Personalized engagement party invitations are an exciting way to share the news of your upcoming nuptials with friends and family. Your engagement party is a fun event to celebrate, plan, and receive engagement gifts and well-wishes. While your engagement invitations may resemble your future wedding invitations in some ways, the rules for writing an engagement party invitation are much more relaxed than those for a wedding.

An engagement party is typically a casual gathering or celebration, whereas a wedding is a more formal ceremony followed by a reception. Still, your engagement party marks an important milestone—like a birthday party, but bigger! When writing your invitations, be sure to include the key details: who, what, when, where, and RSVP.

Whether you're looking for elaborate designs like rose gold or letterpress engagement invitations, or something simpler like cheap engagement invitations, you can create your engagement invitations online with Paperlust.

Designing Your Engagement Party Invitations

When you’ve decided on your event theme or style, the next step is choosing the perfect invitation. Paperlust offers a variety of engagement party invitation designs, whether you’re planning a formal, luxury, rustic, or modern engagement party. You can select a design you love, even add a photo on your engagement invitations.

Choose your preferred invitation shape, whether it’s a rectangle, arch, or double arch cut. Each one is precisely crafted to perfection. From personalizing the text to adding a photo filter, you can enjoy an easy-to-use customization tool at Paperlust.

Don’t forget to wrap your engagement invitations with an envelope. Paperlust offers free white premium envelopes with your invitations, or you can upgrade to an envelope liner for an extra-special touch.

Use our website filters to find the perfect engagement invitation. Consider these styles or themes:

• Fall: A warm, autumn-inspired theme with leaves and earthy tones.
• Luxury: A sleek, luxury engagement invitations vibe featuring monograms or gold font accents.
• Modern: Contemporary engagement invitations with stylish fonts and colors.
• Bohemian: Natural and effortlessly elegant invitation designs.

Engagement Invitation Wording

Engagement invitation wording is similar to wedding invitation wording—sometimes just a few words different! Thankfully, at Paperlust, we’ve done the hard work for you and created engagement invitation templates for every design, ready for you to use, customize, or edit to suit your celebration.

Writing your engagement invitations may seem overwhelming, but it doesn’t have to be! Here are a few key things to consider when wording your engagement invitations and messages:

Formal Invitations

For a more formal event, stick to traditional invitation etiquette. Formal engagement invitation wording tends to be more detailed, using full names and titles, written-out dates, and phrases like “will be held on…”.

Informal Invitations

For a casual event, keep your wording simple. Digits for dates and times are perfectly fine, and there’s no need for overly formal phrasing. For example:

"Jemma and Raph’s engagement party, October 12, 2019, 7 PM" works just as well as the more traditional:

"Jemma Louise Askew and Raphael John Montana request your presence at their engagement party, to be held on Saturday, October 12, 2019, at 7 PM."

Know Your Audience

Tailor your engagement invitation wording to your guests. If you’re inviting acquaintances, clients, or professional contacts, use a formal tone.

For close friends and family, feel free to add personality—nicknames, jokes, or a casual style—just make sure your guests will appreciate it.

Being mindful of etiquette is also important. Should you mention engagement party gifts in the invitation? Whether to include a registry link or a wishing well request depends on your guests and their level of formality.

Match Your Wording to Your Invitation Design

Your wording should complement your invitation design and event style. A playful design with stiff, formal wording may feel mismatched—so choose a tone and stick with it.

If you're still unsure, here are some engagement invitation wording examples:

Let’s Celebrate!

Please join us in toasting the engagement of

Kali & Adam

Saturday, March 29, 2015

5 PM - Late

The Maple Lounge

123 Love Street, Toronto, ON

RSVP to Kali at 0400000000

We’re Engaged!

Come and celebrate the future Mr. & Mrs. Smith

Kali & Adam

At the Smith’s Residence

April 2, 2015

143 Maple Ave, Vancouver, BC

5:30 PM

RSVP to Kali at 0400000000

Kali Johnston & Adam Smith Are Engaged!

Join us for an afternoon of food and drinks on

May 25, 2015, at 1 PM

Stanley Park (near Lost Lagoon), Vancouver, BC

RSVP to Kali at kali.johnston@email.com

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

Who should to invite?

Whether you want an intimate gathering or a large celebration, be sure to invite your family and close friends.

When do you send out engagement party invitations?

Typically, engagement parties are held a few months after the proposal. You can send invitations one to three months after getting engaged, but be sure to secure your venue before sending them out!

Who Should Host?

Usually, the bride’s parents host the engagement party, but nowadays, it can be anyone—family members, close friends, or even the couple themselves. Check out engagement party essentials in this blog post.

When and how should guests RSVP?

How should your guests confirm their attendance? To be safe, include both an email address and a phone number on your engagement invitations. Just triple-check the details before printing!

Unlike wedding invitations, engagement invitations don’t require additional inserts like a save the date, RSVP cards, or gift registry details. Save those for your wedding invitations, where they matter most.

Engagement Invitation Templates: Should You Choose Paid or Free?

Paperlust offers a wide range of engagement invitation templates in various styles and themes, all customizable to suit your event. If you're unsure whether to choose a paid or free template, here’s what to consider:

• Free templates are budget-friendly but come with limitations. Make sure to download them from reputable sources like designers or wedding invitation companies to avoid low-quality or pirated designs.
• Paid templates offer more variety, higher quality, and customization. Many cost under $20—a small investment compared to printing expenses like paper, ink, and envelopes.
• Choosing a paid design supports independent designers and reduces stress, as professionals ensure your invitation looks polished and ready to impres

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