Engagement Party

underthestars23 · July 2010

My wedding is not until April, 2011, but the FI and I are thinking about having our engagemnt party in the middle of September, is this too soon?

trix1223 · July 2010

Is someone throwing the party for you? Because you shouldn't be hosting the party for yourself.

You don't have to have an eparty at all. I actually don't know a single person IRL who had an engagement party, and that include the two of my three kids who are married.

tsp698 · July 2010

I have to agree with PP, you should not be throwing your own Engagement Party.

While we are having one (I am the first person I know to have one in my family and circle of friends), it is only because a good friend of ours insisted on throwing one for us.

If you really want to do something, than host a get together at your house and invite your families and friends, just don't call it an engagement party, nor should you ask and/or expect gifts.

underthestars23 · July 2010

We are not hosting it, his parents are, but they are allowing us to set the date for a date that works best for the two of us. (Most of our married friends have had an engagement party of some sort, even if it was just something simple at a friends place.) His parents have given us free reign on dates, minus a few here or there due to prioir commitments for them, so as I was asking, is a time in September too early, when we are having an end of April wedding.

tsp698 · July 2010

I don't think September is too early, Engagement parties are generally thrown early in the engagement as their purpose is to celebrate the couple getting engaged. In all honesty I don't think you'd want to go much later than that as then you would be getting too close to the wedding and any showers you may be having.