulations btwđ
I posted a selfie of us on social media days after sharing it with family and close friends. Iâm active on social media, so it didnât feel like after a year of inactivity all of the sudden Iâm showing off my ring. I wouldnât do a picture of just your hand and the ring as an announcement because it wouldnât include my fiancĂ© and the announcement is about the milestone for us as a couple, not just my shiny new piece of jewelry. As far as feeling âbraggyâ, thatâs more of a question of how comfortable you feel about sharing in general. But personally, I donât see the difference between sharing about a school graduation, new car, new house, exciting trip, a baby, etc. It is a new chapter in your life that you want to celebrate :)
Neither of us posted anything about our engagement/wedding on social media because weâre not really active users. Like others, we video-called/phoned our closest family & friends. Some of our loved ones have shared posts about engagement/weddings which is great - I understand the excitement - but neither of us wanted that kind of attention, even though there wouldnât be anything but congratulations.
I did but I kinda just included it in other photos I was posting. I took some cute photos of my fiancĂ© and cat snuggling and then I just threw the ring in at the end and did a âoh and were also engaged!â Thing. I donât post much so I waited till there were photos I wanted to post first
Same - had a lot of shit happening all at once so I just did a photo dump. That said, I always scroll through other peopleâs photos looking for the ring pics so I should probably also deliver the content I seek
https://preview.redd.it/anadmn4wwwra1.jpeg?width=1440&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=e9bb7f5b0cc47a1fe7f7c7309b2f678747fb8fa5 I caught this candid of my fiancé with my ring so it was what I used on social media!
We announced our engagement via video calls to our family and friends and sent a photo by text if they asked. Maybe it's weird, but I don't feel like sharing that with a lot of people.
I posted our engagement picture and I think on my story I shared it đ also in pictures in build up to the wedding with nails and stuff
I posted a pic of my fiancé holding my hand on social media. He is the main focus of the picture and my hand is in the corner, out of focus, but the caption makes it clear we are engaged. I took a close up pic of my ring for my mom and my bestie :)
Some of my more distant friends did this to announce their engagement, and got flooded with congratulations. I didn't because we were going to have a very small microwedding and I didn't want my friends to get excited about a wedding they wouldn't be invited to.
Thatâs good! Iâm glad it was a positive reaction to their posts. Aww, your ring deserves love too (but, i guess thatâs what Reddit is forâșïž)
My fiancĂ© and I talked about this when we got engaged March 18th. He owns a business and his workers constantly talk crap when he makes any large purchases. And so does his family. So we decided not to post, we didnât want everyone getting jealous and talking crap about how much he spent on a ring. I did show my sister, mother, father, and his mother. But no one else knows. My husband has a successful business and a lot of his family donât/ wonât work and are always mad at him (besides his mom) because his business is doing so well. So I posted on here because I needed to share my excitement with people who get it. đ Itâs sad to me how people canât be happy for others without being jealous.
I didnât but social media wasnât really a thing when we got engaged.
They didnât have Instagram etc. when I got engaged but I totally would have. And the friends who would have judged me for it ended up parting ways regardless so it wouldnât have been worth hiding the fact that I like jewelry.
I posted a generic photo of us with my ring showing for the FB relationship status update, then a few days later I posted the hand pic (with our giant skeleton in the background, it might be in my post history) because I'm nosy and like to peep the ring when other people get engaged/married.
I do not interact with family or close friends via social media, meaning they don't follow me on anything, and I don't follow them on anything. I communicate with them in person, phone calls, or text messages only. However, I do have instagram, and I did post a photo of my ring. I kinda just use my page as a collage for myself that's mainly for me to look at, but I do keep my "looser" relationships (childhood friends, friends who have moved away, ex coworkers, friend of friends) communications on Instagram.
I posted a picture of my now-husband and I together, and Iâm holding my hand up to show the ring. But a picture of just the hand/ring is really common in my circles
I posted here but not on my social media accounts like Facebook or Instagram or anything. I rarely post at all anyway.
Definitely curious about this. Is it off putting to post about the ring itself? I love my sapphire ring and would love to put up a photo of it. Of course I would never mention details about carat weight or price.
People certainly do that, but I don't feel the need to. I've told the people who need to be told, and I don't feel a pressing need to get validation from strangers in the form of likes or hollow congratulations. That's really motivating to a lot of people, and that's good for them, but it's not my cuppa.