Okay so in a week we are having an "Engagement Party" but really it's more of just a dinner for everyone to get together at and meet each other as far as our parents and grandparents go, because we both have divorces/remarriages in our families so there are a lot of people.
We're hosting it ourselves mainly because it was our idea, and it's not that formal. It's going to be at a little local Mexican restaurant, and the dilemma we're having is people (namely our parents) keep telling us that we shouldn't be paying for everyone's meal ourselves, but I feel like we invited them, we set it up, it's our duty to pay for their dinners.
Opinions?
TIA
Meg