May I enquire..

No engagement so no outfit but when I got married (1974) the local newspaper reporter came to ask my Mum what outfit I would be going away in. My mum was horrified when I said jeans and rucksack - we were going camping. She told the paper 'blue dress' and then rushed out and bought one. I wore it for 15 minutes.

I got engaged to my first in 1969 when we were still students, so black tie do in an Oxford college. I had a jade green empire line silk evening dress. It was the norm in that milieu at that time for all Oxford students whatever background they came from.

kitty I am very impressed!!

First time cant remember I have blotted that particular error from my mind.

Second time didn't get engaged - sort of eloped hence no big ring to flash!

No special dress just bough the ring and got engaged.
After my h had asked my dear dad for his permission. I am talking about 1965. Married in 1968

Oh dear! My late husband popped the question while we were in bed so no outfit at all! We went (fully dressed) to H. Samuel for a ring and I wore it from the shop. We were students and couldn't afford a party. We came from families that didn't do (couldn't afford) engagement parties or parties in general so no luck there either! That statement kind-of belongs on the 'posh' thread. Engagement parties were posh to us.

I don't remember an actual engagement dress as we didn't have a party but I do remember the dress I was wearing when DH proposed 38 years ago. We were in the front room at my home & I was trying to teach him how to do the waltz as we had a dinner dance coming up - so popular in those days! All of a sudden, he just said "will you marry me?" and I was stunned! I said yes & here we still are & he still can't waltz! My dress was a mid blue Laura Ashley dress in thick cotton with a little pattern. It had buttons down the front, a waist seam and a wide tie belt. I still have it tucked away in a drawer full of precious items. We bought the ring a couple of weeks later, I'd had my eye in it for some time....

First husband was a compulsive gambler ...so I bought my own ring from Saphena mail order in Oxford St.....paid for at £3 a month for several months ..think it was £36 in all .....forged reference from my then employers to say I was trustworthy and would not enter into any arrangement I was unable to keep to .....then got engaged at then husband's 21st birthday party and wore a pink mini dress I bought from a shop at the top of Oxford St I passed as I walked to work !................husband later sold the ring for food one weekend after he had gambled the food money away and I had spent my wages on the bills ! Second time I was 42 and my then fiance bought a ring from Argos...'sapphire and 'diamonds' ) he was a serial womaniser and commitment phobe, so obviously he left me for someone else, so I threw that ring into the river Chelmer ! Third time, I was 54 and was bought a beautiful ring after meeting my now husband for the first time four days beforehand, (been talking on the phone for months) ....engagement party he had already planned ! Ring was/is beautiful but sadly due to bad arthritis now I am 70 it no longer fits ! THERE WILL BE NO MORE ....EVER !!!!

annsixty

The dress was well under £2k not over.

A cold winters day all wrapped up against the cold we went to the jewellers for me to chose a ring. Then on to a 'cafe', it was a small town no posh restaurants in the area, and over a meal of fish and chips my future DH put the ring on my finger. That was it.
In fact we had a bigger celebration for my 21st birthday.

Gabriella, the dress was over £1000 so a goodly sum!

We met through a magazine ad. Engaged 8 months later but no ring as I specifically didn't want one. I never wear jewellery bar 1 stud in each ear. No wedding ring either nor do I wear a watch or brooch.
We had a party, to which I wore a plain midnight- blue silk sleeveless dress with a boat-shaped neckline and full skirt with many 'petticoats'. It was advertised in either Woman or Woman's Own.
He bought me diamond stud earrings instead of a ring and pearl earrings to wear on our wedding day, both sets of stones plainly set in 18ct gold. Nothing ostentatious. My three daughter's have worn the dress and looked remarkably trendy in it...without all the underskirts.

daughters

No idea. DH was poorly but we went ahead with the official thing with his family around because we had put a notice in the paper so felt we should.

Engagement outfit? We were never engaged. We lived together and decided to get married in three weeks time. Didn’t have any wedding photos either but I do still have the cotton frock I wore and the same husband 50 years later

The Littlewoods Catalogue designed my engagement dress and Aunt Betty did take a somewhat shaken polaroid photo during our party which has long since faded ?

What engagement photos? What outfit?

Right with you, maryhoffman! We had my grandma's engagement ring and vaguely mentioned it to people. Married (cheaply) 6 months later and are still happy together....

No engagement dress for me either!! My DH was in the Navy at this point in our lives and was on leave for my 20th birthday. DH asked my much loved stepfather, who answered in the affirmative, quite enthusiastically!!! ? We bought a ring and walked to the local pub with some friends to celebrate. My parents had a family lunch on the Sunday, and we all had champagne, but no dress!!! We married a year later and are still together 54 years later!!

We didn't have a party but, somehow, managed to acquire 12 cut glass sherry glasses (2 different designs) and some cutlery! I was in the local paper and also in the paper where we used to live. I think my mum wanted to let everyone know I wasn't on the shelf!

No engagement dress ,probably jeans and shirt, inexpensive little ring no longer wearable but treasured.

I met my future hubby in March 1962, got engaged in April 1962.....we just bought the ring and he put it on my finger on the top deck of the bus on the way home, got married in September 1962....that was 55 years ago and still going strong!

No engagement, no photographs, no dress...just got married without the fuss ...”each to our own”.

Probably "Chelsea girl" for my engagement dress but no photographer.

No outfit, no ring, no photo, no engagement. Just got married when I became pregnant but we've been together for 42 years and have been very happy. I hope Eugenie enjoys her Jimmy Choos though.

Congratulations to all who can remember - some lovely posts. I vaguely remember a friend inviting a few of us to celebrate it but what I wore I have no idea. I lost my ring but have managed not to lose the husband!