Are you in search of an party idea for an engagement party? Well, shower the bride & groom to be with An Autumn Affair. This is a great engagement party theme that will have everyone enjoying each others company. Invite the bride & groom's close friends and family or throw a big shindig with everyone. Whatever you choose, the bride & groom will truly enjoy sharing this time together. Lets shower them with an engagement party they'll never forget.
When planning this get together, keep the bride & groom in mind; always! Keep their style and taste in mind. However, An Autumn Affair themed party will be something everyone will enjoy.
Beautiful Detailing
Invitations: Keep them simple and elegant. An elegant invitation with embossed detailing will be absolutely lovely. If you choose to do a simple brown invitation with orange writing, that would be great too. A nice, classic engagement party invitation will be ideal for this event.
Table Decorations: It's Autumn, right? Well keep with that theme and think rustic chic. The table setting should be elegant, yet rustic. Have your local florist create simple, Fall centerpieces or find vintage bottles and fill them with a single flower. Place small tea light candles out on the table as a great accent to your flowers. You could also set apples or small pumpkins out too.
Another great way to create a unique table setting is to pick a bold patterned tablecloth. Browns, oranges, pinks or golds will be great colors in a tablecloth. It just makes it more fun. You can keep the plates simple to let the pattern speak for itself. The dinner plates should be simple & white. You could even switch it around, have bold plates and a simple tablecloth.
Place settings are another fun idea to create a glamorous tablescape. Wrap the guest's utensils up with twine and attach a cute place setting card to it. How about a decadent candy apple with the guest's name on it. It serves as a tasty place setting, but also a party favor they enjoy back home.
Ambrosial Bites
Meal For Everyone: A sit down dinner would be a great setting for this event. It will give the guests of honor a time to enjoy everyone's company. When planning the meal, keep everyone in mind. There are great dinners out there that everyone does enjoy. One idea that comes to mind is pasta.
Create a pasta bar! Have your party caterer create different pastas and different sauces so everyone can pick their favorite and even let them pick their favorite meat and vegetables to go in it. Get with your party caterer and they'll have lots of creative pasta dishes. So elegant and simple, just serve your guests in fun and unique shaped serving bowls and there you go.
And, for dessert? Serve up mini desserts. Everyone may be a little stuffed from the rich and hearty pasta that just a tiny bite of something to refresh their pallet would be ideal. Mini lemon drops, cake pops, mini cheesecakes or even small puff pasty's will be great for dessert. Just something small, yet ambrosial that your guests can pop in their mouth. Your expertise baker can come up with something yummy!
An engagement party doesn't have to be a big showing, just a great time with good friends celebrating the joining of two friends. An elegant setting with delicious food will be just the thing to create a relaxing mood, while everyone enjoys your great hosting skills.
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Table setting photo, rustic arrangement, mini dessert photo, pasta photo provided by Elin B, Pluentje, chotda, cproppe via flickr.
