Your engagement is the first step to the beginning of a new life with the person you love the most. Going down on one knee, saying yes is all part of the happy high until the panic of planning the actual engagement ceremony sets in. Engagement ceremonies don’t have to be a hassle or a big production….you have your wedding for that. So read on as we tell you some easy-peasy ideas for engagement ceremonies and don’t let the happy high come down!
Rooftop Engagement
You may have planned an open-air wedding under the sun and the breeze, but how about an engagement ceremony under the stars! A rooftop party in a rustic reception venue for a charming meets hipster engagement. Go easy on the décor with string lights and mason jar candles and make the atmosphere casual. You won’t have to do a lot of work to make the place look pretty; the sky will do that for you.
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Since this will be a casual and intimate affair, make sure the wine keeps flowing through the night for light and easy conversation. Instead of waiters bringing in drinks on order, keep a rooftop bar. The night will be chilly, so keep your food warm and grilled and lots of food on sticks to make walking around convenient for everyone.
Brunch Engagement
Sunday brunches will never go out of style, so how about having one for your engagement? A beautiful outdoorsy party with greens all around will go down very well with everyone. For décor add colorful elements to disturb the greenery, but don’t go overboard; you could pick a color scheme and run with it. Pinks and oranges or blue and cherry reds would go along perfectly for a summer brunch.
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The food and drinks need to be refreshing, so fresh cut fruits and fruit juices will be a definite hit. For alcohol go with drinks like Bloody Mary and Mimosa to keep your guests’ palates refreshed. Breakfast food will rule the menu so you can have waffles, pancakes, crepes and a nice selection of south Indian foods to appease all palates.
Hint of Gold Engagement
Light and bright colors interspersed with gold accents will make a stunning idea for an engagement party. Not gaudy, but not dull either but chic at the same time…a little bit of shine never hurt anyone. The mood with this theme will be very minimalistic so use color combos with one pastel and one bold color like emerald and cream with gold or sage and ivory with gold.
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Keep it classy with the food and drinks and serve food that is not too heavy but does the job of filling everyone up like grilled foods on stick.
Globetrotter Engagement
Start your world tour dreams right here at your engagement ceremony. You can go full crazy with the décor here. Section of areas and decorate them according to different countries; a little bit of Mexico, a bit of Italy, some Paris and any other country you want. If you don’t want the theme to be international, there is no dearth of cultures in India to emulate into your engagement; so section the areas off for different states of India.
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The choice of food and drinks for this theme is overwhelming; tacos, lasagna and macaroons, you can serve it all. If you’re taking inspiration from India then dishes popular locally is what you want to serve.
Which one are you picking for your engagement ceremony?