Engagement
An engagement is an agreement or promise to marry, and also refers to the time between proposal and marriage. During this time, a couple is said to be affianced, engaged to be married, or simply engaged. An engagement can be seen by witnesses to confirm their marriage.
A fiancé is the man who is engaged. A fiancee is the woman who is engaged.
Traditionally, a ring is presented during the engagement ceremony.
Engagement Media
William-Adolphe Bouguereau's The Proposal
Modern engagement gifts basket in Bangladesh.
Engagement photograph of Lionel Logue and Myrtle Gruenert, 1906
Christian art depicting the betrothal of Joseph the Carpenter and the Virgin Mary
The Très Riches Heures du Duc de Berry depicting a betrothal. Musée Condé, Chantilly.
A white gold wedding ring and a single-diamond, gold-banded engagement ring. The engagement ring is usually worn on the outside.
Ghanaian Engagement Ceremony. The bride presenting a gift to her father
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