{wedding wednesday: the party}

Happy Wednesday everyone! If you haven’t seen already, I’ve created a special Wedding Wednesday page with all sorts of information for this lovely day.

Today, I’m talking about the next step in the engagement fun.

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I guarantee that once you get engaged, you will {and should} take every opportunity to celebrate. Throwing an engagement party is the perfect way to do so.

If someone does gift you a give at your engagement party, don’t open it in front at the party. You don’t want guests who didn’t bring you anything to feel awkward.

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If you are throwing a party for another person, make sure you give them time to process things before bombarding them with an engagement party proposal. They will probably want to enjoy the first few days of their engagement before agreeing to anything.

Remember, there’s still a wedding. So make sure you aren’t upstaging the big day.

Hiring a photographer, or at least taking great pictures, is a wonderful way to get pictures to display for the wedding. An engagement party is another event for the couple to remember.

An engagement party is a great way to tell the story of the couple throughout their courtship and up until their engagement. Guests will love to see a romantic side to their relationship.

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Lastly…

Of course, any gifts given at an engagement party must be acknowledged by a thank you note.

As always, the Knot has great tips on throwing an engagement party.

Real Simple also has a fantastic list for the party as well.

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Like always, you’re welcome to link up any wedding post below.

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Before we go, I thought I’d share a special moment from my own {impromptu} engagement party, which resembled a frat party more than anything else, three years ago.

 

Yes, we definitely toasted to champagne from red cups. It was epic.

Thanks Dan Erickson ;)