This came up in a thread on a different board and I was just wondering...
Why is it inappropriate to host your own e-party?
Isn't that traditionally the occasion where the engagement is formally announced?
Why would anyone bring gifts to honor an engagement they don't know about yet?
I have a hard time seeing close friends & family being offended if a couple threw a party at their house and were like "Oh, btw, we're engaged now" and then a few congratulations and a little pre-wedding talk was thrown in the midst of regular conversation. (Which would likely happen at other family functions that followed anyways.)
Please explain
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