Angelina my father recently made the suggestion that i probably won't have to wear the thighbands and bra once i'm engaged, but he expects us to start wedding preparations promptly.
Sorry for the late reaction; I seem to have forgotten to react to this earlier.
It sounds strange to me that your father seems to try to stimulate you to get married as soon as possible: he must realize that by suggesting something like that, you will be tempted to get engaged as soon as you can, and then also 'rush' towards marriage.
I find that surprising because I got the impression your father liked having you around (or at least is afraid to lose you), and once you marry you'll move out. And if I were a parent, I would find it more important that a wedding would only happen if both are really feeling they are ready, so I would never do anything to rush that.