engagement party invitation
Related Questions & Answers
Results 1-10 from 46 articles
Engagement Party
Asked by K.W. from Dallas
on June 4, 2007
-
I am planning an engagement party for my sis-in-law and her fiance'. I have done bridal/baby showers, rehearsal dinners, couples showers, weddings, bachelorette parti...
Answers
- Hi K., I've been to a few engagement parties as well as planned my own and from my experiences, these parties tend to be in the evening and are either a dinner/cockt...
- as far as etiquette -- if it's going to be informal -- make the invitations mirror that... you could find some really cute ones and print them yourself... buy some con...
- My friends threw one for me and my husband. It was Luau party. Everyone wore flowered shirts or grass skirts. They cooked out and had cocktails. They also had a po...
Engagement Party - Do You Bring a Gift?
Asked by K.H. from Boston
on April 5, 2011
-
Hi All,
We are going to an engagement party next weekend, and I'm not sure if a gift is the norm or not. The party is for my husband's brother. This is my brother...
Answers
- I would bring something small like a bottle of wine or get a gift card for somewhere like Pier I where they can buy something for their house. If you want to be r...
- sigh. why can't parties ever just be celebrations? i would bring a small gift. the suggestion of a bottle of wine is a good one. but i'd be a lot happier if there were...
- Yes - it is appropriate to bring a gift to an engagement party. The stuff you bring isusually china, glass, picture frames, etc. It's not a shwoer (showers are for h...
Gift for Engagement Party?
Asked by N.W. from Chicago
on July 8, 2009
-
We got the invitation for SIL's engagement party. In the invite she listed the places she registered and also included the little cards.
Besides the fact that inclu...
Answers
- That is very tacky to register for an engagement party. Yes you still should give a gift.Go to TJMaxx and get a $20 crystal vase , take off the tag and wrap it beautif...
- I recently found some inexpensive wine at Target with "love themes". We purchased 2 bottles and gave it with a wine carrier as an engagement gift.
- I agree with Lisa it is very tacky. It is like the party is a gift giving venture. If you would like to get wine, go to a liquor shop and ask the owner what he wou...
Facebook Wedding Invitation???
Asked by B.P. from Abilene
on March 15, 2010
-
i received a wedding invitation on facebook recently. It was one of those event invitations where you mark yes, no, or maybe. I did not attend the wedding since I figu...
Answers
- I guess it depends on the wedding. We were married at the courthouse, totally lowkey, put a notice up on MySpace (remember that?) and a few friends showed up. If i...
- Yucky, I guess I am a Fuddy Duddy.. too many ways to be able to send out inexpensive tasteful, fun and clever invitations without facebook.. My 12 year old niece...
- I think it is tacky, and this just goes to show, that the younger generations are lacking in class. nobody knows anymore what it means to have class. Yes I know people...
What to Say in a Bridal Shower Invitation
Asked by K.S. from Dallas
on March 29, 2010
-
I am using evite to send out the invitations for my friends bridal shower. I want to put something cute or catchy in the wording. This is for a couple who each have ...
Answers
- Uh--it's a bridal shower that they don't need. There is no NON tacky way to ask for cash for a shower UNLESS they are donating it to charity. This sounds like a...
- If they don't want gifts, then I think you should call it an 'engagement party' instead of a bridal shower. Bridal shower implies gifts. M.
- I don't have any experience, but I've heard of honeymoon registries. Have you looked into that? I don't know that friends and family of the couple (knowing their cir...
Bachelorette Party
Asked by K.R. from Sherman
on April 7, 2011
-
I am the Matron of Honor and my bride is funding her wedding herself. so they dont have ANY money for thier honeymoon! Barely enough to cover a little bed and breakfas...
Answers
- A friend of mine was recently married, an older couple with grown kids and young grandchildren. They requested guests to offer a cash donation for an upcoming surgery ...
- One of my friends had everything so I threw a little get together at a restaurant and informed everyone on the invite that gift cards/cash was the norm and they deliv...
- Because this is not traditional, you will have people that will be uncomfortable. You don't want their discomfort to be attributed to the bride. I would plan regular...
Bachelorette Party and Wedding
Asked by J.C. from Philadelphia
on September 29, 2008
-
I just found out not too long ago that I will be losing my job that I've had for over 8 years around Christmas and my daughter's birthday who will be 3 and is so excit...
Answers
- It is probably not the politically correct thing to do, or even to advise you to do, but this is what I would do. You say you have not even been feeling well and loos...
- You have no obligation to go to this bachelorette party. And why do you have to spend $100 for the wedding gift? I would say in your financial situation, you should ...
- Can you find a compromise about the bachelorette party? like tell her you can join her for dinner but not the drinking and sleepover. maybe you could bring doughnu...
Invitation to Bff's Daughter's Wedding
Asked by L.M. from New York
on June 26, 2008
-
My best friend, BF (for the last 17 years) has a 19 year old daugher, D. D has been like a niece to me and my husband. We were close before she hit her teen years.
...
Answers
- Wow. Okay, I think you go in order to support your BF through which I am sure will be a difficult day for her. You can make an excuse for why your husband cannot atten...
- Hi L., Sounds like you are a bit torn - you certainly write out the details so things are pretty clear. Beyond that, I don't know your situation, but I hear some ...
- In the end it's your best friend and you "niece". And you not going to that wedding could def end your friendship. It's not really your place to support or not support...
Do I Need to Stay at a Birthday Party That My Daughter Is Invited To?
Asked by C.W. from Washington DC
on February 13, 2008
-
My 4 year old is invited to her first birthday party in a few weeks for 3 hours in the afternoon. She is very excited about it. While I would love to go with her, I ...
Answers
- Hi, C., At 4, your daughter should be fine at the party on her own. I would double check with the hostess to make sure her thoughts line up with dropping the childre...
- There are no set rules. Unless you live in a very homogenous community, you'll find some parents always stay and others never do. Here with all the different cultures...
- Hi C., My Kids are 7 & 9 years old and I have always had their birthday parties at our home. I always preferred that the parents dropped the kids off. There was les...
5 Year Old Daughter's Crush and His Birthday Party
Asked by L.A. from Denver
on November 14, 2009
-
My daughter started kindergarten this year and now has a crush on a boy. He actually liked her first and apparently talks about her all the time. She's told me she w...
Answers
- It's funny how our self reference criteria shape how we all respond so differently to a similar situation. My DD started Kinder this year too. All she plays with is...
- Don't worry about the crush. I am a preschool teacher, and it even happens there. most of the time just totally innocent, being friends. And we have lots of kids askin...
- I guess the biggest thing if this was a girl inviting her to a party under the same circumstances. The birthday girl was the only person your daughter knew at the part...
