I?ve only ever attended two engagement parties in my lifetime.
The first was for my cousin Angel. She was living in another state at the time and had only been dating her fiance a few months before he proposed. (FYI: they recently celebrated their 10 year wedding anniversary and have two of the cutest little girls on the planet). After the proposal, my aunt and uncle quickly threw together an engagement party for their next visit home simply so the rest of the family could meet the fiance and welcome him to the family. It was really a mix of a graduation party (Angel had just graduated from UAB) and an engagement party, but what it came down to was that we were all there to meet Jeremy and celebrate their recent engagement. I was only 16 at the time and remember being in awe of the whole engagement and wedding process.
The second was for a good friend of mine who was planning on having a long engagement so her future mother-in-law (who was apparently really into party planning) threw her and her fiance a gorgeous engagement party by the water. There was a good food, the obligatory through-the-years slideshow, and a dozen or so toasts wishing the happy couple luck on their future together. Unfortunately, the ?long engagement? was put on an indefinite hold. The wedding never happened and the couple are no longer together. It was a lovely party though.
Because of my lack of experience with engagement parties, I never really considered even having one. Last weekend, the topic of engagement parties came up with my sister at lunch and we both weren?t even sure whether people still had them or not. My guess is, yes, they do, but probably when circumstances require one ? such as giving the bride or groom a chance to meet the family, if there?s a long engagement, or the couple?s friends just want and excuse to throw a party!
Since the topic was still hot on my mind, I had to chuckle when I saw a post go up Thursday on Every Last Detail on the very subject.
Yep, people are still having engagement parties. There?s a proper etiquette behind it and everything.
Did you have an engagement party? Or are you planning one?
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