A Whole New World: An Engagement Party

Two of my favorite people are getting married next year so I had the privilege of throwing them an engagement party last weekend.

The theme was "A Whole New World" and so we used a lot of globes, maps and other travel-themed decorations. And since both of these people are adventurers of sorts, we also decorated with pictures of the happy couple on some of these adventures.

We wanted to have the party outside and thankfully the weather stayed warm for one more weekend to accommodate this desire. We threw white lights in the trees and around the fence and set out a lot of candles for when it got dark (I wish we had approximately 2 more strands of lights but everyone could see well enough in the end.) 

For food, we had each of the guests bring an international dish to share. People were really creative in what they brought. We had sushi, egg rolls, fire beef, baklava, butter beer, and swiss cake rolls (complete with Swiss flags stuck into them). 

For place settings, I printed out luggage tags (found here) and we set the table with a variety of candles, cupcakes and wine glasses. 

We also had a guest book table of sorts. We set out vintage post cards (found here) for guests to write a message to the happy couple and also to provide their address.

It was a wonderfully sweet night that ended around a fire pit (like all nights should end, in my opinion) and it looked like everyone enjoyed themselves. It was one of those parties that everything ends up looking like you planned and nothing crazy stressful happened. You could just enjoy where you were and who you were celebrating. Here are a few more shots of the night. 

Thanks for letting us celebrating with you, Alex and Mary! Here's to a happy engagement and a happy life!