Left to Right: My Fiancé Matt and I, My Mother Stacey and Brother Garrett, My great friends Ashleigh and Jen.
Having this party definitely brought up some interesting thoughts on engagement parties. When people were finding out that we were engaged, one of the first questions asked, was whether or not we were going to have an engagement party. I have also heard the opposite asking, why bother?
In most of the wedding check lists and timelines that I have looked at, I recalled seeing something about having an engagement party and celebrating your engagement! While you don't have to follow all the checklists verbatim, it comes down to whether or not you and your fiancé want to have one.
Here are some pro's and con's to having an engagement party:
PROS
- A great way to get together with friends and families and be together as an engaged couple!
- Integrate friends and family that will all be a part of this wedding time together.
- You've been dreaming about planning your wedding all your life, do everything you can to make this time special.
- Why not? Who wouldn't want to hang out and eat great food.
- It will create great memories for this special time.
CONS
- It may be a burden to the host/hostess.
- Another financial cost, that may not be reasonable to include in the wedding budget.
- Additional work and/or stress.
- It may not fit in the dynamic with the people around you.
- You may can be make excessive or over the top.
This is a great opportunity to start creating memories and making plans in the wedding process! It will help make it all real and kick start this whirlwind adventure. So do what you feel is right, in the end you will make the best decision for you and your new fiancé!
Now I'll leave you to stew in some amazing looking engagement party set ups!
Image by Robert and Kathleen Photographers
XO,
Brittney
