How to announce your engagement to your family
Right after the “yes” comes the next question: how do you tell everyone? Once the photo is on Instagram there’s no going back, so think about who should hear it first, and how.
Before you post it
- Parents first: no parent wants to find out about their child’s engagement from a story.
- Both sides on the same day: tell both families the same day, so nobody feels second.
- Siblings and grandparents: a personal call or a message of their own, before the family group chat.
Ideas for telling your parents
- The ring in a photoSend an ordinary photo from your day, with your hand in the middle. Wait for them to notice.
- An unplanned visitShow up together without warning, and rest your hand on the table.
- A “just because” dinnerInvite both families to dinner, and tell them with the toast.
- A surprise linkFor parents who live far away: a surprise made from your photos, and you get a video of the moment they see the ring.
When the family is spread out
When Grandma is in Haifa, your sister in Berlin and your parents in New York, there’s no single table to tell everyone around. You can still see each of them find out.
With Gasp everyone gets a surprise of their own. You make a short surprise from your own photos and words, and send a link on WhatsApp. They open it on their phone, with no app and no sign-up, and watch. If they agree, their phone films their reaction, and the video reaches you only if they choose to send it.
Create a surprise
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Questions
- Who do you tell first about an engagement?
- Both of your close families, ideally on the same day. Then siblings, grandparents and close friends, and only then social media.
- How do you announce an engagement to parents abroad?
- On a video call, or with a surprise sent as a link. With Gasp your parents open it on their phone, and if they agree, you get a video of their reaction.
- Can I send the same surprise to several people?
- Yes. Each person gets their own link. With Family each one gets a version written to them, and you also get one video of all the reactions together.