What to do immediately following your engagement?

By Joe Hyer, Create Excitement Multimedia Specialist

This past week has been busy for a lot of us! But I guess it has been a busier week for some more than others.

It is a estimated that 10 percent of all engagements begin on Valentine's Day. So if you're newly engaged, let us begin by offering our heartfelt congratulations!

Now that you're engaged there are a few things that we want to remind you of as you celebrate:

• Don't forget to call your friends and relatives! You may be so excited, and just want to announce the news all over Facebook, but try to avoid it.

Your relatives and friends will appreciate that you took the time to personally share the news (over the phone). After you've told them, post photos of the ring to facebook and let the celebrating continue!

• Enjoy the engagement: Take some time as a couple to enjoy each others presence.

The next few months will be a whirlwind, and you're going to get very stressed out. Take the time to go on a date and remind each other that you're in love.

It'll help a lot to appreciate the little things throughout the process. Do not burn yourselves out! It is okay to take breaks throughout the process. In fact, it is super important.

Now in terms of planning, there are a few additional tips that we can offer:

Set a date and develop a budget as a quickly as you can. It'll allow you to have mental deadlines in mind, and will allow you to have some goals.

The date can change, but it helps keep the couple and their loved ones on the same page throughout the planning process. Oh, and it removes that awkward answer to the “When's the wedding?” question that you'll get asked a lot!.

Picking a date early is helpful too. It effects the logistics (like cost and availability). We've noticed brides are favoring weekday for the big day because of discounts, so you may be surprised to find that your special day has been booked!

Begin finding your wedding professionals. Whether or not you're planning on a long engagement, and it doesn't hurt to begin meeting with professionals (caterers, venues, photographers, and of course DJ's!) as early as possible.

Finding the right Professional Disc Jockey Entertainers can be stressful, but we're here for that. We are a polished, professional and detail oriented DJ company. At Create Excitement we can help you visualize your ceremony and reception.

As the big day gets closer, take a look at our time-line for brides and grooms to be as well. You'll learn what you should be doing a month, week, and day ahead of your special day.

We have more that twenty years experience DJ Wedding Reception Ceremonies in helping coupled visualize the feeling of their special day. Our experience and Online Wedding Planner will help you select the music for your perfect day! Let us help you early on, and relieve some of the stress, so you can enjoy the engagement!

Take a look at our weddings page on our website today as they can help you begin to visualize your planning process!

And feel free to contact us at anytime. We're more that happy to help as you begin this exciting journey.