Spoiler alert: it involves more than wedding planning!
Celebrate your engagement with meaningful, fun, and unforgettable experiences together.
Your engagement season involves wedding planning of course, but it’s also a time full of love, dreaming, and deepening your relationship.
Whether you’ve just said “yes” or are months into the planning process, making time to celebrate your relationship outside the logistics is key. That’s why we created this engaged couple’s bucket list — a mix of romantic, playful, and reflective ideas designed to bring you closer. From capturing memories to dreaming big, here are some of our favorite things every engaged couple should do before the big day.
1. Have a “Just for Fun” Wedding Brainstorm
Plan a casual session where no idea for your wedding is too wild. Let your imaginations run free without the pressure of budgets or logistics. It’s a fun way to discover your shared values and vision. Start with big ideas without judgement and narrow from there. You may be surprised what you come up with!
2. Enjoy a Celebratory Dinner — Just the Two of You
Take a break from the whirlwind and mark your engagement with a special night out (or in). Dress up, toast your future, and be fully present with each other.
3. Have an Engagement Photoshoot
Photography is a timeless and treasured artifact from your engagement season. Hire a photographer or grab a tripod and take portraits that reflect your style — city, nature, cozy at home — whatever feels like you. These photos become keepsakes and can also be used for save-the-dates, your wedding website, or framed prints in your home.
4. Gather Loved Ones for an Engagement Party
Whether it’s a backyard brunch or rooftop cocktails, an engagement party is a beautiful way to share your joy and let your community in on your love story. Your people want to celebrate you!
5. Reflect on Your Proposal
Revisit the moment you got engaged. If it happened somewhere nearby, take a walk or plan a mini date there. You can also write down the full story in your Engagement Journal—what was said, how you felt, and what you both remember.
6. Start an Engagement Journal Together
Take time each week to reflect, check in, and capture your journey to marriage together. The Season Journals Engagement Journal is full of thoughtful prompts to guide your conversations and document your growth as a couple during this exciting chapter.
7. Take a Weekend Trip to Unplug
Before the wedding planning calendar fills up, book a quick, romantic getaway. No spreadsheets, no Pinterest boards, just time to relax, explore, and reconnect.
8. Schedule One Non-Wedding Date Night Each Week
Wedding talk can easily take over your time together. Make it a priority to have one date night per week with no planning talk allowed. Go for a walk, try a new restaurant, or stay in and cook together — anything that helps you stay grounded in your relationship, your interests, and what brought you together in the first place!
9. Be Active, Together
Planning can get stressful — so carve out time to be active and recharge. Go on a walk, bike or hike some trails, or train for a 5k together. Doing something physical not only boosts your mood, but helps you bond and support each other’s well-being during this busy season.
10. Find Creative Ways to Stay Close in a Long-Distance Engagement
If you’re navigating a long-distance engagement, make connection fun. Schedule weekly video calls where you journal or cook dinner “together,” mail each other small surprises, or keep a shared playlist or journal. These small rituals build intimacy, even from afar.
Ready to Capture Every Moment of Your Engagement?
The Engagement Journal by Season Journals is designed to help you savor, reflect on, and grow from this once-in-a-lifetime season. With guided prompts, space to write and dream, and a keepsake-worthy design, it’s the perfect companion to your engagement bucket list.
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