Have you found yourself in charge of throwing an engagement party? Are you wondering what fun and fresh new ideas are available for engagement party decorations and engagement party favors to help ensure your party is a hit? Well, you are in the right place. With a little thoughtful consideration and a few simple tips, you be able to throw an engagement party that is a perfect send off, for the happy couple, on their journey towards wedded bliss.

Thankfully, engagement party decorations are one of the easiest ways to create a memorable occasion for both the guests as well as the happy couple. I do suggest that the style and theme that you ultimately choose should not follow along the theme of the wedding. You don’t want to create anything that might rival the big day. So, if you know that a very traditional, formal wedding is being planned, go for engagement party decorations that are more laid back and fun.

Engagement Party Decoration Ideas

• It is important to remember that engagement party decorations don’t have to be expensive. Balloons, banners, streamers and coordinating confetti that is spread on the table tops, while being inexpensive, still looks really nice and makes for a festive atmosphere.
• Welcome guests with a banner at the entrance. Include the names of the happy couple and a cute saying that expresses congratulations. These can be made very reasonably and add a lot to the party.
• Make a large collage of both the bride and groom filled with pictures of them as children, growing up and as a couple. This is a wonderful addition to your engagement party decorations and can be a wonderful keepsake the couple is sure to appreciate. If you have time you can make them into a slide show that is continuously running on a television in the background.
• If you have chosen a theme for your party, make sure your decorations reflect that. If your theme is LOVE you could achieve the look of romance with rose petals on the tablecloths, crystal candle holders, and red and white table linins. This is also when engagement party favors come into play, too. Making sure they follow the theme, adds to the fun. Following the Love theme, heart shaped measuring spoons that have a little tag with the couple’s names and wedding date or maybe dried rose petal potpourri in a mesh bag would make a fun favor. While cute little palm tree shaped boxes filled with candy would be a great compliment to a beach or tropical theme.
• Tableware is another part of the engagement party decorations that shouldn’t be overlooked. “Real” place settings would be very acceptable for a more formal party. There are so many party supply stores that have a huge variety of plates, silverware, beverage ware and serving pieces available that you can rent. For that matter, you can rent the tables, chairs, table linens and anything else you might need to throw a successful party.
• Of course you will also be able to find paper or plastic ware for any theme you might consider having. If you are going with a casino night, you can find plastic tumblers that are decorated like dice or plates that look like playing cards. Or if you are having a wine tasting theme, you can find table ware that portray lovely pictures of vineyards, which would look great on rustic colors of linens. The possibilities are endless whether you are going with a theme or not. 

This is a time when you can have fun and get really creative. You can go in so many different directions that the possibilities are endless. The most important thing to remember is that there are no right or wrong when it comes to decorating for an engagement party. Keep the couple in mind, use your imagination and your guests as well as the bride and groom will appreciate all the extra effort you put in to the celebration of such a wonderful time. Have fun choosing your theme and shopping for the perfect engagement party decorations and favors!

  Angie Peterson

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