Who do you normally invite to an engadement party? Im egaged and trying to start planning a wedding. My mom is going to help with everything but she's at work right now, so I figured I'd ask here. I am totally new at this wedding stuff and thanks to everybody else who helped with my engadgement questions the other day. My fiance went to ask my dad for my hand before he said anything...So anyways now Im onto planning and such and dont really know much of anything about the traditions as I stated before.
2007-03-12 06:10:21 · 8 answers · asked by monkeysgirl04 3 in Family & Relationships ➔ Weddings
Your in-laws or a close friend/relative should be throwing an engagement party for you. It's against propper etiquette to throw an engagement party for yourself.
Traditionally, your family, his family and a few close friends should be in attendance at the engagement party.
The purpose of the engagement party is for both families be acquainted and for you to announce the wedding date, show your ring off and announce the bridal party.
Gifts are not expected and should not be requested for an engagement party. People may show up with champagne, cards, flowers or potted plants anyway, but again, this is a social gatehring in which gifts should not be expected.
The hostess offers hors d'ouvres (finger food) and drinks to the guests. A toast with champagne or sparkling wine should be done to honor the couple and wish them well. A full meal is not expected; tea-time or brunch are appropiate options.
Do not invite everyone to this, you should not have more than 25-30 people al together,
Good luck and congratulations
2007-03-12 06:51:26 · answer #1 · answered by Blunt 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
First of all congratulations, I wish you the best of luck. Not too famliar with engagement parties, so I can't help you there. But what I can tell you is that for your wedding, and I stress this, YOUR wedding, you can do whatever you want to do. It is your special day. Some people go for the traditional wedding thing, where others do their own thing. So get together with your future hubby, and plan it the way you want it to be. Make lists of things to do, that way you don't miss anything important. You could also look online and research wedding sites, and possibly get some ideas from that. The sky is the limit. Again, best of luck to you.
2007-03-12 06:37:39 · answer #2 · answered by cajunrescuemedic 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well, first off you don't throw your own engagement party. If someone offers to do so, then fine. It's not a huge deal, not everyone has one, people just gather to talk, have snackies and drinks, there are no gifts.
If you are asked for a guest list, you would invite the wedding party and their spouses/partners, immediate family on both sides, and close friends.
2007-03-12 11:11:41 · answer #3 · answered by Lydia 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well first off, Congruatulations!!! And you're question is really simple. You invite anybody you want to your engagment party. Only you and you're fiance know whos closest to you who'd you like to experience this with. So you can invite anywhere from 10 people to 1000 it's your engagement party. Me personally I would invite closest of the close family and friends. I would want it very intimate and comfortable. Have fun and wish you and your fiance all the best.
2007-03-12 06:31:23 · answer #4 · answered by misscancer10 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Depends on whatever you want, who you want there.Close family & friends. I would have a wedding shower & engagement party together people dont always like having to go to 2 diff parties then a wedding.
2007-03-12 06:15:55 · answer #5 · answered by schristine23 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Invite the family and friends (both your friends and friends of the family) and have it upscale even at your home, tons of food and hors d'oerves and champagne and all the trimmings. You don't really have to do anything else but show up and revel in the spotlight! Congrats and love the party!
2007-03-12 06:22:16 · answer #6 · answered by chefgrille 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Usually you invite family and the wedding party to the engagement party. It can be a fun-filled event if it is planned correctly-congrats to you!
2007-03-12 06:14:37 · answer #7 · answered by Special K 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
For an engagement party, you just invite close family and friends, not everyone under the sun. You should not be throwing your own engagement party. Someone should throw it for you. The purpose is to say "congratulations" to the couple....you can't congratulate yourself!!
Good Luck:)
2007-03-12 06:21:26 · answer #8 · answered by Level Headed, I hope 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋