Engagement party

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Yeah, super pumped for it!

We did a simple BBQ at my in-laws house.

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HAve a BBQ and drinks with your friends and family. Have some music playing and mingle. We did that and we went around in a circle introducing themselves and how they know us and we had a small speech and told them how we got engaged.

We're doing a bbq backyard party in 3 weeks! It's combined with my parents' 30th anniversary over the August Long Weekend

A simple potluck backyard BBQ would be a nice way to celebrate that is pretty low-key.

Engagement parties don't need to be huge unless you can afford it.

Simple bbq or potluck can be done with friends and family closest to you both.

View quoted message Very true! But a lot of parks these days you need a permit.

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I don't have any in mind but perhaps a park nearby will have a little pavilion with tables you could have it at?

View quoted message Hi thanks for the response. I agree with you something small and I was thinking pot luck dinner or fun bbq but. Just have to find the ideal space

View quoted message Hi ya!!! I was also thinking the same that it’s not necessary but I would like to have a small one. I was thinking of a pot luck style type thing also

While I didn't end up having one - I would have loved to have had a brunch with the families, and in the evening a backyard BBQ with the family and friends. Nothing too big, just a simple hurrah reason for a party. (I would do a BYOB and BYOMeat though.)

We never had an engagement party... Honestly, we have too many small groups of family/friends, so we would have had to host it, and our place isn't nearly big enough...

If you're able to... just host a BBQ. Nice, quaint, simple... Then you control the guest list, and you can keep cost down.

It's not necessary either, so don't feel pressured to have one if it doesn't seem to work out.