Inside Lucy Mecklenburgh and Ryan Thomas’ Engagement Party

We were thrilled when former TOWIE star Lucy Mecklenburgh and Coronation Street actor Ryan Thomas got engaged last month, and it looks like they’ve been full steam ahead with wedding planning, holding their engagement party this weekend.

Like any good celeb couple, they kept their followers in the loop with the celebrations, sharing so many photos it felt like we were at the party – and what an amazing party it looked like!

The couple held their party on a City Cruises boat in London, with a whole host of famous faces joining them to celebrate.

 

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It was all about our friends & family last night, we can’t thank you enough for making our engagement party so special, you know who you are. ? _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ @citycruises

A post shared by Ryan Thomas (@ryanthomas84) on Jul 27, 2019 at 11:34am PDT

Lucy wore a glittering strapless dress, and we’re wondering if it’s a hint to what her wedding dress will be like?

The short gown had a ribbon tie back, and a gorgeous scallop edged skirt.

The dress was designed by Sylwia Romaniuk, a favourite brand of Lucy’s; she was also wearing a dress by the designer on the night Ryan proposed in Italy.

 

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Apologies for the engagement party spam coming your way today & probably all of next week hahahha! ????? Firstly can we take a moment for my dress! I felt like a Disney princess ? I actually wore the same brand the night Ryan proposed to me in Positano so when I saw this design I knew it was perfect for my engagement party. Dress by @sylwiaromaniukcouture

A post shared by Lucy Mecklenburgh (@lucymeck1) on Jul 28, 2019 at 2:18am PDT

Lucy’s longtime friend Lydia Bright attended the party, sharing a fun-filled photo to Instagram, captioned: “The most exciting chapter is about to begin.”

 

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The most exciting chapter is about to begin ❤️?

A post shared by Lydia Rose Bright (@lydiabright) on Jul 28, 2019 at 1:33am PDT

Ryan’s Corrie co-star Richard Fleeshman also shared a photo of them all having a whale of a time – and he also performed at the party.

 

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Sailing the Thames and celebrating with friends. What an unforgettable night. Happy engagement @ryanthomas84 & @lucymeck1 love you x

A post shared by Richard Fleeshman (@rfleeshman) on Jul 27, 2019 at 2:52pm PDT

Like many couples before them, Ryan and Lucy knew their engagement party wouldn’t be complete without a photo booth, hired from Photo Booth @ LSP.

There’s nothing we love quite like posing up a storm in photo booths, and it seems Lucy and Ryan are no exception…

 

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‘Husband Material’ ?✨ @lucymeck1 @ryanthomas84 . . . . . #lucyandryan #lucymeck #lucymecklenburgh #ryanthomas #phootbooth #photoboothprops #photoboothhire #weddingideas

A post shared by Photo Booth @LSP (@photobooth_at_lsp) on Jul 28, 2019 at 2:06am PDT

 

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Well last night was a little bit special ✨ We partied the night away on the River Thames with the gorgeous @lucymeck1 & @ryanthomas84 to celebrate their engagement ? We are blessed to have worked with such incredible suppliers, thank you for having us! @lovewithletters_ @elari_events @pleesecakes . . . . . . #lucymeck #luckmecklenburgh #ryanthomas #lucyandryan #riverthames @citycruises #photobooth #photoboothprops #photoboothhire #weddingideas

A post shared by Photo Booth @LSP (@photobooth_at_lsp) on Jul 27, 2019 at 12:39pm PDT

 

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Well last night was a little bit special ✨ We partied the night away on the River Thames with the gorgeous @lucymeck1 & @ryanthomas84 to celebrate their engagement ? We are blessed to have worked with such incredible suppliers, thank you for having us! @lovewithletters_ @elari_events @pleesecakes Thank you @annafowlerphotog for capturing this moment! . . . . . #lucymeck #luckmecklenburgh #ryanthomas #lucyandryan #riverthames @citycruises #photobooth #photoboothprops #photoboothhire #weddingideas

A post shared by Photo Booth @LSP (@photobooth_at_lsp) on Jul 27, 2019 at 12:37pm PDT

It wasn’t just the photo booth that looked amazing; Lucy and Ryan put on an incredible spread of food too, with Italian inspired grazing tables by Grape and Fig for the guests to nibble on.

 

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FOR LUCY + RYAN ? || Such a pleasure to create this Italian-inspired grazing table for @lucymeck1 & @ryanthomas84 Engagement Party this evening ? Enjoy, Lovers ?(loving our vintage Italian -inspired FILM images too! ? )

A post shared by G R A P E & F i g (@grapeandfig) on Jul 26, 2019 at 11:31am PDT

For their engagement party cake, Lucy and Ryan enlisted the help of Hall of Cakes to create this beautiful Italian inspired masterpiece, Lucy wrote on her Instagram stories: “I sent @hallofcakes1 some inspo for my cake. Florals in Capri, lemon cakes and tiles we saw in the Amalfi Coast everywhere, and they created this work of art!”

 

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Here she is! What a pleasure to make this ‘Capri’ inspired #engagementcake for @lucymeck1 and @ryanthomas84 for their party last night. I always loved @lucymeck1 in Towie as she is always so classy.. @ryanthomas84 .. what can I say? You just want to cuddle him! A warm and genuine guy. What a gorgeous couple. Thank you for putting your trust in us. A pleasure, once again to work with @elari_events. Epic styling as always. Photography by the incredible @annafowlerphotog and great to work with @agent_shortie @screativeagency #lucyandryanengagement #lucyandryanengagementcake #lucymeckcake #lucyandryancake #amazingcakes #celebritycakes #londoncakes #essexcakes

A post shared by Hallofcakes.co.uk (@hallofcakes1) on Jul 27, 2019 at 9:15am PDT

 

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??La Dolce Vita?? Never has it looked so damn sweet as when celebrating the engagement of power couple @lucymeck1 & @ryanthomas84 last night?? Our Italian inspired sensation of a floral & balloon backdrop, featuring 6 tiers of cake gorgeousness from @hallofcakes1 ?✨

A post shared by Elari Events (@elari_events) on Jul 27, 2019 at 10:48am PDT

The decor for the party was designed by Elari Events and combined breathtaking floral arches, an abundance of balloons and light up letters – perfection, if you ask us!

 

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Yet another gorgeous L?O❤️V?E story entrusted to Elari, this time by lovebirds @lucymeck1 & @ryanthomas84 for their Italian inspired engagement of dreams????✨ Swipe⬅️ for that all-important SWISH???✨

A post shared by Elari Events (@elari_events) on Jul 27, 2019 at 12:05pm PDT

 

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??Dolce Details?? Party starting with an entrance that needs no introduction?? Congratulations L & R and thank you for letting us set your engagement theme on absolute FIYAAA??????❤️?@lucymeck1 @ryanthomas84

A post shared by Elari Events (@elari_events) on Jul 28, 2019 at 1:19am PDT

If this is how amazing their engagement party is, we can only imagine what the wedding is going to be like…