ENGAGEMENT PARTY WHO THROWS IT!!!!

MY MOH surprised me with my engagement party, so maybe your MOH is planning a surprise party as well? I honestly didn't care about an enagement party;I would have been perfectly fine if we didn't have one.

Maybe you could bring it up to her. It could be that she isn't sure when to throw it or that she is the one that's suppose to take charge.

Does she know you expect one? My DH had never heard of one until my parents offered to throw us one. I would talk with her about your expectations. Don't expect her to just know what you want

We aren't doing an engagement party. I am not sure that is traditionally part of MOH responsibilities, she generally does the shower.

Ask you parents? why can't one the sets of parents host or both contribute to it?

It's not usually on the MOH to throw the engagement party. Bridal Shower and Bachelorette Party - that would be nice, but I would never have thought engagement party was one of them.

We didn't have one, but I don't think it's typically a MOH job, unless she offers to

I will ask my parents, to help out. maybe it don't have to be a engagement party. it can be a dinner with my side and FH side of the family just talking and getting to know each other. I think i like that idea, WHAT ABOUT YOU LADIES

I don't know if you call it engagement party, but I just threw a dinner at our apartment and invited both sides of the family to meet.

@OUT I think that is a good idea. did everyone enjoy themselves

I've had friends throw their own. My cousin offered to throw me mine.

Honestly, I had never even heard of having a party for an engagement before WW. We just had a very nice dinner with our family.

We never felt the need for one, just simply had a family dinner for everyone to meet and get acquainted with each other. She might not even be aware of them or that you expect one!

It was a lobster boil. Luckily, no one is allergic (I made sure) and both families loves seafood. Everyone got along.

It's not a MOH's responsibility. Parents often throw them, but you can throw it yourself. I'm letting my mom and sister set it up as a meet and greet. Probably out somewhere during a happy hour and people can stop by to meet my honey. I imagine his mom will throw one at her house too (our families are in different states).

We threw our own. It was great. An added expense we didn't want, but it was fine. Lots of people their their own nowadays.

I know this is way more normal, but it always throws me off when the two parents haven't met. Ours vacation together and only know each other because if FH and me.

We just had a dinner with the parents. A party won't introduce them because there will be too many people. Just have them over one night for dinner and wine.

My parents hosted mine. It was wonderful.

I agree with others that the engagement party isn't necessarily the MOH's duty. I wouldn't know that if I was an MOH. My parents threw an engagement party. It was a nice lunch at a local BYOB for our close family and friends.

I've known a few people that had one. We didn't have one, but it would have been nice. It's customary for the parents to throw it in my area. My MOH would not have had a clue.