It is that time of year, friends and family are getting engaged and you want to help them celebrate with an engagement party. Here are some fun ideas for celebrating!
A Cocktail Party. For more than about eight guests, a cocktail party can be a better choice than a dinner party. For this engagement party theme play. some jazz music, set up a bar, and serve trays of appetizers. To help guests mingle better, ensure that the appetizers are the ‘walk around’ variety, that people can eat anywhere. Another handy tip is to place the food in “stations” around the house / venue so that guests can mix and mingle!
For engagement party theme decorations, you might find an embarrassing or too-cute photo of the happy couple, and bring it to a Kinkos to be blown up life-size and hung on the wall for all the guests to sign. For a game to “break the ice”, ask all the guests to write their best wedding or marriage advice on a cocktail napkin and then read each one aloud.
Costume Ball. This engagement party theme is far from ordinary! Ask your guests to come dressed as their favorite married couples from history, the big screen, or the tabloid pages. Then have fun while everyone tries to guess who they are! Remember, engagement party themes don’t have to be stuffy!
Mexican Fiesta. Ole’. This is a great theme that is a little more “low-key” than some others. Serve Tex-Mex food or chili. For this theme, mix some Margaritas and play salsa music as loud as you please. Some decorating ideas include a pinata filled with adult-friendly favors, multi colored balloons and some sombreros!
Afternoon Barbecue. This theme is very casual and encourages great interaction with your guests. Fire up the grill, and gussy up your backyard for a fun party. Hamburgers, hot dogs, and beer are the usual fare, and music can range from country to classic rock. This event can be as fun as you and the guests want it to be. However, one thing to bear in mind with barbecues is that someone is going to have to stand in front of the grill for a long time to feed the guests.
If you are planning a party and need some help making it come to life, let the team at Action Rentals help make the event easy for you and memorable for you and your guests! Give us a call today at 423-246-5181 and let us see how we can help!