First of all, if you’re engaged, congratulations to both of you! We know the wedding season is about to start and this is the time that can be the happiest and also the most stressful few months of your life as planning big events is a pretty hectic job and it requires a lot of planning and focuses to organize wedding events and making guest lists and what not.
If you are about to throw an engagement party to announce your engagement, it is very difficult to manage so many things together, even if we leave out the headache to fund another party if you’re tight on budget. However, to help you with that, here we’ll discuss eight such ideas about affordable engagement party decoration ideas which will fit into the budget and will not require a large chunk of money to host.
You can be a friend to the couple and want to host an engagement party for them, the ideas still work, right? Keep on reading to find out more about engagement parties and get some cool ideas to make it fun, relatable, and a party that holds meaning and value to the relationship as it is a celebration of love and commitment.
What exactly is an engagement party?
An engagement party is just like marriage but it is about the celebration of a couple’s new life where they announced that they are engaged and about to marry each other. This is a party where close relatives and friends gather and make new memories with the couple and plan the wedding and share some memories and bonds. although it is not mandatory to host the engagement party before our marriage, it serves as a great way to make new memories with the people that are going to attend the wedding and have a fun time with your wife-to-be. This is a great way to socialize and celebrate your love.
Making a list of guests to invite
There is no concrete rule about who throws an engagement party but it is generally the couple who are going to get married who throws a party to announce the good news. Sometimes, even close friends organize a party to celebrate the couple’s new milestone in life. Overall it is an event of great significance.
In both cases, you need to make a proper list of who is getting invited to have a better financial account of the fund required to host such a party. Generally, it’s the close friends and relatives that are invited. You can also invite your work colleagues and friends to enhance the event more.
Here’s a bonus tip to make your party more memorable and stand out from the rest:
Arrange for some activities during the party
Whether you opt for a backyard party or in some place you can always arrange some leisure games and events to keep your guests engaged and account for a better time spent in your party. There can be games for kids or some karaoke and stuff like that which takes the guest interaction to a new level.
The best ways to host the party on a budget crunch:
There is a lot of spending to do when a wedding is taking place and the costs are pretty high. So here are some engagement party decoration ideas that you can pull off with a medium to low budget.
1. Hosting a backyard engagement party
Hosting a backyard engagement party is a very good way to cut costs and enjoy the moment in a more personal way. A backyard party becomes very cost-effective as you save on the cost of renting out a venue. This can save you a lot of money. You can incorporate themes from your love story into the party. You can incorporate a college theme if you met at college and so on, the ideas are limitless. You can serve your favorite snacks and dishes and overall have a great party on a low budget, with a customized personal touch to the event.
2. A virtual engagement party
This is something unique and out of the box and comes with great cost-effectiveness. In this technological age where tech is getting more advanced with each passing day, it is a great way to celebrate such events. You can also create some trivial games to play with the group of people you want to celebrate with and have fun. With the progress made by augmented reality, full-fledged parties online are not a distant dream anymore.
3. Plan a surprise party for your friend
If you’re a friend thinking about throwing a surprise engagement party for them, just do it. Do it within your financial means and in any theme that you know will make them happy. A surprise party will make the couple happy even if you do not spend a lot of money on the party. It’s the thought that makes the difference. You can rent out a restaurant or a space in a bar to decorate in a themed manner and enjoy your party in full swing. This can take the couple by surprise and relieve their headache and stress for hosting Another event amidst the planning and organizing of a wedding.
4. A brunch party
Brunch is loved by everyone and having a brunch engagement party can save up a lot of money than hosting a fancy dinner. You can make the food yourself or contract the food with a restaurant. This is a great way to cut out the expenses without compromising with the party in any form. You can serve foods that are liked by you and your partner or choose a more commonly used item that can be liked by all. This can be done in your backyard which can save up the funds required to rent out a hall or restaurant. You can set up a small bar to start the party with some cocktails.
5. A wonderland-themed engagement party
It is very common to propose during winter and if you dared to ask your partner for starting a new phase together in winter, this can be the perfect way to decorate your engagement party and it is very cost-effective in every way.
There are a lot of winter-themed products in white that go well with an engagement. There are sparkly accents and frosted accessories which emit a dreamy vibe. There are cold-weather foods that you can serve easily like hot chocolate and warm apple cider. In the main course, you can serve Christmas roast and mashed potatoes. For children, there can be cookies baked at home with love. Top it off with some winter-themed songs and there you have it: the perfect engagement party!
6. Organizing a black and white-themed engagement party
It can give out a formal party vibe and looks great when everything is planned out to this theme. It makes for an elegant party to mark this special occasion. You can do this party in a bar or a restaurant and do it in great style as it is not that much of a costly project. You just need some black and white props to decorate which you can pretty easily get everywhere. This is a great way to mark the beginning of a new journey.
7. It can be a picnic engagement party
If you cannot fit in all the guests you want in your backyard, then this is the best way for you to celebrate your engagement. You can ask all the guests you meet at a public place where you can take out all the props and décor for a backyard party and set it up there. This way it can be a creative yet fun way to celebrate your engagement in an open environment where everyone can spend a good time and have some fresh air.
8. Have a vintage party for your engagement
This is an idea where you can play around a bit according to your vision. You can rent out some furniture that reflects the early 1900s and decorate the venue in that way. This can be opted for if you and your partner have a thing for the retro vibe and want to plan your special moments in such ways. You can ask your guests to dress up in the fashion used back in the themed times and ask them to be dressed in the theme.
This can levitate the party to a whole new level. Rent a typewriter and a Polaroid camera to add up some details from earlier times. The guests can type out wishes for their future and create some pictures to remember with the Polaroid camera. This can be a very creative and fun idea to organize an engagement party on a budget crunch. With this, we conclude our list of ideas and this can serve as a great reference for you to come up with a personal way to celebrate an engagement.
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