Engagement facts for kids

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 fiance is the man who is engaged. A fiancee is the woman who is engaged.

Images for kids

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  William-Adolphe Bouguereau's The Proposal

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  Modern engagement gifts basket in Bangladesh.

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  Engagement photograph of Lionel Logue and Myrtle Gruenert, 1906

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  Christian art depicting the betrothal of Joseph the Carpenter and the Virgin Mary

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  The Très Riches Heures du Duc de Berry depicting a betrothal. Musée Condé, Chantilly.

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  A white gold wedding ring and a single-diamond, gold-banded engagement ring. The engagement ring is usually worn on the outside.

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  Ghanaian Engagement Ceremony. The bride presenting a gift to her father

See also

In Spanish: Esponsales para niños