May I enquire..

grin. The irony is my parents were separated at the time as their divorce wasn't through and when I told my Mum we were going to live together she said it was a good idea and helped us find a flat! When I told my Dad he said "What did your mother say?"

Similar story here, Wilma. Though we were planning on going abroad to live together, so escaped the disapproval. Sadly, I never got a ring, though I'm happy to say I've still got the man 40 years later.

What a good job there were no photographers around, eh?

Lovely Nannarose.

I had a friend with whom I lost touch, we were all sitting round in a student flat in the early 70s, one of the group was showing us his old, lovingly cared for camera.
My friend and her boyfriend were off in her bedroom, when he burst out, all smiles, saying 'she's agreed to marry me!'. The amateur photographer went to the doorway and caught a fantastic picture of her, on the bed, wrapped in a sheet, and her now-fiancee standing just inside the room, he just caught a glance between them.

All of you will remember the days when you had to wait for the photo to be developed, and when we saw it, we said 'that's one for the grandkids'. I hope, wherever they are, that they have grandkids to show it to.

We never got engaged.

My paper said £1,200 ish, I think. It was a lot of money - which is what I think was part of ann's point. The exact amount wasn't important enough to query!

We were both wearing pyjamas when we got engaged.

Yes that was me, I obviously read the wrong newspapers!

kittylester

I know that the dress cost in the region of £1,700+ so for me to say that it was under £2k was correct as I couldn't remember the exact figure.
I was merely correcting another post which said that the dress was over £200.

Told you I was common and not posh!

Actually when I got engaged I was naked in bed with my future husband and we only got engaged so we could live together. I thought my parents would mind us living together less if we were engaged! Picked my own ring. Married almost 32 years!

Mary Quant designed my outfit and Snowdon took the photographs.
I don't remember the cost, Pater paid.

As we’d been living together for some years and were in our 30’s we didn’t get engaged. We just decided we’d get married and got on with it, best decision I ever made, never did like fuss.

Forgot to say we have no photos and cannot remember what I wore.

We went to a small restaurant it was a Thursday and he passed the ring over as we didn't want any fuss but was seen by the owner we were given a bottle of sparkling wine and the owner told the 6 other people and they clapped us. It was so embarrassing.
Still married 39 years and still the love of my life.

Oh Legs, your post made me cry. But at least you had the love of your life for nearly 23 years.

Told His parents we were getting married in 6 weeks ( we had known each other 6 months ) as he was going to work on D.Phil in U.S. No money for a ring but FIL produced lovely sapphire, so I used to say I was engaged to him. No photos or special dresses. Still together after 52 years.

DH asked my Dad for permission, my Dad said ‘If you can handle her mate you go ahead’
We went in to town on the bus, bought a diamond solitaire for £23 from Samuels, had a coffee in the Kardomah, got the bus home. Next day went out in his little green mini and he took my photo flashing the diamond wearing a yellow and black tartan mini kilt and yellow jumper. Got engaged 1969 and married 1970. Small hiccough in 1984, worked hard to work things out because we both wanted to and have been happy ever since.

I got engaged on Brighton Pier when I was 18 in 1983 wearing some jeans and a top!! Probably from Chelsea Girl costing around 5 quid!!! Nothing fancy ?? Still with my Prince Charming though ?

Only got engage once to my 1st H, small sapphire & diamond ring, got married with his Grandmother's ring, he demanded wedding ring back when we divorced kept engagement ring (gave it to step-son from my 2nd marriage).

2nd H, no engagement ring, think he bought wedding ring, married 18 months & then he left me & 5 year old DD, we were together for about 10 years.

3rd DH, we didn't get engaged, I chose & paid for wedding ring. Almost 23 years together, almost 21 years married to the love of my life. I have been widowed almost 5 years now but still proudly wear my wedding ring.

Can't remember many details of 1 & 2 but 3 I have my wedding photos. Can't remember where my dresses came from but certainly didn't cost £2000

Intelligent and handsome man proposed around 0400. 0900 saw couple queuing at jeweller's door. 1010 saw same man boarding train for far country. Wedding successfully took place six months later. Hallelujah!

Mr P asked me to marry him 8 days after we had started "walking out" !

We actually sort of officially got engaged quite a while later, in the buying the ring sense, at Cribbs Causeway as he was driving back from collecting me when I had been away on business for about 4 days, (first time apart after moving in together).

Not a clue what I was wearing, but he was wearing what is known as a "Site Executive Hi Viz Jacket"

Such a style icon, is Mr P.

Eugenie didn't buy the dress for the engagement. She first wore for an interview with Harper's Bazaar in 2016 and has been photographed wearing in 2017 as well. The shoes are new.

I don't remember what I wore for either of my engagements, but it would have been something new for the first one. We went for a meal with our parents the first time and just had a meal on our own the second time. There's no photos.

1981 we got engaged at a local pub. I havent a clue what i wore probably jeans.ive lost the ring and the hubby. Its all in the past

Can't remember clothes, but bought ring at H Samuel, and was allowed to wear it whilst on the top deck of a bus, going past the gasworks.