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Just Said Yes June 2022

Engagement Party

Bethany, on February 17, 2021 at 9:16 AM Posted in Parties and Events 0 7

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Hello, I am trying to figure out what in the world are the requirements for an engagement party. I have a few questions...

1. What’s the longest a couple should wait to have a engagement party? I have seen that the longest should be three months.

2. I am going back and forth between two ideas. SoOriginally I thought a picnic would be fun to do to bring both families together. However, I also thought it might be better to do three separate ones. One, with my fiancees family, then my family, and the last one with our friends.
I have never had to plan an engagement party so I’m kind of at a loss of what to do.

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Latest activity by EGD, on February 17, 2021 at 1:21 PM

Expert July 2021
Lauren · on February 17, 2021 at 9:20 AM
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Especially now there is no set time to get the party in. I know lots of people who had their engagement party 9 months later. They wanted good weather and outside so they waited for summer (NY).

I would say one large picnic would be best. Half the point of the engagement parties are the two families coming together to celebrate. A picnic sounds like a blast though.
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Just Said Yes June 2022
Bethany · on February 17, 2021 at 9:21 AM
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Thank you!
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VIP May 2022
Ava · on February 17, 2021 at 9:28 AM
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Most couples have their engagement party within the first few months after getting engaged, when the news is fresh and everyone is excited and ready to celebrate! If I were you I would just have the one celebration for everyone. It’s a great time for all the important people in your lives to come together and meet each other if they haven’t already.
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SLY · on February 17, 2021 at 9:30 AM
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Engagement parties are completely optional and not necessary. I would have just one large party to bring your families together!
3 months is the best cutoff time for e-parties because the engagement is still kind of fresh and still exciting! The picnic idea is fun, just make sure that everyone would be comfortable being that close to a large number of people, giving that we're still in a pandemic. Not sure what your state restrictions are, so I can't give much advice besides that!
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Sexypoodle · on February 17, 2021 at 9:35 AM
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I agree that engagement party should be within a few months of the proposal. Also, if you decide to have an engagement party, only do the one picnic with all your friends and family. Some couples already have so many unnecessary parties before their wedding that there’s no need to add even more.
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Gabbysitaxo · on February 17, 2021 at 12:29 PM
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I had my engagement party a month after our engagement. We invited the closest people with food and music, cake and just had a good time. A picnic sounds good! It seems easy enough as you will soon be planning a full blown wedding.
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EGD · on February 17, 2021 at 1:21 PM
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FH and I got engaged on Christmas Day 2020, my mom is planning an engagement party for us, but not until spring/summer in hopes that most of the family will be vaccinated (a majority of my cousins already are as they are nurses or teachers) and at the very least we can have it outside since it will be warm (we're in CT so this probably wont happen till June/July as it snowed on Mother's day last year).
My Cousin got engaged in October and I believe my aunt is planning for a late winter earl spring engagement party for her.

I like the picnic idea! I would do just one big party, not 3 separate ones
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