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Showered With Love Celebration possibilities leading up to the big day THERE ARE MANY CELEBRATORY EVENTS leading up to your wedding day. From engagement parties to bridal showers, you will have many occasions to celebrate your engagement with friends and family. Not only is this an excellent time to pop some bubbly and chat away with friends, but it provides you a unique opportunity to spend some quality time with those closest to you. Nebraska WeddingDay has provided you with this go-to guide for special events leading up to your wedding day, complete with etiquette examples and creative ideas for party themes.
ENGAGEMENT PARTY Your engagement is an unforgettable and exciting time! Your engagement party, where all of your family and friends have gathered in honor of you and your new fiancé, is often times the initial meeting for most of your family and various groups of your friends. An overwhelming sense of excitement and sheer joy often sets in at your engagement party. Intended to be a celebratory occasion, the engagement party is thrown shortly after the proposal and can be an intimate affair. Traditionally, the bride’s parents host the engagement party. However, it is acceptable for the bride and groom’s friends or the groom’s family to host an engagement party, provided the bride’s parents are first offered the opportunity. The options for engagement parties are diverse. The guest list may be short, providing for a more intimate gathering, or you may opt for “the more, the merrier” with a large cocktail hour event. The engagement party guest list should be limited to only those guests who will also be invited to the wedding. Both sides of the family should be invited; however, due to geographic location, separate parties may be held. Some grooms discuss the engagement party plans with the bride’s family prior to the 98 | nebraska weddingday
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