How long before the wedding should you have the engagement party?

Question

How long before the wedding should you have the engagement party?

Answer 1

Engagement parties are not a requirement, it's just another party to get $$$, and people know that!

Answer 2

I don't understand the point of an engagement party so I didn't have one.  Couples seem to think they need to celebrate every aspect of them getting married.  People have engagement parties, bridal showers, bachelor and bachelorette parties, the wedding itself, sometimes an after-party, renewing their vows after only a year of marriage, etc.  It's getting out of hand.  Contrary to what many couples (especially brides) think, your engagement/wedding is not nearly as important to anyone else as it is to you.

Answer 3

I used the engagement party to ask the people I wasn't going to have at my wedding so that I got to show off my fiance and enjoy their company  and then didn't feel too bad when I cut some of them from my wedding guest list. It also allowed you to do something more casual and easy so that the stress factor wasn't there and I also used it to advise on gifts so that we had a better way of not getting stuff that you doubled up on

Answer 4

You Don't Have The Engagement Party Before The Wedding. You Have It Not Long After Getting Engaged. I Didn't Have One. Not All That Many People Do Have Them These Days.

If You Want Something Before The Wedding You Have A Shower, Or Your Bachelor Or Bachelorette Parties.

Answer 5

I never had an engagement party i thought it was pointless

Answer 6

Within about 8 weeks of getting engaged.  And BTW, the bride and groom don't throw their own engagement party, nor is it typically a gift giving occasion.  It's basically to introduce the two families or help them get to know each other.

Answer 7

The engagement party is to celebrate the engagement- so have it a month or 2 after you are engaged.  

Answer 8

I think you should have your engagement party when you have a wedding date set.

Our engagement party was held 7 months before our wedding and a couple of months after we got engaged. There is no right or wrong answer to when you should have your engagement party.

Answer 9

You should have the engagement party 6 to 8 weeks after the engagement ring has been given!