Who was told first?

He'll be asking for his blessing right after he tells his own dad! I can't wait to hear the reactions myself Definitely shocked yet super happy for us!! I'm not planning one but I'm sure someone will want one.

So my FH has asked my dad & step-mom for permission so they had known about it and same with my mom & step-dad... my FH wanted to respect everyone so asked both sets of my parents for permission! They knew it was going to happen but not when it was going to happen!!! I tried calling my dad first to tell him but he was out at the time so I had told my step-mom but told her to keep it hidden from my dad until he called me back! Then I told my mom & step-dad, my grandma, my nanny, aunts and uncles, cousins so all my family (I have a lot since my parents are divorced and re-married!) I then told my closest friends and then the next day I made a public fb announcement for everyone else to see!

Cheryl!! This is such a great discussion idea!! I'm glad you started telling people around you! Your dad doesn't know yet? I can't wait to hear all about their reactions!! Tell us when you do! I'm sure it's going to be such a beautiful moment! How did your friends react to your annoucement? Will you have an engagement party?

My mom knew because she helped plan it. His mom knew too because he wanted to give her a heads up. The first person I called was my sister and I remember calling her and her being like "Oh yeah I heard that Collin flew out to surprise you, that's so sweet" and I had to be like "No he didn't just fly out as a surprise! He also proposed!" She was shocked and so excited for us! (Here's the full proposal story so it makes more sense. https://community.weddingwire.ca/forums/proposal-stories--t1022

We told one of my oldest brother and family, my other brother, his parents, my grandma, my mom(her work schedule was bad that week and I missed her during the week), my uncle and Aunt and some close friends.

We told family and close friends immediately (we didn't want them finding out on social media or through someone else, FMIL actually posted the pic we sent her privately online immediately before most of my family knew and I wanted to scream at her! FH and I were furious!). Then maybe a week or 2 later we posted it on social media to tell the rest of our friends

I told my friend first, because FH had told her his plan, so he said she was dying to hear as soon as it happened. The same with Fh's parents...they knew it was going to happen, so he sent news right away, as they were overseas when he proposed.

After that it was quite late at night, so we didn't start making calls until morning. I called my mom and dad, my sister and then close friends.