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The History of Engagement Parties
 Prior to getting married, couples have to be engaged first. This is the time when the guy will ask his girlfriend to marry him. However, it doesn’t necessarily mean that they will get married months after their engagement, there are lots of couples were engaged for a very long time until the time they decided to get married. This all depend on the couple so they still have lots of time to think about getting married and of course for preparation.
With the engagement set, the couple is thrown engagement parties in order to let the people know about their recent engagement. Simultaneously, this will help the couple introduce their families and friends to each party since they will already be connected with the couple’s plan of getting married.
However, you may ask what the history of this celebration is. Why is this party held in the first place? Traditionally, this type of party was held by the bride’s father. The invitation for the party will only be announced as a regular party but the truth is that he will surprise the guests by announcing his daughter’s engagement. So if you will look closely, guests before were not bringing gifts since they didn’t know that it’s a celebration for the engagement. They will just know it once they arrived at the party.
During the time of the ancient Greece, engagement party is not held as a party but it’s just like a business transaction. Having an oral contract or an agreement, the father will betroth his daughter to the groom even without the presence of the bride.
But in the modern times, these engagement parties are already announced parties and that people are supposed to bring gifts for the couple. At the same time, there are some key people who are supposed to give speeches and do the toast in celebration for the couple’s engagement.
Of course, engagement parties are now decided by the couple to be host by themselves. There are also some couples who don’t plan to have their engagement parties. This is also their choice as engagement parties are not really mandatory for the wedding.
This is just a brief history of how engagement parties were done in the past. But looking closely, the essence of these parties is just to celebrate the couple’s promise to getting married with each other and get their loved ones introduced to each party.
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A Few Essential Tips On Engagement
 So if you are among these engaged people, here are the things that you may want to do in order to make your transition from engagement to wedding preparation much organized and thus less stressful.
First of all, you might be too excited with your engagement that you forgot to tell your family and friends about it. If they don't have any idea about it yet, then better inform them by doing your wedding announcement. Remember that they are the ones who are very much close to your heart so it is also important for them to know about it. These people will also be helpful to you in planning as they can also do some things for you like prepare your engagement party or even help you in wedding gown fittings and many more. And if your parents and your parts have not met each other yet, then this is the best time for them to see each other.
Next, start thinking whether you will need to get a wedding planner's service. In this way, you will know whether you need to allot more time for wedding preparation if you will do it personally or just leave it to the planner if you are too busy. If you will do it personally, you have to think about things like venue, dresses, gowns, prenuptial agreement and others.
Finally, better to have an engagement party in order to formally do the announcement to your family and friends. In this way, you will be able to enjoy with your loved ones and celebrate this one big decision of your lives.
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Engagement Rings - Knowing The Most Popular Designers
.jpg) When it comes to engagement rings, the very first thing that will come into mind is that they are very expensive. Seeing the design alone of the engagement rings, people may say that they can range from tens of thousand dollars and up. However, are you not curious about the people who are behind their engagement rings? Who have designed them? With this, the following are the people who have designed engagement rings for celebrities.
Neil Lane. Neil Lane jewelries are perhaps among the most popular engagement ring designers in the world of celebrities. The rings made by this group have taken its pride for it wonderful cuts and unique designs that suit the tastes of every celebrity. The women celebrities who wear Neil Lane’s engagement rings are Jillian Harris of the Bachelorette, Ms. Congeniality star Sandra Bullock, singer and composer Zooey Deschanel, Step Up star Jenna Dewan, and American Idol and Dream Girls star Jennifer Hudson.
Sonia Boyajian. She can be considered as one of the youngest jewelry designers in the world of fashion industry. A graduate of fashion design in Otis College of Art and Design, she is now applying all her artistic skills in making different jewelry designs. And you will feel a different air of vibrancy in terms of design and good color combinations. The celebrity who wears her engagement ring is Scarlett Johansson who got married to Ryan Reynolds.
Jacob and Co. Jacob Arabo had an early passion for jewelries. At the age of 16, he was determined on this path that he enrolled in a jewelry design course in order to enhance his skills and artistry. The humble beginning of this company started as a small business but he was able to make a name because of his uniquely designed jewelry pieces. With his talents, he was recognized by different celebrities and chose to get his jewelries for weddings, engagements and just for regular daily jewelries. One of the celebrities who wear his prized engagement ring is no other than the Diva Mariah Carey who got married to Nick Cannon. Kevin Jonas of the Jonas Brothers gave one of these engagement rings to Danielle Deleasa, whom he married in December of 2009.
Jean Dousset. When it comes to jewelry designing experience, Jean Dousset is among the jewelry designers who may be overflowing it. He had been one of the prestigious designers of different jewelries in a number of groups and now has established his own name. Now, the name Jean Dousset has become very popular among celebrities in terms of jewelry. Desperate Housewives star Eva Longoria is among them who wears a Jean Dousset designed engagement ring.
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Emerald for an Engagement Ring
.jpg) These days, a lot of couples are on the lookout for different options for their weddings. They would try out other types of wedding themes that are far from conventional. Aside from this, there are also couples that are on the lookout for other wedding solutions like unique venues and others. And one of the wedding needs that most couple these days would like to divert from the conventional are the rings.
It has been known for a fact that the primary thing that would come to mind upon hearing engagement rings is diamond. The reason for this is that diamonds have been most used when it comes to wedding jewelries and at the same time, it is also regarded as women’s best friend. However, a lot of couples these days are already diverting from this tradition as they now use other types of stones for wedding rings and engagement rings.
Many couples become advocates of protecting the environment. This could be because of the fact that a lot of people may have been affected by global warming or other environmental problems. In order to show their advocacy, couples these days would engagement and wedding rings that have green stones on it like emeralds.
The good thing about emeralds is that they can sparkle in the same way as other expensive stones in the market. Aside from this, the property of emerald also fit different types of metals for the rings. For example, they would look good on gold wedding bands as well as platinum or silver-like colored bands.
Emerald has a deep green color that would fit both the bride and the groom for their wedding rings. For brides, it may take different cuts like square or oval shapes. Aside from these shapes, some wedding rings also have heart shapes that would fit the feminine shape of a woman’s finger.
For guys, emeralds are also perfect choice to design their wedding rings. These green stones can be placed surrounding their wedding bands for additional accent and would make it look fashionable yet manly. Grooms may choose to have a long line of connected emeralds on the middle part of the ring or just fill up some of its spaces for a simpler look.
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Engagement Themes – Make Proposal More Special
 When it comes to weddings, it is already known that they have their own themes that will help couples personalize it and make it unique for themselves. They can choose to either get a wedding designer that will help them get an appropriate wedding theme while they can also choose and set them on their own. But aside from weddings, even engagement can have its own theme in terms the ring that the groom will get and how he will propose to his fiancé.
Rings have their own designs that will match every possible theme that guys would like to have. For example, there are rings that are perfect for gothic engagement theme. Usually, these are the rings with more detailed designs on the bands and usually adorned with black stones to fit the mysterious feel of gothic themes.
For guys who would like to propose the Irish way, there are a number of different rings that are suitable to this type of engagement. Although most of the time, the rings found on this type of theme are usually bands that are characterized of interlaced materials that create its unique look. For guys who are advocates of the environment, guys can use an emerald engagement ring, which the green color can signify their love to nature and promise not only to commit to each other but do their best together to continue their advocacy.
But of course, themed engagement is not complete if the guy will not use a theme on their proposal. There are a number of ways on how to achieve these themes while proposing. For guys who would like to have a gothic themed proposal, they can propose using wearing gothic-styled clothing and even makeup just to complete the theme. They can also set up the proposal at night just to give emphasis on how mysterious this theme is. Basically, what the guys need to do is just to be creative in order to make their girlfriends very happy. Most of the time, even if the women say yes on the proposal, some of them may not really that satisfied because they didn’t feel the creativity of their fiancé to make them feel special.
Themes are not only used for weddings but also for proposals. As long as the guys are creative, they can really make their bride-to-be happy and always remember the day when their guys finally committed to them.
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