PARTY TIME a guide to pre-wedding events When you get engaged, you’re not the only one excited to celebrate. Everyone from moms and aunts to friends old and new are standing by to help toast to your happiness. Let’s take a look at some of the ways brides and grooms are partying before the biggest party of them all. ENGAGEMENT PARTY After popping the question, pop the champagne! Engagement parties can be a fun, more-casual chance to get together with those nearest and dearest to celebrate the start of a new chapter in your life. You or a close family member or friend might host a little party, or you could meet out at a favorite bar or restaurant. Regale those gathered with your engagement story and get ready to start casually brainstorming your wedding.
Consider this the kick-off to all the parties and planning yet to come. BRIDAL OR COUPLE’S SHOWER Traditionally, a bridal shower is meant solely for the ladies. Begin by consulting your wedding guest list. A bridal shower should involve all important women in your life, including extended family, friends, and wives of close friends. Minor acquaintances can remain off the bridal shower guest list. Showers are typically hosted by the mother of the bride or groom, an aunt, or member(s) of the bridal party. If possible, avoid hosting the shower yourself. Giftgiving is a bridal shower cornerstone, so it doesn’t send the right message to throw your own party.
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