Engagement Party?

You just got engaged and now you want to celebrate. What better way to celebrate with your friends and family than to have an engagement party. You can show off your new engagement ring and get ideas for your wedding from the girls. There is no rule against throwing your own engagement party. It is also okay for another person to throw you an engagement party. If you don't know what type of party you want, here are some ideas for engagement parties.

Have a beach party or pool party or a barbecue. Basically have a casual outside affair wherever you can find a place you can have fun at. This can be a relaxed outdoor gathering to just get together with friends and family and "shoot the breeze." This is a great way to announce your engagement if you have been dating your fiancée for quite awhile and people are just waiting for you to get married.

Have a cocktail party. Throw a unique party by naming a cocktail after the soon to be married couple. Have this cocktail be the featured one at the party. This can be a sophisticated way to entertain your friends and family and announce your engagement. You can have it at your house or go to a nice restaurant or hall. If you choose to have it at someone's house, set up a nice bar and consider renting a bartender for the night. Provide some hors d'ouvres and you are all set.

Have a wine tasting party or go to a brewery. This can be a fun and casual way to introduce your engagement to others. Try printing up some napkins for the drinks that announce your engagement. Have some appetizers with the wine or beer and people will definitely have a good time.

Have an elegant open house. An open house means that people can drop by whenever they choose during a certain time span. This is a good idea if you want to invite a lot of people to the party but you do not have all the room in the world to entertain them. Make it an elegant open house so it does not feel so much like a graduation party or something of that nature.

Have an intimate sit-down dinner with close friends and family. You can actually announce your engagement at this time and not let on to your guest that you are now engaged until you give a toast. This is a cute idea if you are close to your family and enjoy intimate gatherings instead of huge parties.