Celebrate your engagement using these party ideas
Celebrate your happy engagement news with family and friends at your engagement party.
Engagement party decorations at eBay:
Where to hold your engagement party?
It depends on what type of party you want to hold and what your budget is as to the venue.
Having it at home can save on costs, however if your parents choose to redesign their backyard to host the party then it may get a bit more expensive.
Engagement Party Venues: At your home, or your parent's house
If you are a couple that already live together and have a place that is large enough to hold all your guests, then it is possible to have the party at your house. This will show off your life as a couple to all your guests. Guests should also pick up ideas for wedding gifts when at the house. Remember to tell your neighbours you are having a party so you don't have the police on your doorstep (or angry neighbours talking behind your back for years afterwards).
At a parent's house. You should decide between yourselves whose house you'd like to have it at before asking one set of parents to hold the party over the other set of parents. It is common for the bride's parents to host the engagement party (symbolising the giving away of the bride and their approval of the upcoming marriage). Your decision maybe swayed by the size of one house over the other, plus the size of outdoor space and deck or balcony space. If both parents want to be involved in the planning it is a good idea to include the other parents in the preparation of food and decorating. Holding it at someone's house does also include cleaning up the house beforehand and afterwards. This may require a clean-up day the weekend beforehand to clean up the backyard if it is to be an outdoor event.
A garden party in the afternoon is a very relaxed way to celebrate your engagement. You and your parents will not need to cater a full meal for a large number of people, freeing up their time to converse with guests. If you have willing family members and friends you can request they bring along a savoury or sweet tray of food. This is a good way for both sides of the family to meet and get to know each other, everyone loves to talk about food and recipes. You can even add labels
to the food with the name of the dish and who prepared it, so they can get credit.
Outdoor Engagement Parties
If you have a favourite park, or beach, you can choose to hold the engagement party there. With any outdoor event there is the risk of inclement weather. You can either organise a marquee or tent to cover guests if it does rain. Otherwise your park may have a gazebo or undercover area that you can choose to hold the party at just in case the rain clouds blow in.
Also, check the rules for any park or gardens setting before sending out the invites. Parks and gardens have rules including ball games, pets, and barbeques that will need to know before holding your party. And check parking for guests before sending out invites too. Including this information can help guests find their way without any fuss.
If you invite children to your party it is a good idea to provide toys, games and food for their age group. Games include Frisbee, totem tennis, and football. If you hold the party at a park that has a playground try to position your party near the playground and toilets for the convenience of your guests. Food includes everyone's favourite fairy bread and party pies, but offering vegetables and healthy treats is a good offering too.
Food at an outdoor event can be as easy as sandwiches and sweets or a bbq through to gourmet finger food from a catering van. Remember to check where the van will be able to park before booking the company. Hotdogs are easy to cook outdoors using portable gas cookers (just keep the boiling water away from the children).
Check out your closest park, Botanic Gardens or beach for a good outdoor party venue.
Engagement Party Venues
Holding an engagement party at a venue can be organised in a few ways. You may be able to hire the venue free of charge and put a tab on the bar for guests. Or you may pay for the hire of the venue and receive finger food included in the hire price. Or you may pay for a function package with a per person for food and drink.
If you as a couple have a favourite pub, or restaurant you can ask if they hire their venue. Having someone else taking care of the cleaning, waiting and cooking of food allows for the engaged couple and their family to enjoy the party, rather than worrying about cutlery and clean glasses.
Celebrate your happy engagement news with family and friends at your engagement party.
Engagement party decorations at eBay:
Where to hold your engagement party?
It depends on what type of party you want to hold and what your budget is as to the venue.
Having it at home can save on costs, however if your parents choose to redesign their backyard to host the party then it may get a bit more expensive.
Engagement Party Venues: At your home, or your parent's house
If you are a couple that already live together and have a place that is large enough to hold all your guests, then it is possible to have the party at your house. This will show off your life as a couple to all your guests. Guests should also pick up ideas for wedding gifts when at the house. Remember to tell your neighbours you are having a party so you don't have the police on your doorstep (or angry neighbours talking behind your back for years afterwards).
At a parent's house. You should decide between yourselves whose house you'd like to have it at before asking one set of parents to hold the party over the other set of parents. It is common for the bride's parents to host the engagement party (symbolising the giving away of the bride and their approval of the upcoming marriage). Your decision maybe swayed by the size of one house over the other, plus the size of outdoor space and deck or balcony space. If both parents want to be involved in the planning it is a good idea to include the other parents in the preparation of food and decorating. Holding it at someone's house does also include cleaning up the house beforehand and afterwards. This may require a clean-up day the weekend beforehand to clean up the backyard if it is to be an outdoor event.
A garden party in the afternoon is a very relaxed way to celebrate your engagement. You and your parents will not need to cater a full meal for a large number of people, freeing up their time to converse with guests. If you have willing family members and friends you can request they bring along a savoury or sweet tray of food. This is a good way for both sides of the family to meet and get to know each other, everyone loves to talk about food and recipes. You can even add labels to the food with the name of the dish and who prepared it, so they can get credit.
Outdoor Engagement Parties
If you have a favourite park, or beach, you can choose to hold the engagement party there. With any outdoor event there is the risk of inclement weather. You can either organise a marquee or tent to cover guests if it does rain. Otherwise your park may have a gazebo or undercover area that you can choose to hold the party at just in case the rain clouds blow in.
Also, check the rules for any park or gardens setting before sending out the invites. Parks and gardens have rules including ball games, pets, and barbeques that will need to know before holding your party. And check parking for guests before sending out invites too. Including this information can help guests find their way without any fuss.
If you invite children to your party it is a good idea to provide toys, games and food for their age group. Games include Frisbee, totem tennis, and football. If you hold the party at a park that has a playground try to position your party near the playground and toilets for the convenience of your guests. Food includes everyone's favourite fairy bread and party pies, but offering vegetables and healthy treats is a good offering too.
Food at an outdoor event can be as easy as sandwiches and sweets or a bbq through to gourmet finger food from a catering van. Remember to check where the van will be able to park before booking the company. Hotdogs are easy to cook outdoors using portable gas cookers (just keep the boiling water away from the children).
Check out your closest park, Botanic Gardens or beach for a good outdoor party venue.
Engagement Party Venues
Holding an engagement party at a venue can be organised in a few ways. You may be able to hire the venue free of charge and put a tab on the bar for guests. Or you may pay for the hire of the venue and receive finger food included in the hire price. Or you may pay for a function package with a per person for food and drink.
If you as a couple have a favourite pub, or restaurant you can ask if they hire their venue. Having someone else taking care of the cleaning, waiting and cooking of food allows for the engaged couple and their family to enjoy the party, rather than worrying about cutlery and clean glasses.