Engagement Party Invitation Wording: 50+ Examples

An engagement party is the one celebration with no fixed rules, so the invitation has to do more work than usual — guests genuinely do not know whether to expect canapés or a barbecue. Here are 50+ wording examples.

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Classic engagement party wording

1. Please join us to celebrate the engagement of Anna and James. Saturday 9th, 7pm, at The Grange. RSVP by the 25th.
2. Mr and Mrs Whitfield request the pleasure of your company at an engagement party for their daughter Anna and her fiancé James. Saturday 9th, 7pm.
3. You are invited to celebrate the engagement of Anna Whitfield and James Hart. Saturday 9th September, 7pm to late.
4. Please join us for drinks and canapés in celebration of Anna and James’s engagement. Saturday 9th, 7pm.
5. We would be delighted if you could join us to celebrate our engagement. Saturday 9th, 7pm, 14 Beech Avenue.
6. An evening to celebrate Anna and James. Saturday 9th, from 7pm. RSVP to Jo by the 25th.
7. Please join the Whitfield and Hart families to celebrate the engagement of Anna and James.
8. You are warmly invited to an engagement celebration for Anna and James. Saturday 9th, 7pm.
9. Join us in raising a glass to Anna and James. Saturday 9th, 7pm, The Grange.
10. Celebrating an engagement! Anna and James, Saturday 9th, from 7pm.

Relaxed and modern wording

1. We are engaged! Come and celebrate with us. Saturday 9th, 7pm, at ours.
2. She said yes. Come and have a drink about it. Saturday 9th from 7pm.
3. Engagement drinks! Saturday 9th, The Anchor, from 7.30pm. Come when you can.
4. We are getting married eventually. First, a party. Saturday 9th, 7pm.
5. Finally engaged, finally having a party. Saturday 9th, from 7pm.
6. Come and celebrate — we are engaged! Saturday 9th, 7pm, garden if it is dry.
7. Engagement barbecue! Saturday 9th from 3pm. Bring a chair and a bottle.
8. We have news, and cake. Saturday 9th, 2pm, at ours.
9. Come and toast the happy couple. Saturday 9th, 7pm onwards.
10. Engaged! Party at ours, Saturday 9th, 7pm. No gifts, just people.

When parents are hosting

1. Mr and Mrs Whitfield invite you to celebrate the engagement of their daughter Anna to James Hart.
2. We would love you to join us in celebrating our daughter’s engagement. Saturday 9th, 7pm.
3. Please join us for an evening in honour of Anna and James. Hosted by the Whitfield family.
4. The Hart family would be delighted if you could join them to celebrate James and Anna’s engagement.
5. Both families warmly invite you to celebrate Anna and James’s engagement.
6. Come and meet the family and celebrate the happy news. Saturday 9th, 7pm.

For a surprise engagement party

1. Shhh — surprise engagement party for Anna and James! Please arrive by 6.45pm on Saturday. They think it is a family dinner.
2. Surprise! We are throwing Anna and James an engagement party. In place by 7pm sharp, Saturday 9th.
3. Top secret: engagement celebration for the happy couple. Guests from 6.30pm, they arrive at 7pm.
4. It is a surprise — please do not post anything until Saturday evening.
5. Sneaky engagement do for Anna and James. Arrive 6.45pm, phones on silent.
6. Surprise party! Please be seated before 7pm. They have been told nothing.

Practical details wording

1. Drinks and canapés provided — do eat beforehand if you are hungry.
2. Buffet from 8pm. Please let us know about dietary requirements.
3. Bring a bottle if you are drinking.
4. No gifts please — save it for the wedding.
5. Dress code: smart casual, and there is grass.
6. Parking is limited; the car park on Mill Lane is free after 6pm.
7. Children very welcome — there is a garden and a room set aside for them.
8. Adults only for this one, I am afraid.
9. RSVP to Jo on 07700 900123 by the 25th.
10. Save the date for the wedding too — details to follow next year.

Short lines

1. We are engaged — come and celebrate!
2. Engagement drinks. Saturday. 7pm.
3. She said yes! Party at ours.
4. Come and raise a glass with us.
5. Celebrating an engagement — join us?
6. Engaged! Details inside.
7. Would love you there.
8. Save the date — and the evening.

How to word it well

1. Say what kind of party it is. Canapés and a barbecue need very different clothes.
2. Handle gifts explicitly. Most guests would rather save it for the wedding, and are grateful to be told.
3. Include an end time. Guests need it for lifts and babysitters.
4. Name both families if they are hosting jointly. Engagement parties are often the first time the two sides meet.

Send it — and pair it with a gift

A free invitation ecard is easy to send across two family address books. See also engagement wishes and what to write in an invitation:

FAQ

What do you write on an engagement party invitation?

Who is being celebrated, who is hosting, date, start and end time, venue, dress code, and whether there is food. The food detail matters most.

Who hosts an engagement party?

Traditionally the bride’s parents, though couples increasingly host their own. Name the hosts either way.

Should you ask for gifts?

No. “No gifts please — save it for the wedding” is the standard and much-appreciated wording.

How far in advance should invitations go out?

Three to four weeks for a casual party, six for anything formal.

What is a good short line?

“We are engaged — come and celebrate!”

Do engagement party guests have to be invited to the wedding?

Conventionally yes, which is worth remembering before the guest list grows.