Engagement Parties?

I don't think they're necessary and I've never been to one myself. I think going out for dinner with the immediate family, especially if they haven't met before or don't know each other well instead would be good. I can say as someone who's attended many, MANY bridal showers, bachelorette parties, weddings etc. I would be annoyed as a guest if I had to also attend an engagement party and expected to bring a gift as well on top of buying gifts for the bridal shower/bachelorette party/wedding, so I guess if you do throw one I'd put something on the invitation that gifts aren't expected.

We’re not having one because we just moved provinces, so getting back isn’t feasible. We’re having a shower which is good enough for us when it comes to pre-wedding get togethers.

My sister had an engagement party as a way to help her get everyone together to ask who would be in the wedding party. It was nice. She made cupcakes put them in a box and had "will you be my (bridesmaid, best man, groomsman whichever was to be your title) on the inside when you opened them. I'm not having an engagement party. I'm forgoing most of the extra bridal parties. I just want the wedding.

Ive been to a few. you can do a dinner with close family and friends. just talk laugh and celebrate. you could do it at someones house and play games, do raffles, give away your save the dates have drinks and food. people love to gather no matter what time of year you do it people will come. i personally did not have one i dont want one lolll

My FH and I had our engagement party this past Saturday and it was a great way for our extended families to meet before the wedding! My mom hosted it at her house and she hired a caterer so everyone could enjoy the party. it was a beautiful afternoon

We didn't have one. We got engaged in Cuba, so the whole week was our party with the friends we were with.

We just had a bigger family dinner (Nothing new when you're married into an Italian family)

It just saved on another party being planned, or extra money being spent!

We aren't having an engagement party. We tried to tell the most important people in person, so we had a big group of friends over one night to make the announcement.


My fiance's family is too far away to justify them coming home twice in the same year for an extra party.
Plus I never know if these parties encourage presents, and that makes me uncomfortable.

I haven't heard of an engagement party in a long while for any family weddings. It seems not to be as popular now a days. Some couples find it their way of celebrating as a pre wedding function a year in advance.

We didn't have an engagement party and it wasn't the end of the world! It really is just another reason to get together and party 😊 Only one of our friends had an engagement party and we have been to many weddings!

Our engagement party was so much fun! our engagement is just over 2 years, so for us we wanted to celebrate being engaged since the wedding was sooooo far away! our engagement party was july 2018, and the wedding will be june 2020

Engagement parties certainly aren't necessary. We had one with my family so that my fiance and my extended family could meet each other. While I had already met all FH's aunts, uncles, cousins (and even most second cousins and great aunts and uncles) my fiance hadn't met most of my aunts, uncles and cousins before we were engaged.

We didn't have an engagement party either as we got engaged last December.

I think it's a get together for very close family and friends to celebrate the couple. Like Tori said, it's also a good opportunity to have the bride and groom's families meet if they haven't done so already.

For us, we're already having a bridal shower and the wedding, so we didn't want to have too many wedding related events as that can be annoying to guests (and costly).

Not essential. We didn't have one and we were fine! lol

All it is meant to be is an excuse to get together and celebrate as well as have the two sides meet in person prior to the wedding.