Hi Ladies, FH and I are attending an engagement party this weekend. I know the couple will have other parties like the bridal shower, bachelor/ bachelorette. My question is...do we bring a gift to the engagement party? If so, what? I was thinking of a card or something very simple since we are definitely buying a wedding gift.
Hi Ladies, FH and I are attending an engagement party this weekend. I know the couple will have other parties like the bridal shower, bachelor/ bachelorette. My question is...do we bring a gift to the engagement party? If so, what? I was thinking of a card or something very simple since we are definitely buying a wedding gift.
A friend of mine had and engagement party and we gave them a gift certificate to take dance lessons. They used it to practice a routine for their first dance and it was very nice.
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Etiquette says gifts are not required at an engagement party. It is totally up to the guest. Some guests choose to give a gift, some don't. Friends threw my fiance and I an engagement party like 2 months after we got engaged. There were maybe 30 people there, and only 1 person brought a gift -- it was some bath stuff just for me. We weren't expecting gifts, but we were just so overjoyed that everyone took time out to celebrate our love and upcoming marriage. It was a wonderul way to kick off our engagement -- and I only had to write out 1 thank you note! :-)
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I have found the same rules as bamabride - no gifts required for engagement. That said, I got my MatronOH and her DH a gift certificate for dinner just becasue I was SO glad to see her with someone that made her SO happy!
It's great to give the couple something they could use like dancing lessons, or a wine tasting certificate, or a gift certificate to a nice restaurant. Nothing too extravagant. Although, there's no true etiquette vis-a-vis engagement gift giving.