Help with engagement party

katt711 Posted: Nov 05, 2007 09:55 PM

Help with engagement party

Hi ladies......
I did not have an engagement party so I could not answer this question. A friend of mine just got engaged and want's to have an engagement party. A co-worker said that the engagement party and the rehersal dinner is the responsibility of the grooms family. I knew the rehersal was.....but the engagement??? Just never heard this before.

MrsHtobe Posted: Nov 05, 2007 10:14 PM

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never heard of that either. . .

soonT0beMrsD Posted: Nov 05, 2007 10:41 PM

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there are no set rules

NC1011 Posted: Nov 05, 2007 10:55 PM

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There really is no definite for this. I think that most etiquette says that the brides family pays, but nowadays, the couple themselves may be throwing it. We had ours at FH's parents house because they have a beautiful yard, but my parents hosted and paid for the party. Although, his parents did pitch in a bit. If you go on theknot.com I believe there are quite a few articles on this under the etiquette section.

Annoulak Posted: Nov 05, 2007 11:08 PM

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my parents paid the entire cost of the engagement party

joan_db Posted: Nov 06, 2007 12:05 AM

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Posted by soonT0beMrsD

there are no set rules

agree - my in-law pays almost all of our expenses that includes our engagement, rehersal and part of wedding

rocketsummer17 Posted: Nov 06, 2007 12:09 AM

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it all depends on the families...there are really no set rules.

beram63 Posted: Nov 06, 2007 05:38 AM

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etiquette dictates that the bride's parents throw the engagement party. in fact, when i looked at invitations, most of them said Mr. & Mrs. ____ cordially invite you to celebrate their daughter...

we did it ourselves w/ some help from FMIL.

missexcited Posted: Nov 06, 2007 06:23 AM

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There is no set rule. Whomever can fund it

AndRecKy Posted: Nov 06, 2007 06:53 AM

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our parents split it down the middle

november152008 Posted: Nov 06, 2007 07:32 AM

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definitly no set rules on this one...my parents and my fh parents are splitting it half and half....

tlp123 Posted: Nov 06, 2007 07:51 AM

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my mom threw my engagement party. Don't know if there are 'set rules'.

I have heard that the groom's parents pay for the rehearsal dinner, though.

jenn122397 Posted: Nov 06, 2007 08:00 AM

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i think traditionally it is but nowadays everything is so nontraditional.
My parents paid for most of our e-party and FH and i paid for stuff liek teh DJ, favors, and centerpieces