Three Essential Things to Do When You Get Engaged

Getting engaged is a joyful, slightly overwhelming moment, and knowing the first practical steps makes everything calmer. Hatton Garden, London's historic diamond quarter in EC1N, has helped newly engaged couples for generations, with expert jewellers gathered around Greville Street, Leather Lane and Chancery Lane. Before the wedding planning begins in earnest, a few early tasks protect your new engagement ring and set you up well. From sharing the news to sizing and insuring the ring, these simple actions give you peace of mind so you can enjoy the celebration. Here are three things worth doing soon after you get engaged, with help close at hand near Farringdon and Holborn.

Share the news with family

You have probably told your closest family already, but now is the time to call relatives you may not have spoken to in a while. Do not worry about how long it has been. If you want them at the wedding, an early call lets them save the date and share in your happiness.

These first conversations also help you start picturing the guest list, which makes later planning far less daunting.

Care for your hands and your ring

One of the first questions everyone asks is whether they can see the ring. A quick manicure, or even a careful at-home polish, shows your new engagement rings off to their best advantage in all those photographs.

It is also a good moment to learn basic ring care. Gentle cleaning with warm water and a soft brush keeps diamonds bright, and removing the ring before heavy tasks reduces the risk of knocks.

Resize, value and insure your ring

You will wear this ring for a lifetime, so look after it from the start. Visit a jeweller near Camden or Chancery Lane to have it sized precisely to your finger, which reduces the risk of loss or damage.

Next, arrange a professional valuation. A jewellery valuation records the quality and replacement value of the ring, supported where relevant by GIA or IGI certification and a London Assay Office hallmark. That document lets you insure the ring properly.

With the ring sized, valued and protected, the only thing left to worry about is planning the wedding itself.

Fun fact: The tradition of wearing an engagement ring on the fourth finger comes from an old belief that a vein there ran straight to the heart.