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Plans are Crazy! Help!!

SailorWife512SailorWife512 member
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Okay, my fiance is in the US Navy.  He is finally able to come home for two weeks in December, so we want to have our Engagement Party on Christmas Eve.  My parents are not a big fan of that idea, but his family is fine with it and the rest of mine.  This will be the last time we are able to do this because the next time he comes home it will be day before our rehersal dinner.  What should I do?
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  • kara811kara811 member
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    edited December 2011
    Why are you parents not keen on the idea? Is it because it's on Christmas Eve? 

    The only thing with doing it that day is many people have other parties to attend already too such as family get togethers or with friends. Maybe this is what your parents are thinking? It's such a busy time of year for everyone. If he's home for 2 weeks, why not just pick another date? 
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  • ggirl2001ggirl2001 member
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    edited December 2011
    I get why they are not keen with it. My parents wouldn't have been either. People usually have long standing plans on Christmas eve. Plan another day for when he is home. Also, you don't need to have an engagement party. I get wanting one, but it won't be horrible if you don't. Holidays are a tough time to plan a party since people usually already have so many things going on.
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  • ggirl2001ggirl2001 member
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    Ohhh this is the poster that never came back. Check out her post history.
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  • crownsuperstarcrownsuperstar member
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    edited December 2011
    Well darn GGirl!  I was going to offer advise too.  Oh well I guess I will just save it then  HA!!

    Instead, I will say "Good morning Ladies!"  I hope all is well!
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  • kara811kara811 member
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    edited December 2011
    I knew her SN seemed familiar!
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  • freebread03freebread03 member
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    edited December 2011
    She asked this same question a month ago, and everyone told her it was not appropriate to host her own engagement party.  I guess she didn't like those answers.
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  • crownsuperstarcrownsuperstar member
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    edited December 2011
    Thanks Freebread.  It is coming back to me now.
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  • freebread03freebread03 member
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    edited December 2011
    I only remember because I answered her question on another board, and told her not to host her own engagement party :)
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  • calindicalindi member
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    edited December 2011
    An engagement party isn't a requirement.  It's nice to have the families meet, but not essential.  We live 2000 miles from our families, and they leave 300 miles apart, so it's hard to all get together ever anyway.  We didn't have an engagement party, but we did have FI's Mom drive over to meet my parents while we were up visiting, and we hope to do the same with his Dad soon-ish. 

    Christmas Eve isn't ideal for an engagement party, there's so much else going on.  If you want the families to get together, great, but don't do it under the guise of "engagement party".  If that's the only time you can do it, then perhaps that's one thing that you might have to skip.

    ETA:  I wrote half of this, went to make a few work calls, and finished it, so I missed all the comments you ladies made!  Ugh, some people lack class.

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  • SamiJoeBSamiJoeB
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    *Sigh* I miss all the Crazies..
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  • kara811kara811 member
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    In Response to <a href="http://forums.theknot.com/Sites/theknot/Pages/Main.aspx/special-topic-wedding-boards_military-brides_plans-crazy?plckFindPostKey=Cat:Special%20Topic%20Wedding%20BoardsForum:13Discussion:0cd1cad1-9753-4d3a-94c4-456e6f266cc4Post:4f1606a0-d0ab-498c-8ea3-e97f67c1753f">Re: Plans are Crazy! Help!!</a>:
    [QUOTE]*Sigh* I miss all the Crazies..
    Posted by SamiJoeB[/QUOTE]

    <div>I do too... They keep things around here quite interesting</div>
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  • crownsuperstarcrownsuperstar member
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    In Response to <a href="http://forums.theknot.com/Sites/theknot/Pages/Main.aspx/special-topic-wedding-boards_military-brides_plans-crazy?plckFindPostKey=Cat:Special Topic Wedding BoardsForum:13Discussion:0cd1cad1-9753-4d3a-94c4-456e6f266cc4Post:7388e59a-0f6f-47bd-8d34-5ddd33d64dc8">Re: Plans are Crazy! Help!!</a>:
    [QUOTE]In Response to Re: Plans are Crazy! Help!! : I do too... They keep things around here quite interesting
    Posted by kara811[/QUOTE]

    Confession: I used to just read some of the posts and shake my head.  It made for good morning reading.  Much better than the news paper.  HAA
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  • LetsHikeTodayLetsHikeToday member
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    edited December 2011
    Honestly, if you weren't my brother or best friend, I wouldn't go to your engagement party on Christmas Eve. Christmas is huge for me and I spend it with my family.

    Don't have an engagement party and problem solved!
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  • LetsHikeTodayLetsHikeToday member
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    edited December 2011
    Also, we'd love it if you continued to post! We like when posters come back!
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  • ggirl2001ggirl2001 member
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    edited December 2011
    Look at Hike being all mody and friendly. And yes I just made that word up.
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  • LetsHikeTodayLetsHikeToday member
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    In Response to <a href="http://forums.theknot.com/Sites/theknot/Pages/Main.aspx/special-topic-wedding-boards_military-brides_plans-crazy?plckFindPostKey=Cat:Special Topic Wedding BoardsForum:13Discussion:0cd1cad1-9753-4d3a-94c4-456e6f266cc4Post:61e1d2ea-bb9a-431a-9899-d9dbf878b190">Re: Plans are Crazy! Help!!</a>:
    [QUOTE]Look at Hike being all mody and friendly. And yes I just made that word up.
    Posted by ggirl2001[/QUOTE]

    Haha. I just hate when my advice isn't acknowledged even if they don't like it!
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  • amh04amh04
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    edited December 2011
    Easy - Don't have one.

    We haven't - and to make it all dramatic - our families wont meet until days before the wedding. BAHAHAH!! Well - I do admit that my mom and FMIL meet for a brief moment in 2009 when FI came home from deployment. But that is it.

    You have two weeks to pick a date to have a party - pick another day, people have family time on Christmas eve and not to mention many go to church on Christmas eve.
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