Engagement Party-yes-no

Original post by lovetolove

Jan 08, 2006 09:43 PM

Did anyone have a big engagement party? If so, where and how much does usually spend on an engagment party, if the wedding is gonna be big. Is three months b4 a wedding too late for one? how early should it be b4 the wedding?? no idea here on the protocol for EP's

jeanla4c Posted: Jan 09, 2006 04:43 PM

Re: Engagement Party-yes-no

We had two engagement parties, one on LI- about 50 people (where my family is) and one in VA- about 30-40 people (where we live, mainly friends). The first one was held in October (2 months after we got engaged) at my parent's house, the second one was held in January at our friends' hosue (5 months after we got engaged, 6 months before the wedding)...I have seen engagement parties vary from small and simple to big and elaborate, whatever works best for you and FI and your families if you decide to have one. GL!

JCam695 Posted: Jan 09, 2006 04:47 PM

Re: Engagement Party-yes-no

We didn't have one.

Our engagement is only 10 months long and our families are all scattered.

We wanted to save the $$ and put it towards the wedding itself.

People did send us engagement gifts though, which was really nice.

I don't think 3 months before a wedding is appropriate for an e-party.

Lissy3077 Posted: Jan 09, 2006 04:58 PM

Re: Engagement Party-yes-no

we had a big engagement party of 90 people. we got engaged in december of 2004, and we had our engagement party april 2005. we are getting married next year. The cost was a bit pricy, but my parents paid for it. You can have an engagement party if u want, but it is so close to the wedding, i would just wait for the wedding and save the money. If you want an engagement party, maybe u can make it small, or have a dinner party type thing. good luck!!