TheKnot.com Engagement
June 25, 2007
The brilliant ladies (and a few fellows) at TheKnot.com have come up with guides for the newly-engaged, including tips on planning an engagement party.
Rent a hot-air balloon and have a party in midair. Some companies have baskets that hold up to 16 people, or you can rent several balloons with smaller baskets and snap pics of the view and of each other. Awe-inspiring vistas will get people talking and this once-in-a-lifetime experience will forever mark your engagement party in the memories of your guests. Land in a picturesque spot and enjoy a catered champagne brunch.
If a champagne brunch and hot-air balloons would put the actual wedding out of your budjet, TheKnot also suggests some fun themed engagement parties, and offers modern day etiquette advice at Engagement Parties 101.
Everyone who is invited to the engagement party should ultimately be invited to the wedding. Otherwise, guests might wonder what they did at the engagement party to insult you! That said, if the couple decides to host their own wedding and keep the list small and you want to throw an extravagant engagement party, go for it. Just be sure to let people know that the wedding will be small so no feelings will be hurt when guests aren’t invited to the wedding. If you are worried that your friends will think you want to have a big bash solely to garner gifts, include a nice note in the invitation that requests no presents.
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