What’s in a reaction?

Half the fun of being newly engaged is telling people you know that you’re engaged and seeing their reactions. The other half is anticipating how much you’re going to get to bed around your favorite person in the near future.

Sharing an announcement like an engagement is one of the few times you see how selfless people can be in their joy for others, and how much people love weddings and the planning of them. The reactions we have gotten when we tell people have been hilarious, fun, exciting and flattering. There’s a clarity that comes with such a new twist in life that causes you to remember every reaction you get in detail – the expression, inflection, phrasing, body language and situation. So many positive reactions reaffirm how much we love our family and friends because we see how excited people are for us and our happiness. The selfless responses and initial pure excitement make this one of the most fun, happiest periods in your life, and also help a couple realize internally what a great decision they have made.

Of the many reactions we have heard over the past 10 days, two of our unforgettable favorites are below:

“We talked about how you two are both great people independent of your relationship and that you are great within your relationship. As someone who has known you guys since day one of your thing, I’ve never seen either one of you not completely nuts about the other. You gotta be the best couple I know.”
– Mikey K.

“You’ll love being married. Most fun I’ve ever had.”
– Mike Lovell (former MDP co-worker)

Since so many of our closest friends live in other cities and crazy Asian cities right now, we also got to see what excited, stream-of-conscious, pure excitement looks like in print. It’s just as fun as in person reactions:

“AHHHHHHHHHHH! Congratulations! Holy Cow! That's so amazing! Wow! Whoa – I'm like bowled over. This is so fantastic for you both.” …and it went on.
– Katie Imbeau

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