Engagement party invitations are more fun than their wedding counterpart

Engagement party invitations are a little bit like engagement gifts in that they are a precursor to the wedding itself and carry many of the same themes as the wedding invitations will, but the fun thing about the engagement party is that you will have planned little to nothing of the wedding yet. Your engagement celebration does not have to resemble your wedding in any way, or it can closely mirror exactly what you think your wedding ceremony and reception will be. That’s the fun of it! With an engagement party, everything from the engagement party invitations is wide open for your every whim and fantasy.

Engagement invitations still have a few rules about etiquette that should be followed, of course, but for the most part you can make your invites just about anything you want. If someone is having the party for you and you love wine and spirits, why not ask to have a wine tasting party to celebrate your engagement? Then your engagement party invitations could take the form of coasters for a more enduring invite that people will love. Maybe you would rather call more attention to the fact that it is a precursor to the wedding and make the engagement party invitations closely resemble wedding invitations. That’s the great thing, you can do either or neither because the engagement celebration is so much more open than the wedding itself.

Engagement invitations do have some specific wording you can use to indicate to people what it is they can expect from the celebration. If your friend is holding the party for you, be certain to include his/her/their name at the outset, using text like “John Smith invites you to celebrate the engagement of…” One of the better ideas for engagement invitations is to indicate some sort of theme, which can help people select engagement gifts for you. Just remember, they’re your invites, so make them what you want!