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Proposals & Engagement

How to propose to your boyfriend, alternative engagement ideas, engagement stories, unique engagement rings, and more!

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Joseph Jewelry’s custom engagement ring design: From on a budget to on your finger

Want a kick-ass ring, but you’re not finding the exact design you’ve had in mind anywhere? Have you thought about having a custom engagement ring made? What’s that? “Too much of a hassle,” you say. “Too expensive,” you say. We say “NAY!” to your nay-saying. Our sponsor Joseph Jewelry makes it easy to design your own rings.

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Transitioning our relationship into a marriage with pre-marital counseling

When my fiancée and I got engaged one of the first things we agreed on was that we wanted to go to pre-marital therapy. I finally made our first counseling appointment for next week. Somehow, this step makes the engagement feel more real than almost anything else in the planning process.

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I took off my ring yesterday

I took my ring off yesterday… I needed one day, just one, where I really considered whether this marriage was something I wanted. Throughout the in-law drama I would ask my my fiancé if he was absolutely sure he wanted to marry me. I realized I’d never really considered the question myself.

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Find wedding rings you actually love: Insider advice that jewelry stores may not want you to know

Unless you’re going ring-less, your wedding rings are going to be something you wear for a very long time — it may be on your hand all day, every day. So shouldn’t your ring get at least as much thought and care in shopping as your wedding outfits? I used to work at a jewelry store, and I could tell you some interesting stories. So, here are my tips for getting what you want, and at the best price.

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5 ways to throw a kick-ass engagement party

Did you just get engaged? Congrats! Now it’s time to celebrate. If you want to throw an engagement party, but you’re not sure what that entails… Or if your family is begging to throw one for you… Or you think engagement party = stuffy and awkward… Don’t stress! Here are some ways that you can throw a kick-ass engagement party that will make everyone excited to RSVP “yes!”

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4 things that nobody tells you about getting engaged

I’ve been told my entire life — by movies, books, and trashy reality shows — that your wedding is just a magical event. Well, I’ve been engaged a few months now, and I’m ready for my magical moments to start happening. Getting engaged is pretty much like every other adult situation in your life: no one knows what they are doing and literally everyone is faking that they do. So that future generations don’t succumb to the same delusion that I was blissfully in, I’ve compiled a list of things that nobody tells you about getting engaged.