Self-hosted engagement party, Facebook invite... bring your own sheets?

JCbride2015

Received a Facebook invite for a self-hosted engagement party weekend at the family's vacation house, complete with a request to bring tents if you want to sleep inside, otherwise bring sheets and pillows for bunk beds.

I'm all about a friendly camping weekend.  But for your engagement party?  Hosted by the couple?

pinkshorts27

Ick. And camping with people you done really know, double ick. I can't imagine you know everyone on their list.

slothiegal

Yuck.

chibiyui

Yeah. Not my idea of a good time.

tammym1001

I seriously thought "bring your own sheets" was a typo in your heading. I thought I was going to open this and it would say seats or something. Lol

bethsmiles

I love camping but I do NOT want to go camping with people I don't really know. How many people are they inviting?

JCbride2015

There are about 25 people invited.  Most of them are good friends; several of them I've never met.  :-/  This guy is one of Fi's best friends, so we really might end up going.

ETA: @bethsmiles

bethsmiles said:

I love camping but I do NOT want to go camping with people I don't really know. How many people are they inviting?

sophhabobopha

thisismynickname2

At what point does being creative with social-event choices backfire? Right here.

JCbride2015

thisismynickname said:

At what point does being creative with social-event choices backfire? Right here.

This is also an example of why semantics and names matter.  This camping trip would normally sound super fun to me.  I'm only side-eying it because it's billed as an engagement party.  So the couple is self-hosting a party in their own honor and wants us to bring camping supplies to help host ourselves.  The invitation also listed what food they will have available, with the implication that if you want more/ something different, bring something.  Now I'm thinking-- am I expected to bring a gift along with my camping supplies and groceries?

All of this would be totally fine for a normal friends' camping weekend.  Start calling it an E-party, and things go downhill.

And one last snark.  What is with the trend of full-weekend wedding-related parties?  FBIL's bach party (and his fiancee's bach) each took a 3-day weekend.  This party is a whole weekend.  It's a PITA.

climbingsingle

thisismynickname said:

At what point does being creative with social-event choices backfire? Right here.

Exactly what I was thinking. 

pinkshorts27

Peaseblossom55

Ewww no...

sarahufl

I'm with you, I love camping- but this confuses me. Do I bring a gift? Will there be something I need to dress up for at any point?

What is wrong with just camping?!