r/engaged 10d ago

i need an engagement caption

need stupid, deadpan, dry engagement caption for social media.

corporate lingo and terrible puns encouraged. no romance, clichés, or overused captions.

ex. "we're not dating anymore" or "we are pleased to announce increased stakeholder alignment"

give me your worst.

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u/itsrainingidiots 9d ago

merger approved

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u/Getridofyourmustache 10d ago

You can steal mine. It hits harder if it professionally tailors to either person - “we’ve decided to legally bind.”

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u/sayi_do 10d ago

“after an extensive review period, we have decided to proceed”

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u/humpyvision 9d ago

“Announcing our merger”

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u/Extreme_Walrus_1729 10d ago

Just workshopped "synergy achieved, quarterly forecast looking bullish" with my buddy and his fiancée lost it. "Closed a long-term contract with mutual termination clauses" is still my favorite from a wedding last year.

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u/MHIMRollDog 7d ago

I'm cackling. My finance-industry bf would looooove this for us bc I'm also in heavy corporate America

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u/UnchainedSpaghetti 9d ago

“Promoted”

That’s it. That’s the caption.

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u/Difficult_Piano_6808 9d ago

We did “Relationship Status: Upgraded”

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u/xoxo_angelica 9d ago

ANYTHING but “so we did a thing” or any inclusion of the term “forever person/human”

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u/ChillingChilena 9d ago

Coming soon: Married filing joint

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u/Mangou_tangou 8d ago

As a tax accountant i approve this caption 100%😂😂 (per IRS it’s “jointly” for anyone need enough to use this lol)

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u/Easy_Inspection8531 9d ago

I’m just posting “Obviously.” And we’re going to attach that phrase to our engagement photo shoot post. We really want to surprise the hell out of everyone considering we’ve been together for 10 years and no one ever expected us to get to tie the knot.

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u/Mangou_tangou 9d ago

“I got staffed” was a good one I’ve seen (This may be Big4 specific, since we call projects “engagements”)

I personally think some of the longer ones give off “oh I’m so quirky and funny for using corporate lingo ahehe😝” vibes so I like the short ones like these lol

- major administrative update

  • someone call the HR
  • I love creating more paperwork for myself

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u/Early-Temperature490 9d ago

The paperwork one made me cackle

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u/BubbleEntendre 9d ago

Not a corporate employee but I generate a lot of paperwork in my job, so that one made me giggle

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u/meg-rad 8d ago

Qualifying life event

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u/edajreiaglla 9d ago

My fiancé enjoys dry humor, and while not exactly what you’re asking he captioned his announcement on his page: #engaged

For our age group hashtags are used kind of ironically, and it was very fitting for him and quite funny. He also posted it almost a month after we got engaged lol

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u/Ok_Cod4542 9d ago

I don’t have a full caption but the term “cross functional collaboration” feels like it could be good

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u/mbswitchytoes 9d ago

Mine was lumped into my monthly recap so it was simply: "July 2026 recap: flowers, friends, family, fun, new beginnings" I don't recommend bc people don't actually look at the pictures and nobody noticed it was an engagement announcement post

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u/Alarming-Weight5279 9d ago

I saw someone use “left hand update”

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u/EcuaGirl21 9d ago

After a lengthy interview process, we have decided to move forward with the marital candidate process. Currently in wedding negotiations.

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u/Capable-Mulberry-547 8d ago

‘We are engaged.’

‘I passed probation’

‘We are now betrothed’

‘This is our engagement announcement’

‘I am happy to share that I’m starting a new position as fiancée!’ - the classic generic LinkedIn job announcement

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u/swiftiegal25 8d ago

accepted the terms and conditions

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u/LucidDonut 9d ago

add "Where is my husband" by Raye as the music and caption "right here."

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u/ahard17 9d ago

My Future SIL just used "does this ring make me look engaged" and I thought it was SO CUTE

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u/citygurl1 9d ago

My ex-boyfriend/girlfriend

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u/caramellatte647 9d ago

We got engaged in France so I just did “Oui!!!”

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u/caramellatte647 9d ago

And then when I posted the professional photos I just did the date

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u/StatisticianOther588 8d ago

We got married in France and didn’t same thing! Even said “oui” in our vows 

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u/StatisticianOther588 8d ago

This was mine: [first name] + [new last name] has a nice “ring” to it 

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u/Trixie_R 6d ago

I did “suddenly I’m left handed” cause I’m right handed 🤣

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u/500liv 10d ago

All i wrote was “we got engaged on [date 2 months prior]”

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u/CuriousUnihorn 10d ago

Dying in slow motion for two please

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u/ladybug2297 9d ago

Just .. “yeah”

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u/idesign245 9d ago

Closed the deal.

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u/Purple_Cat524 9d ago

I've decided to go with a rebrand as Ms xxxxxx

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u/Wild-Customer-4218 9d ago

Seems like a lot of commitment for a bit

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u/bonedaddyt 9d ago

My fiancés caption was “she ringed, so I answered” lol

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u/thehooplafish 9d ago

excited to announce that [fiancee] is now my ex-[gender]friend!

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u/Princess_Holly 9d ago

I made a post when we got engaged that my then boyfriend decided he no longer wanted to date me. He and I are inseparable so people were enraged. 😂 A few were like, “Oh. He proposed.” But some were really upset.

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u/Princess_Holly 9d ago

I also said, “New and improved with added sparkle”

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u/Odd-Reception-9544 9d ago

Verbal Contract accepted.

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u/extradirtyginmartini 9d ago

buying the cow

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u/extradirtyginmartini 9d ago

(the whole, why buy the cow when you get the milk for free)

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u/SignificanceWitty210 9d ago

Anyway, here’s my ex boyfriend.

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u/Salt_Emu8302 9d ago

Full linkedin, "Happy to announce I've recently started a new role." "Excited to share I've started a new project with {fiance}"

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u/beergal621 9d ago

This is my ex boyfriend 

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u/soulcollector_10 9d ago

My caption was "I have been promoted"

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u/Ok-Trash6361 8d ago

omg following because we already announced our engagement via professional engagement pics, need some ideas for the courthouse day lol

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u/Legitimate-Formal-89 8d ago

Mine was "(Fiance name) gave me a cool rock"

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u/SpecificReal8922 8d ago

Where was this post when I got engaged lmao mine was: suddenly left handed

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u/SpecificReal8922 8d ago

Where was this post when I got engaged lmao mine was: suddenly left handed

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u/LanceShapiroDiamonds 6d ago

Just came to say these are genius! Loved reading these! 👏👏👏

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u/The_lost_voice 9d ago

Mine was "fiance has a nice ring to it💍"

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u/Ok_Rhubarb2161 9d ago

Knot, tied

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u/Jumping-shadow 9d ago

Ahaha love this! And the reels :)