Did you have an engagement party?

We kind of had one but only because he's from LA and we were visiting for Thanksgiving. Some friends of his mom really wanted to throw us one. Otherwise, we wouldn't have had one.

We had one 3 months after our engagement - that's when FH and I were back in my hometown to visit after having moved to the U.S. My mom hosted it at a hotel banquet room. It was a buffet brunch with mimosas. It was also like a "welcome back visit" ... They aren't necessary but I am so glad we had one.

We did not have an engagement party. We have been engaged for 1 1/2 years. I did not even know there was a such thing but I'm content still knowing I didnt have one.

I didnt have one, and I didnt miss it.

I do not think there are any rules for an engagement party and how it should be. Also, I don't think it matters if you have one or not. I know a lot of people skip it; sometimes because of time issues (they just want to get married already) or because they just want to enjoy there engagement and skip the planning of that party to begin focusing on wedding planning.

I had an engagement party. It was very casual and ended up being like a cookout/get together. But it was sooo fun. A lot of family and friends came to congratulate us and celebrate with us. You don't have to make a big deal about it. It can definetly be small and/or simple.

I got engaged April 2014. We had our engagement party August 2014 (mostly because I read that you should have it a little after your engaged). Plus, we wanted to announce it and get it out of the way. And we were having our housewarming May 2014. Some people get engaged, and if they have a long engagement they end up having the party later on. For example: You get engaged April 2014, have an engagement party June 2015 then you enjoy your engagement and then shortly after your party, people will receive wedding invites.

Hopefully this helps.

Edit: Our party was called an "Engagement Cookout" very informal.

I had one. I was not expecting one, but my FH mom wanted to throw one for us and get to know my family better. It was a beautiful day! I was not expecting presents nor did I want presents I just wanted to celebrate our engagement with everyone but, it was very nice and unexpected.

I didn't have one...I wanted one, but I didn't want to throw it myself because I thought that might look tacky. Nobody else mentioned one, so it never happened. Pretty sure my mom didn't (and still doesn't) realize they're a thing now. Oh well.

We didn't have one. We had an engagement dinner with both sets of parents and FSD. It was great. I thought about throwing an engagement party, but really most ppl are OOT so it wouldn't have had too many ppl.

We didn't have one. It wasn't really necessary for us. FBIL invited a bunch of people out to dinner and then back to their place when he proposed to FSIL. It was a lot of fun but it was pretty informal. No presents or anything, just is getting drunk and having fun.

I had one. We got engaged of June 2014 and had the party in November, which is typically considered a little on the late side for an engagement party. But it was still 11 months away from the wedding date, so I didn't think we were breaking etiquette too much. We picked that date because FH's siblings would be in town then for the holidays and we wanted them to participate.

My mom wanted to host it, and I didn't want to tell her not to. It ended up being a dessert and cocktails party at 8 in the evening. Before the party, my family and FH's family met for the first time. (Our parents had met before, but not the siblings.)

We invited about 50 people (mostly family and some of my mom's closest friends, all of whom are invited to the wedding.) Honestly, I didn't think it would be that much fun, but it turned out to be a really lovely event. We had so much fun and I'm so glad we had it.

We specifically requested no gifts and did not register prior to the event. A few people gave us presents anyway, but it was not intended to be a gift getting event. It was just an excuse to drink, meet people we hadn't met yet, and have a good time.

I would say that while ours was great and I really enjoyed it, if you don't have the money or someone to host it for you, it is completely optional. You won't miss out on important wedding memories if you skip it.

We didn't have one because we didn't know what our guestlist would be and it just seemed like another stress. We told the people important to us celebrated with them individually. Most of my friends had one and they're neat but neither FH or I wanted one.

We had a surprise one on the day FH proposed!! After the proposal, FH took me to a restaurant and when we got there, there were 40 of our close friends and family waiting in the event room. He had been planning this party with my mom for months. Family and friends came in from out of town for just this night. We didn't get gifts or anything but that was totally fine. I wasn't expecting anything. It was the most overwhelming and amazing day of my life so far!

We had one at FILs house. It was pretty low-key and mostly family. We had a long engagement and we had it right after we got engaged because family wanted a way to celebrate with us. It was also the first time my extended family met his, so that made it a little easier at the shower and the wedding.

I wasnt planning on having one but FMIL wanted to throw us one so we let her. It was great! We had it 1 year before the wedding, which was 2 months after we got engaged. Only people that were invited to the wedding got an invite. I wasnt expecting presents but we got a ton, either physical presents or cash. People were even asking us where we were registered and we had to keep telling them we didnt need gifts. They brought them anyways. I am really happy we had one and thankful that the FIL's threw it for us

We had full food and drinks, it was in the FIL's yard. We had the date and venue picked out at this point.

My MOH arranged an engagement dinner at a Mexican restaurant a year out from the wedding and a few months after we were engaged. It was just the BP and their SOs, my parents and FH's parents. It was nice for everyone to meet! It was casual and low key.

We had one, but it was kind of awkward. FILs threw it because they did the same for FH's brother the year before, so they have been trying to keep things equal. Because of scheduling we didn't have it until 3 months after our engagement and only our BP showed up (probably out of a feeling of obligation).

We talked about having one, and then got lazy and talked ourselves out of it, and no regrets at all for skipping it

Engagement parties aren't really a thing in my area for some reason. FH and I didn't have one, and we don't feel like we missed out on anything at all. Someone throws you one at some point after you get engaged. People that will not be invited to your wedding shouldn't be invited to the engagement party.