Wedding Forum - Did you have one?...

We didn't have a party as we got engaged abroad. My Dad did ask if we wanted the function room at the rugby club he is memeber of but we just didn't feel the need to be honest.

As for a present - if you really can't think of anything could you ask for money towards wedding/honeymoon?
Or a voucher for somewhere like ik3a/@rg0s/bnq

We had an engagement party and it was the best night ever were so glad we had one now it was such a nice night and everyone thoroughly enjoyed it too xx

Nope. We didnt even go out for a meal.

Actually i wish we would have to be honest..... I might claim that back in a few weeks actually. Hehe.

Yeah I can just imagine what some people Woukd say Emm, but if you are in love and happy then nothing will stop you :-)

we didn't x

Yeah as we have lived together a while we have lots of stuff- kinda thinking of something random like steak knives

We used to have big shindigs in our old house as we had a big garden, but our engagement do was mixed with the kids birthday parties as well as we both had two with birthdays close by

We didn't have one... to be honest I can't actually remember doing anything?

We didn't, just had drinks at the pub with friends, no biggy!

No party for us either, or anything for that matter! We got engaged in Tunisia and the we visited family when we got back to share our news but we didn't have any kind of 'celebration' as such. Don't even think we got to enjoy a glass of champagne lol

We considered it, but we got engaged at the end of October and were straight in to planning for a big Christmas project that happens in Cardiff every December, so there realistically wasn't time to have a party before January. We felt January was too long after we got engaged to have a party, so we didn't bother. We got quite a few cards, but not many engagement presents. No one asked us what we wanted, so what we did get were things that the people giving had decided were appropriate. One of them I remember was a photo frame. Maybe you could ask for something like that. Just a frame if you don't want to ask for too much, and then get a friend or family member who is good with a camera to take a photo to celebrate your engagement. Or if you think that he might want to give you more than a photo frame ask if he will pay for you to have a professional portrait photo taken of the two of you.

We also didn't want to have a party just got the sake of it to get random presents- we have enough house things anyway so Woukd hsve ended up with 12 bottles of chsmoange(although a girl can never have too many bottles of champagne lol) and enough glasses to open a shop!

Awww that's a shame you didn't get to go to the whole of your party x

We haven't had one but when our families know then we might have one but I don't know. At the moment we are trying to plan it secretly on our own until after Christmas then telling everyone about the wedding x

Michelle how about something for the wedding that he could get so that he is contributing in that way

We didn't have a party, didn't even think of having one. I haven't been to one either. I have seen a few people on here have them though.

Yeah dads said that he will already pay towards wedding- again not sure how much- don't really want him too but he said that's the job of a dad to pay for his princess on her special day! He's very tradition and sweet like that but not traditional in taste- was thinking of asking for something like a tumble dryer- practical but something we've been thinking of buying for a while

Aww bless him. x

Yes, we had a lovely meal with about 20 of our closest friends and family, then afterwards we had hired out the top floor of a really nice bar and I'd spent some of the day decorating it, and when we got there, the owners had put out loads of little candles and fairy lights so it looked gorgeous! We had photos up of my partner and I from our years of being together and hundreds of white balloons! We had a great time, then my mum took our daughter home with her and whoever wanted to venture into town afterwards did! I wish I hadn't got as drunk as I did tbf, as some of the photos by the end were of us looking a little bit messy haha!
Present wise, we were lucky enough to have been gifted some beautiful things, such as an 'Engagement party' photo album, Debenhams vouchers, Loadddss of champagne, a couple of bedside lamps of our choice, a wedding countdown plaque, and some other bits and bobs. We spent the vouchers on a Gorgeous duvet/bed set and some cut crystal wine glasses, which we only use for company or special occassions, but they're both so special to us, knowing that they were from our Engagement!
Maybe find something like that to suggest? Or say that you like anything from the Wedding section at a certain shop and let him pick what is within his budget? You can say you don't want something until you're blue in the face, but if someone wants to get you something, they will!
Oh btw, just thought of something that you could get, as I asked my mum to get me one! If you go on 'ET$¥' there are these cute little stamps that they can custom make with your names and address, so you can stamp the back of any envelopes that you ever send out to people, including on your STD's and Invites and thank you notes etc! X

Awww future, I really feel for you, will be lovely to get both families together to celebrate your birthday too :-)