Now that the holidays are over, engaged couples are now looking ahead to the upcoming spring and summer wedding seasons, in search of unique wedding favors. According to the Brides magazine website, the engagement season begins with the holiday season and lasts until Valentine’s Day. One out of four marriage proposals will take place during this time. With engagements comes the usual planning of weddings and receptions, bridal showers and bachelorette parties. And as a fitting precursor to the whole affair, many couples choose to throw an engagement party.

The engagement party is a far less traditional affair than a wedding or shower, so it provides couples with an opportunity to indulge their own whims and creative impulses. These events can range from a backyard barbecue to an elegant cocktail party, or anything in between, and usually suits the couple’s own lifestyle and tastes. The main purpose of the party is to have fun and get family and friends of both sides acquainted with each other. 

Primed for the engagement season, SimplyWeddingStuff.com boasts a huge inventory of unique and customizable wedding, engagement, bridal shower and bachelorette party favors. Its new “With This Ring” collection is especially popular. Like all of the company’s original themes, it was designed in-house and sells exclusively at SimplyWeddingStuff.com’s online store. Featuring the image of a diamond ring as a central motif, the brilliant theme includes shiny favors, sparkling decorations and faux gemstones to evoke the glittery splendor of an engagement diamond. “This theme is great for adding some ‘bling bling’ to an engagement party or bridal shower,” says SimplyWeddingStuff.com founder Sherri Yukel.

In addition to carrying a wide variety of original wedding theme styles like “Beach Wedding,” SimplyWeddingStuff.com features a Design Concierge Service, a consultation service that allows wedding and party planners to get even more creative. “Sometimes customers see an existing design they like, but might want a few changes, and we’re very glad to help,” explains Yukel.

Did someone you know get engaged over the Holiday season? The perfect way to celebrate a couple’s engagement is an engagement party! An engagement party is an opportunity for the couple’s families and friends to get to know each other, and for the couple to announce its engagement. Traditionally, the bride’s parents host the engagement party two to four months after the engagement. It is important to give the couple sometime to get some of their wedding details figured out before throwing the party. Before you start to plan the engagement party you’ll need to know the size of the wedding, who is in wedding, guest list, and wedding style and theme. Once you have all the details in place it is time to plan the celebration!! Engagement parties can be formal or causal, the type of engagement party you throw depends on the couple and the money budgeted for the party.

Looking for engagement party ideas? SimplyWeddingStuff.com has the perfect engagement party invitations and decorations. With This Ring wedding collection from SimplyWeddingStuff.com has engagement party invitations, thank you cards, personalized favors, save the date cards, coordinating tableware and do it yourself items. Check out the collection at: http://www.simplyweddingstuff.com/ringtheme.html.