This past weekend Eric and I celebrated our engagement with our family and close friends at our engagement party, hosted by our parents at my MOH’s beautiful home. I am so happy to be engaged to my handsome fiancĂ© and was very excited to celebrate our upcoming nuptials!
“I love you. And I just wanted to shout it from the top of a
mountain. But I didn’t have a
mountain. I had an engagement party.”
I ordered the invitations from Wedding Paper Divas. I love this website, especially all the
customization features and the fact that the invitations are
budget-friendly. We were able to put
anything we wanted on it, and even included a photo from our proposal on the
back.
Eric’s middle name is Andrew. Not Jehoshephat. Long story for another blog post...
Of course, my DIY streak was in full force and I wanted a
keepsake for each guest to take away from the party without breaking the
bank. I picked up champagne glasses from
Dollarama for $1 each (love Dollarama!) and rhinestones from Michael’s, and
decorated each one. Then I had my MOH,
who is also Scrapbooking Queen Supreme, make a pretty tag for each glass with a
message from us. We used the glasses for
the toast at the party, and guests got to take them home!
Bling!
Our little thank you...
Ready for the toast!
I was overwhelmed at how much our family and friends came
together and helped with the party. MOB,
who is also Cake Boss Supreme, made us a pretty engagement cake along with some
ultra yummy red velvet cupcakes that were positively to die for. They were all decorated so beautifully – I loved
it all!
So pretty!
Eric and I got special cupcakes on the top tier...
The theme is “bling”.
Can you tell?
Eric’s parents made the most fabulous cheese spread I have
ever seen with every type of cheese imaginable, and even made cute little signs
to stick in the cheese. Eric’s brother
Adam brought a yummy fruit platter, Eric’s sister Marita made delicious punch,
and we had hors d’oeuvres catered by Amici Catering. It was all very tasty!
We also received a special set of engagement presents from our
parents! I have been eyeing the
Swarovski Crystal Champagne Flutes for a while, for Eric and I to have as our
toasting flutes at the wedding. They
have a crystal base as well as hundreds of tiny crystals in the stem. They are positively divine and I couldn’t
imagine us using anything else to toast to our new life together.
SQUEE.
So I was shocked and delighted when we
opened a box from my parents to reveal these gorgeous goblets, and then unwrapped
a bottle of very fine champagne from France from Eric’s parents! So thankful and so excited!!!
Look at that handsome man....
All in all we had a fantastic engagement party and fun was had
well into the night. I want to thank
everyone who attended and made it so special for Eric and I, we are
overwhelmed by your love and generosity.
<3
One happy couple!
Happy Wedding Wednesday!!!
~M
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