Who Hosts the Engagement Party?
An engagement party is a delightful way to announce the happy news of an engagement. It’s often more casual than formal, and the guest list can vary from family only to family, close friends, and friends who may not even be invited to the wedding. Here are some guidelines to engagement parties: • Anyone may host an engagement party for the couple. Usually, however, it is the bride’s parents who do so. • It may be any type of party, but it is most often a cocktail party or a dinner. • The host, usually the bride’s father, makes the engagement official by proposing a toast to the couple when all the guests have assembled. At a very large party, if the announcement is not a surprise, the bride’s fiance stands with her and her mother and is introduced as the guests arrive. • The majority of engagement parties are restricted to relatives and good friends of both families, but you may invite anyone you choose. The people invited to the engagement party are often those who will be your top-pr
