Having an Engagement Party
Engagement parties are a fun way to announce your engagement and share your excitement with family and friends. The parties are traditionally held by the bride’s parents, but today the rules are very flexible allowing for family, friends, or even the bride and groom themselves to host the event.
Engagement parties can be as formal or casual as desired. Extravagant dinner affairs, simple cocktail parties, or backyard summer barbeques are just a few of the common themes.
When planning your engagement party, you’ll need to have a general idea of who will be invited to the wedding. It is deemed very poor etiquette to invite anyone to the party that will not be invited to the wedding. For this reason, it’s best to invite only close family and friends.
To make the event timely, schedule the party one to three months after the engagement. In general, you are shooting for at least six months before the wedding, so if you have a short engagement, you may want to consider skipping this event or making it smaller and more casual.
Having an engagement party will inevitably get guests thinking about gifts. While etiquette does not necessitate that gifts be given at this event, you’ll want to make sure you have registered for a few items just in case. Provide your registry information to your parents to distribute when it is requested. Because all guests will not bring gifts, it’s recommended that you not make this a central part of the party. Instead, put these gifts aside to open later and make sure to send thank you notes!
Engagement parties can be as formal or casual as desired. Extravagant dinner affairs, simple cocktail parties, or backyard summer barbeques are just a few of the common themes.
When planning your engagement party, you’ll need to have a general idea of who will be invited to the wedding. It is deemed very poor etiquette to invite anyone to the party that will not be invited to the wedding. For this reason, it’s best to invite only close family and friends.
To make the event timely, schedule the party one to three months after the engagement. In general, you are shooting for at least six months before the wedding, so if you have a short engagement, you may want to consider skipping this event or making it smaller and more casual.
Having an engagement party will inevitably get guests thinking about gifts. While etiquette does not necessitate that gifts be given at this event, you’ll want to make sure you have registered for a few items just in case. Provide your registry information to your parents to distribute when it is requested. Because all guests will not bring gifts, it’s recommended that you not make this a central part of the party. Instead, put these gifts aside to open later and make sure to send thank you notes!
posted by The Last Bridesmaid at
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