The proposal is made on the Russian custom, being turned to the parents of its elect. Fiance tells in them about his feelings to their daughter and "he requests her hand". To parents it will be pleasant to also hear several words about how he will be to relates, when she becomes his wife. If parents take request, then the father of future bride packs the right hand of daughter into the hand of his future sons-in-law convenient to time the first encounter with the future relatives to the holiday, the family celebration. Troubles around the table create natural situation for the unconstrained intercourse. The mutual acquaintance of families occurs.
Visit must not be prolonged. If the parents of fiance were not participants in the matchmaking, future newly-weds attend them, where the future fiance introduces elect to parents, but she gives the flowers of future mother-in-law. After matchmaking future bride and groom negotiate about engagement and determine its date. Engagement is the rite of the declaration of future newly-weds by fiance and by bride. Do not receive engagement as the obsolete formality - these are not only beautiful custom, but also important landmark in your life. If future newly-weds live far from their relatives and there is no possibility to take a trip to them or to invite them to themselves, then should be sent to the parents of the photograph of their elect, described him, asked council and permissions to the reject in father and mother.