After the Engagement - Part 3

Once everyone has been notified, then you begin planning the engagement party, an event usually put on by the bride’s family. This is a time when the family formally acknowledges the engagement and everyone toasts the couple. The groom will also usually toast the bride and her family.

There are no hard and fast rules about the timing of the engagement party. It can be held at a morning brunch, a luncheon or a formal dinner at a local club. It can be as casual as a barbeque around the pool, or as elaborate as a dinner dance at the most elite country club in town.

For invitations to the engagement party, click here.