Now that you’re engaged and you’ve been properly feted, let’s announce your wedding date in a style all your own.
At least some version of saving the date has be taking place in Europe since the12thcentury in the form of “banns” in which your parish announced your intent to marry on a specific date. This was to allow any objections to the union to be voiced and the marriage halted if necessary...
Did you see it coming or were you totally in the dark? Were you on a romantic weekend getaway or were you in the backyard knee deep in mulch? However it happened, the sparkler on your finger says you’re engaged. Congratulations!
What better way to celebrate your news than a party?
There was a time when the engagement party was reserved exclusively for those attending the wedding ceremony, a...
