What crying after the engagement party taught me about wedding planning
We had an engagement party thrown for us by a wonderful friend. And it was fun. And I was so thankful. And it was filled with love. But the next morning I woke up crying. WTF!? Here’s what I realized when I had unpacked those unexpected tears of sadness, and how I’m making sure I don’t cry again after our wedding…
Can you invite someone to an engagement party but not the wedding?
If you search the internet for “can you invite someone to an engagement party and not the wedding” you’ll get two answers:
1. HELL FUCKING NO. Don’t be a daft asshole.
2. Sure. Times they are a changing, and some people have super-small weddings, or wedding very far away, and can’t invite as many people as they’d like.
So which answer is it?
Timing, gifts, and guest lists: How to plan an engagement party
Are you recently engaged? Aw yiss! Now it’s time to start planning it all, including whether or not to have the totally optional engagement party. First: trust me that nobody will be bothered if you decide NOT to plan one of these babies. In fact, we even made a pros and cons list! But if you are (or someone else is throwing one for you — whooo!), here are our tips for how to plan an engagement party.
“We’re doing this, bishes!” Should I have an engagement party?
Unless you’re eloping, you probably have to announce your engagement somehow, right? Maybe you’ll have a stereotype-toppling engagement photo session or maybe you’ll send out engagement announcements, or maybe… you’ll ask yourself, “should I have an engagement party?” Is it required? Hell nah. Can it be cool? Hell yeah. There are loads of pre-wedding party opportunities though, so here are some pros and cons to throwing an engagement party if you’re on the fence about this one.