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How to Celebrate Your First Holiday as a Bride-to-Be: A Guide For Newly Engaged Brides

  • Writer: Missy
    Missy
  • 13 minutes ago
  • 3 min read

A person's hand holds a white textured bag with "BRIDE" in beaded letters. They wear a ring, and the background is softly lit indoors.

Congratulations, beautiful, you’re officially engaged! You’ve entered Engagement Season, a magical time of surprise proposals, sparkly photos, excited phone calls, and a whole new level of “OMG, is this real?!”


Now you’re heading into your first holiday as a bride-to-be, and let us just tell you… it is a whole vibe.

Whether you're soaking in the moment quietly or planning to show off that ring like it’s a Olympic sport, Ivory & Main is here with the best ways to celebrate this once-in-a-lifetime season.

1. Show Off That Ring, Babe


You didn’t just get engaged, you earned a new full-time hobby: Talking with your hands.


Holiday parties? Family dinners? Office cookie swap? Consider every gathering your runway and your ring the star of the show.


Pro tip: Take that iconic holiday engagement photo in front of the tree. It's practically a rite of passage.

2. Start a New Tradition With Your Fiancé


Your first holiday season as a bride-to-be is the perfect moment to start a tradition you’ll carry through your marriage.


Some cute ideas:

  • Wear matching Christmas pajamas (this will be a fun tradition to carry on as your family grows!)

  • Write letters to each other to open next holiday season

  • Make a signature holiday treat (a special cookie recipe, a holiday cocktail...the possibilities are endless)

  • Choose a holiday movie to watch every year together


Your wedding might still be months away, but this season is your launch point as a soon-to-be married couple. Make it meaningful.

3. Take Engagement Photos While Everything Is Already Decorated


Listen…Holiday décor is doing 90% of the work for you. Snow? Twinkle lights? Evergreen backdrops?

It’s giving romance. It’s giving cozy. It’s giving Hallmark-movie.


Book a quick session with a local photographer and let the magic do its thing.

4. Drop the Hint: Holiday Gifts Should Be Bridal-Themed


Your first holiday as a bride-to-be is the perfect time to “accidentally” send your fiancé and familly members screenshots of:


  • A bridal robe (From our Curvy Bridal Boutique)

  • A cute white sweater (From the Curvy Corner Boutique)

  • A honeymoon-ready outfit

  • Wedding planning books

  • Jewelry for the big day


Subtle? No. Effective? Absolutely.


And if you want to make shopping really easy, just send them to Ivory & Main or the Curvy Corner Boutique. We’ve got the bridal merch, the accessories, the bachelorette goodies… everything you could need for your bridal era.

5. Celebrate With the People Who Love You Most


Being newly engaged means everyone wants to hug you, toast to you, and hear your story (even if you’ve told it a million times already).


Lean into it! Your people are excited. You deserve to bask in that joy.


Just remember: the holidays are for celebrating, not for wedding planning pressure. Anyone who tries to turn this into a committee meeting can be redirected with a firm but festive:


“We’ll talk about wedding stuff after the new year. Today I’m just enjoying being engaged.”

6. Book Your Bridal Appointment Early


January is one of the busiest months in bridal (hello, engagement season).If you want the best selection, the best dates, and the most magical experience?


If you know your wedding date already then book now and get your appointment on our schedule. Your future self will thank you.


Ivory & Main has the largest plus-size bridal selection in New York. All of our sample gowns are made for curvy bodies.  So, your first appointment as a bride-to-be will feel just as special as your engagement moment.


 7. Slow Down and Actually Enjoy It


This season only happens once. Next year you’ll be a wife, or almost a wife,  but you’ll never again be experiencing the holidays as a newly engaged bride.


So:

  • Take the photos

  • Drink the bubbly

  • Save the cards

  • Celebrate everything

  • Be present

  • Stop and savor it


You're not just celebrating the holidays, you’re celebrating a brand-new chapter of your life.

Cheers to Your First Holiday as a Bride-to-Be


From the entire Ivory & Main family, congrats on your engagement and welcome to the most magical season of your life.


When you’re ready to shop, celebrate, and be fully supported by a boutique that gets curvy brides, you know where to find us.


For now, go enjoy being engaged, gorgeous. You deserve every sparkly, joyful, love-filled moment.

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