Ideas and Tips for An Engagement Party

Celebrate a couple's decision to wed and spend their lives together. An engagement party is held soon after the official engagement announcement has been made.

Invite friends and family to the important affair with quality engagement party invitations. Select the appropriate type of invitations that match the type of engagement party. For example, select festive colorful that suggest the party will be filled with vibrant decorations and so on. More contemporary engagement party invitations suggest that the engagement party is more a formal event with dim lighting, dress clothes and fancy dinner.

Making sure the party supplies and decorations are suited to the occasion is extremely important. There are numerous party supplies and decorations to choose from including tableware items (paper plates, cups, and napkins), garland, balloons, flower centerpieces, and confetti. keep the party supplies and decoration to a minimum but festive enough to create a party atmosphere.

Engagement books are a nice keep-sake for the newly engaged couple. Have guests sign their names along with special wishes.

Elegant supplies can also include some that are very lighthearted.

First take a piece of paper to prepare the Funny Engagement Toasts. Have one of the groomsmen write a sentence on the top line, as if he's writing a poem. the paper is then passed down to each person (fold the paper so the line cannot be seen). When the bestman gives his engagement toast, he reads the paper and all who participated in the game. one by one each line is unfolded and read. This will create some interesting poetry surely.

This will be fun; for the True or False game the couple tell a story about themselves, it can be either true or false. Stories could revolve around how the couple met, when they became engaged and so on. Make the stories believable to suggest the false stories are true.

Couple Trivia - Tests guests knowledge based on several questions about the history of the couples lives. Couple asked guests question about their lives and see who knows them best. For very difficult questions offer multiple choice answers.

Themed Games - For those engagement parties that have a particular theme, play party games that reflect the theme. The engagement party may have a Las Vegas theme so playing cards is obviously appropriate.

Do not invest too much time and money into an engagement party. Keep the party simple and fun and all the guests will have a wonderful time.


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Mrs. Party... Gail Leino gives her two cents worth on fashion and entertaining. Plus, she generously provides information on free party games, activities, and party supplies. Use her tips and ideas for an awesome celebration.