9 Engagement Party Ideas You Haven’t Seen a Million Times

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Published Oct 31, 2017

Embarrassing slideshows. Corny games. Tiny tea sandwiches. Engagement parties can start feeling repetitive. Don’t get us wrong: We love celebrating a happy couple. But here are nine ideas that we haven’t seen a bajillion times over.

Popcorn Favors

The more puns, the better, we always say.

Cursive Word Balloons

The food table can double as an Instagram backdrop. Genius.

Name Cookies

Almost too pretty to eat. Keyword: Almost.

Doughnut Holes

The easier to eat, my dear.

Love Timeline

The simplest (and most aww-worthy) DIY ever.

Charcuterie Board

Who needs a caterer anyway?

Rose-petal Ice Cubes

Here’s how.

Polaroid Guestbook

Gran might not be able to work an iPhone, but we’re pretty sure she can figure her way around a Polaroid.

Picture Game

This black-and-white age-guessing game is way less corny than its mortifying slideshow counterparts.

Roberta Fiorito

Director, Branded Content + Cohost, Royally Obsessed Podcast

As Director of Branded Content at Gallery Media Group, Roberta helps oversee the ideation and execution of sponsored content and experiential campaigns across PureWow and ONE37pm, including PureWow’s 24 in ’24. She began her career in editorial nine years ago, and has written and edited countless articles on news, trends, fashion, beauty and the royal family. She’s also cohost of the Royally Obsessed podcast, named one of the best royals podcasts by The New York Times and Town & Country. She cowrote the book Royal Trivia: Your Guide to the Modern British Royal Family.

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