Raleigh Heart2Heart Wedding Blog: Your Engagement Party and Betrothal Ceremony

After the question has been popped, the answer has been given, and the ring placed on the finger, what next?

Have you considered having your engagement party with a betrothal ceremony?

Engagement parties with Betrothal ceremonies are increasingly popular as more couples opt for an alternative to just a party.

Friends and family are invited not only to celebrate your engagement to be married but can also wittiness your betrothal promises to one another.

Your family and friends can take part in your ceremony and your parents can share their best wishes for you both.

Rev. Samantha of Heart2Heart Ceremonies offers a

Sample Betrothal vows might sound something like this;

Believing that TRUE LOVE WAITS,

I make a commitment to (God), myself, my family and especially to my future wife/husband

To trust him/her and to be honest to him/her

I promise to work with you to create a happy future

I vow to love you --- even as myself

I vow to be faithful and loyal to you

And on our wedding day I will promise myself to you all over again.

A Betrothal Ceremony is romantic and the first mile stone of your new journey together.

You can choose a special song to play and have family and friends tell stories about how perfect you are for each other to symbolise your new statuses as a betrothed couple, intending to marry.

Include special ceremony elements such as the love letter and wine box ceremony, where you write a love letter to each other, seal them and place them in a wine box with a chosen bottle of wine.

The letters declare your love for each other and your hopes for your new future together. At a chosen time, such as your fifth wedding anniversary, the letters can be opened and read, and the wine can be opened to share.

Hand fasting ceremonies are ideal for engagements as well, in times gone by, a betrothed couples’ hands were bound together in a ceremony with the intention of them being together for a year and a day.