7 Things to Do When You Get Engaged!

Getting engaged is huge, and your family and friends will love to hear all about your happy news. Whether you choose to Facetime, call, WhatsApp or post to social, don't be shy to share your happy news with all your favourite people. Of course, you don't have to announce it straight away and you can enjoy your engagement bubble for as long as possible.

Pop the bubbles and celebrate that you are now engaged to be married! If there ever was an excuse to celebrate with a posh bottle of bubbles, it's now. If you are staying in a hotel, order a bottle of Champers to your room, did you know we offer a romance package at Old Thorns which includes rose petals, towel swans and a bottle of bubbles and flutes ready for you to pop it open.

Get the celebrations started and plan an engagement party with people who you intend to invite to the wedding. Host it in your garden, a local bar or event venue and get glammed up to celebrate with all your favourites. We love hosting engagement parties here and have seen prosecco walls, balloon garlands, video slideshows, big welcome signs and even cakes. Any excuse to start wearing white!

Now is the time to start talking honestly about your dreams for your wedding day, do you have a dream venue in mind? Or a particular vision for the day? Don't hold back and discuss your dreams together, whilst some ideas might be out of budget, you'll be surprised at how you can make some tweaks to help your budget stretch further, which leads us to our next step...

It's important to set a budget that is realistic to your financial situation, there are plenty of packages out there that offer plenty including food, drink, venue hire, decor and more! Start with how many people you'd like to invite and work from there, you'll then need to consider what type of venue you'd like, if you'd like to do a package, get married on the weekend or a weekday and so much more!

When would you like to get married? Do you dream of enjoying drinks on the terrace in the sunshine or an outdoor ceremony? Or maybe a cosy winter wedding around Christmas time for ultimate romance?

Our top tip! Summer weddings are typically the most expensive, with Winter weddings being cheaper and the day of the week has an impact too with Friday, Saturday and Sunday costing the most.

Let the fun begin! Get googling and start looking for a wedding venue!

Wondering where to start? There are a few things you can do:
- Ask friends and family about weddings they've been to or held themselves
- Go to Google Search on Instagram, TikTok or Pinterest
- Use a site such as Hitched to search their database!

When doing your research, it's important to judge if the venue suits your budget, the vibe of your wedding and more. We've put together a great blog with tips on 'How to Choose your Wedding Venue' which we'd recommend reading!

Lots of our wedding couples find us through recommendations from friends and family or through our social media! Take a look at our social media profiles below to get some inspiration for your wedding day:
Instagram
Facebook
TikTok
Pinterest

Interested in taking a look at real weddings that have happened at Old Thorns? Take a look at the real weddings blogs below where we interview real couples who held their wedding here with us!
Real Weddings - Mr & Mrs Marriott
Real Weddings - Mr & Mrs Johnson
Real Weddings - Krishna & Rishi

Why not come and take a look for yourself on a showround with our team? During a showround, you'll get to meet one of our Wedding Co-ordinators, tour the venue and ask any questions you may have!