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After Mr. Funnel Cake proposed to me, the first soul I told about being engaged was my HR manager the next morning. Touching, right? I needed to let them know I wouldn’t be deported and that they could extend my contract without immigration issues.
Mr. Funnel Cake was a bit funny about the engagement though…he kind of wanted to keep it a secret. Obviously telling my HR was mandatory so I could keep working, but Mr. Funnel Cake wanted to keep our special news between us.
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It only took a couple days at work before the excitement bubbled over and I let some colleagues know I was engaged. By the end of the week, I was dying to tell our parents.
I phoned mama Funnel Cake and told her the happy news and she was very pleased for us—she wanted to start planning immediately! The flood of question began: When are we getting married? In what country? Where will the ceremony be? Where do we want the reception? Who are we having in our bridal party? Who should cater?
Needless to say, I was totally unprepared for the onslaught of questions when we’d only been engaged for six short days. Immediately I felt overwhelmed by the stress of planning what would be the largest event of my and Mr Funnel Cake’s life and part of me wished I had listened to him and kept it under wraps longer as the storm of planning emails began.
But after we told our families, Mr Funnel Cake was still oddly secretive about the engagement. He just wouldn’t tell his friends or coworkers. When I pressed him about why he was keeping it a secret, he admitted that he wasn’t even sure why exactly he didn’t want to tell people. He would even think about sharing the news, hesitate, and then hold his tongue. He thought maybe it was just something selfish about keeping me and our love to himself. After he admitted this, he finally opened up to friends and coworkers and then everyone we knew shared in the good news.
How long did it take you to break the news about your engagement?
Only a few sweet hours - but I loved relishing the fact that only me & him new about it! (Ok, ok, and technically our parents…but that is just a side note.)
The first person I told was my best friend very shortly after he proposed. We then told our parents, but no one else for a couple weeks after. I think part of it was we didn’t want too much attention all at once.
it was like 11:00 at night when he asked me. So I first txt my sisters and mother. then I put it on my facebook. Our whole families knew by the next morning. I had been waiting for that moment for five and a half years. I could not wait to let the whole world know!
My best friend helped plan the proposal so she knew, plus she was there (it was in a theater). We were on a cruise though so I couldn’t tell my family until we were back a week later, and we were still traveling at that point so we left our moms to tell everyone else. Then I found out that my fiance had told his brother, and my sister, and asked my dad’s permission, and told his friends, and his work… so… EVERYONE in the world except for our mothers knew before!
Like an hour, then DH insisted we call our parents and closest friends.
I must say as much as I was kind of upset I didn’t have anyone left to tell haha, it was sweet that he was SO excited he just couldn’t contain himself 
I was practically the last person to know about my engagement, haha!
We were on vacation with his parents, so we told them almost instantly. (We were both having dinner at different parts of the same restaurant that night). Then we called my parents. Then I texted a bunch of friends (it was like 2 AM Dallas time at that point) and then made a few phone calls the following morning.
Once all my closest and dearest knew, up it went on the Facebook.
We were engaged last August and FI’s father still doesn’t know because he said some hateful things about me as recently as the month before. We are waiting until he is in a better place before announcing it to him.
I didn’t want to tell anyone, but unlike your fiance, I knew exactly why. I knew that my parents and siblings wouldn’t react with happiness and I dreaded their reactions. I thought it would be embarassing. I was right. Turns out that my apprehension was well founded; my family was upset because they knew he was the wrong guy for me and I was the only one who was surprised when our engagement fell apart a year later. If I were you, I would tread very carefully with this one. People don’t hide secrets if they have nothing to hide.
Our siblings and parents knew before I did because my fiancee let them in on his plans for the proposal - which was in front of my brother and parents in my hometown. We waited for a few days after that to tell everyone though, because my cousin (whose wedding we were attending) got married 2 days after the proposal. We made the official announcement a couple of days after their wedding - we didn’t want to take any of the attention away from the happy couple. It was incredibly hard to keep my mouth shut though….especially because I had to introduce my fiancee to quite a few family members as my “boyfriend” during that wedding reception.
He proposed on a cruise ship so we had 5 days before we even saw anyone to tell them lol!
My boyfriend/fiance sent a text out to all of his family about 10 minutes after he popped the question. This offended some people. But hey - he was excited!
He proposed to me during our private Christmas celebration a few days before Christmas. We were headed to my parents and extended family the next day, so we told no one until the next day. It was nice to have that private time without the mob of congratulations and hugs…though that was wonderful too!
We were calling people as soon as it dinner was over! Our parents were there with us, so they already knew.
everyone knew already but me , he planned a New Years party at my parents and invited my family and friends, I was the last to know lol
My dad called me a few minutes after it happened (for an unrelated thing), so we were unintentionally telling people just a few minutes after it all happened!
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Mrs. Funnel Cake, Zürich, Switzerland/Columbus, Ohio Age and Occupation: 24, Visual Communication Designer Fiance's Age and Occupation: 28, Application Engineer Engagement Date: May 30, 2010 Wedding Date: October 2011 Venue: Catholic church followed by a botanical conservatory About Me: I'm an American designer who moved to Switzerland for love after a fairytale beginning at the top of the Eiffel Tower. I love travel, photography, museums, learning German so I can speak with my mother-in-law, cooking (eating), cuddling, and I'm not afraid to try something new even if it terrifies me. My Swiss/Brazilian man and I are both down to earth people planning a traditional Catholic wedding in my hometown with some quirky cultural exceptions to reflect our different backgrounds. We look forward to celebrating with friends and family from all over the world in a classic, sophisticated fusion of heritage and love.
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