WEDDING PRE-PARTY IDEAS

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When you get engaged, it’s easy to go full-steam ahead into wedding planning. Let’s face it: your wedding is the ultimate party to plan! But are you snatching up the opportunity to celebrate along the way? Here are 8 ideas for pre-wedding parties, gatherings, and celebrations you won’t want to miss out on.

Engagement Party

If it’s not too late, consider looping an engagement party into your proposal. After the asking, relocate to a surprise party that gathers together all of your nearest and dearest family and friends. You might host this at a local bar, restaurant, or someone’s home—somewhere festive. Already proposed?

You can still kick off the engagement with a party! This is an opportunity to bask in the moment as a newly-engaged couple, before diving into the stress of wedding planning.

Dress Shopping Day

One of the first things on a bride’s to-do list? Find the dress. Odds are you’ll want to bring along some of the key people in your life—your mom, sisters, best friends, and so on. Turn the shopping adventure into a little party, complete with brunch, a blowout or nail appointment, a spa day, or whatever speaks to you. A fun day of pampering pairs perfectly with a day of dress shopping.