Congratulations! You’re engaged, and now it’s time to share the exciting news! Traditional paper announcements are still popular, and social media is an even more common way to share the news—but digital engagement invitations offer a customizable and eco-friendly way to celebrate with your loved ones. But how do you create an engagement announcement that feels truly special—one that’s personal, heartfelt, and unmistakably you?
The secret lies in more than just a beautiful design. By incorporating thoughtful details that reflect your relationship, proposal story, and unique style, you can create an announcement that feels as meaningful as the moment itself.
Make Your Digital Engagement Announcement Uniquely You
1. Share Your Proposal Story
One of the most memorable ways to personalize your engagement announcement is by including your proposal story. Whether it was a carefully planned surprise or a spontaneous moment, sharing the details makes your announcement feel authentic. With Lovebird’s new digital engagement announcements, you can include a heartfelt message—or even a short video recapping how it happened!
Ideas to make your announcement personal:
- Write a short but engaging recap of the proposal.
- Add a video message of you both sharing the moment.
- Include proposal footage if you have it!
2. Choose a Design That Reflects Your Style
Your engagement announcement should feel like you. If you already have a wedding aesthetic in mind, this is a great opportunity to incorporate those elements as a subtle hint. But if you’re still figuring out your wedding details, don’t stress! Instead, focus on a design that reflects your personal style as a couple. With Lovebird’s hundreds of design suites, you can choose an option that feels natural to you—whether that’s timeless and elegant, modern and sleek, or playful and fun.
3. Create a Personal Video
One of the best things about digital engagement announcements is the ability to add video! And your video doesn’t have to be just about your proposal story—it can be whatever you want it to be. Maybe it’s a highlight video of your relationship, a clip of you two in the car right after the proposal moment, full of nerves and excitement, or even footage from your last vacation together. Whether you have the time and skills to produce a beautifully edited video or you just want to share a candid, heartfelt message, you can’t go wrong. With Lovebird’s video feature, your digital announcement can feel truly personal.
A Step-by-Step Guide to Delivering Your Engagement Announcement
1. Decide When to Send Your Announcement
Timing matters! With Lovebird’s brand new digital engagement announcements, you can privately share your news via email or text before making a public post.
Here’s a general timeline:
- Immediately after the proposal – Share the news personally with immediate family and closest friends via call or message.
- Within a few days to two weeks – Send out your digital engagement announcement to a wider circle of loved ones.
- After the formal announcement – Feel free to post on social media if you’d like!
2. Craft the Perfect Engagement Announcement Message
Your message should sound like you. Whether formal, playful, or sentimental, here’s a template to help you get started:
“We have some exciting news to share… we’re engaged! We’re beyond thrilled to start this next chapter together and can’t wait to celebrate with you all soon!”
Or, if you’re letting a video do the talking, this little tidbit is all you’ll need:
“Watch this short video to see how it all happened!”
Lovebird allows you to personalize your message, keeping it as simple or detailed as you’d like.
3. Send It in a Thoughtful Way
Rather than a mass text or email, make your engagement announcement feel special and polished. Lovebird’s platform allows you to:
- Send personalized email or text announcements to loved ones
- Track who has opened it so no one misses the news
- Ensure a cohesive design that matches your wedding aesthetic
4. Follow Up with a Save the Date
With Lovebird’s elegant wedding guest communication tools, everything from your engagement announcement to your wedding day updates can be managed seamlessly in one place. Once your wedding date is set, inform your guests by sending a digital save the date with Lovebird. Since everything is managed in one place, your guests will have a seamless experience from engagement to wedding day.
Why Lovebird Is the Ultimate Tool for Engagement Announcements
With Lovebird’s digital engagement announcements, you get more than just a beautiful digital experience—you get a thoughtful, streamlined way to share your big news while keeping all wedding guest communication in one place.
Want to learn more about Lovebird’s full suite of wedding planning tools? Check out this post for a deep dive into all the ways Lovebird can simplify your wedding journey.
And as a bonus—when you upgrade to Lovebird’s Full Suite, you also get access to Memento, a video wedding guest book and shared album platform, ensuring all of your wedding guest footage is in one place.
Enter Lovebird’s Proposal Story Contest for a Chance to Win!
To celebrate this exciting season of love, Lovebird is hosting a Proposal Story Contest! If you have a memorable, funny, or heartwarming proposal story, submit it for a chance to win $2,500 towards your honeymoon or other category prizes!
Categories Include:
- The Most Creative Proposal
- The Sweetest Proposal
- The Proposal Plan Gone Wrong
- The Most Memorable Proposal Reaction
Entries are open now through March 31, 2025—so don’t wait! Learn more and enter here.
Your engagement announcement is the first step in your wedding journey—make it as special as the moment itself. With Lovebird, you can create a personal, polished, and truly unforgettable digital engagement announcement that reflects your love story.
Ready to start designing yours? Create your custom engagement announcement today with Lovebird.