Last July, my FI and I got engaged on our cruise. We did not have an engagement party because as soon as we got back from our trip, my college semester began. I did not have time to plan a party as I threw myself into my studies.
We thought about having our engagement party this summer since I'm on break from school. Is this tacky that it will be a year late? We haven't set a date yet either. Does this make it worse?
Thanks
Re: Should we just forget about it?
I think you missed the boat on an engagement party.
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[QUOTE]I think you missed the boat on an engagement party.
Posted by FutureMrsTR[/QUOTE]
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Agreed on the no engagement party. We haven't had one. I'm not too sad.
If someone else wants to throw you guys an engagement party, it will happen.
If not... then keep planning your wedding.
Engagement parties, bachelor/bachelorette parties, showers and etc. are all lovely - but none are mandatory. And none are your responsibility.
Everyone is right though, it's too late to throw an engagement party now and typically those are thrown FOR you not by you as a way for your two families to meet.
I'd agree that you shouldn't throw your own, but then I'd be a hypocrite. Honestly I"m not entirely sure what all an engagement party entails, which is why I say ours was more of a party since we didn't get any gifts and did all the work ourselves.
If you want to throw a party, throw a party! have fun, enjoy yourself, but at this point I would not call it an engagment party unless you do it somehow like we did.