My daughter is planning to be married in the area in which she is currently living, which is close to the groom's family but over 700 miles away from her own. Although she will have a moderate size wedding of about 150 invited guests, the size of my husband's and the groom's extended family (and the fact that the wedding will be held in a distant location) will preclude inviting many of our family friends who have known my daughter since childhood. I would like to host a party so that these friends can share in the celebration and considered having an engagement party for the couple. However, from reading other online advice, I have learned that guests invited to an engagement party should also be invited to the wedding, so that is out. One recommendation was to host an after-the-wedding party for these guests in my daughter's home town. Do you agree that this would be appropriate?
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Re: [jonnielime] Engagement vs. After-Wedding Party
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Dear Jonnielime,
With the couple's permission, you can definitely host a second reception at your home. This is quite common and appropriate.
Engagement vs. After-Wedding Party
