There's no other better way to announce your engagement than having an engagement party! There are several parties before your wedding comes, and one of which is your engagement party. This party is not mandatory, thus you have to decide whether or not you will have one. If yes, how is it going to look like? What kind of party it should be?
Whether you will plan an engagement party or not, both have pros and cons. The cons include allowing you to bond with your relatives and closest friends in a fun way; giving everyone to get to know each other; and of course allowing both of yourselves to party with all the people you love most! On the other hand, an engagement party can also mean making hard decisions and spending savings for payables. Aside from that, you have to allocate a quite long time, at least six months, to prepare for such party.
Traditionally, it is the parents who host the party. But these days, there are no hard rules when planning one. Both you and your partner can host your own engagement party yourselves, or a close friend or other family members. Depending on your budget and and personal taste, your engagement party can be a small simple gathering or as grand as wedding! Or if both of you are fun and energetic type, then you may plan to throw a less formal party for everyone to enjoy. You can have a theme for the party. Basically, that theme reflects both of your personality either as a couple or depending on your individual taste.
Typically, an engagement party includes people who are also invited in the wedding party. You will definitely invite your family and your partner's family so they can get know one another. One ideal way of inviting people is to choose only those who are very close to you and make sure that they will also get invited to your wedding day. It is a bad etiquette that those who are present during your engagement party won't be invited in your wedding. So make sure that there is no one missing on your list. However, you may not invite those who live far, because you will already be asking them to travel for the wedding. This is a way to show them that you are also considering the distance that they have to travel for the party as well as the travel expenses.
When to hold your engagement party? If you want to have a long engagement, basically it can run for a year or so. You can hold it either months before or a year before your wedding day. Some hold their engagement party any time within six months before the big day.
You may register anywhere for the gifts you wish to have in your engagement party. Let the people know about the information by including the registry details on your invitations. Engagement gifts can be anything from household items, apparel to outdoor gifts and etc. Engagement gift registry can be done online. Other party supplies for your engagement, important wedding supplies and wedding gifts for your big day can be ordered online. Today, we can now enjoy shopping for anything we want easily by simply browsing the Internet.
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