Hot Trends in Engagement Parties

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Hot Trends in Engagement Parties
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How to Plan an Engagement Party

• Setting the Engagement Party Date
• Compiling the Engagement Party Guest List
• Engagement Party Invites

• Engagement Party Menu and Cocktail Ideas
• Engagement Party Decor
• Engagement Party Timeline

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Setting the Engagement Party Date

• An engagement party usually takes place within a
  couple months of the proposal. That said, if
  you're planning to have a longer engagement, feel
  free to wait several months.

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Compiling the Engagement Party Guest List

• Your engagement party guest list is really
  dependent upon your actual wedding day guest
  list. the host asks you to come up with a guest
  list, set it up so your closest family is first,
  followed by your best of friends, then go from
  there.

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Engagement Party Invites

• Your invites can be as simple or formal as you
  like, and really depend on the style and vibe
  you're going for. Word of mouth or an Evite is
  totally appropriate for a small, casual gathering
  at home.

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Engagement Party Ideas Menu and Cocktail

• Traffic flow is important at cocktail engagement
  parties ideas theme, so serve food they can pick
  up on a small plate or napkin and walk away with.
  If you're really creative, you can even "invent"
  a new drink and name it after the happy couple.

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Engagement Party Decor

• Choose a style and theme that are completely
  different from your wedding day. So if you're
  planning to have simple decor at your wedding
  reception, it would be odd to order over-the-top
  floral centerpieces for the tables

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Engagement Party Timeline

• The first toast of the party, officially
  announcing the engagement. The host of the party
  could also step in to do this. After the first
  toast, you and your fiance might want to take a
  moment to thank everyone.

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