You've Come To The Right Place For Great Engagement-Party-Ideas

You need engagement-party-ideas? This means someone has popped the question . . . someone else has said “Yes!” and their friends want to get in on the celebration. To pull this off, you need great music and food.

Here's a great music selection to start with:

THE LOOK OF LOVE Recommended Songs: Besame Mucho and S'Wonderful, ARTIST: Diana Krall.

Just click on the iTunes link and check it out.

Did you know that the first recorded engagement tradition dates back to 1215 when Pope Innocent III decreed that the event should be announced publicly so that if there were objections or problems, they could be addressed in that public forum. In our Western culture, the giving of a ring to seal the deal has been in practice since the 1400s!

The engagement period usually lasts long enough to give you plenty of time to plan a party . . . standard is anywhere from 6 months to a year. Start planning soon, though, before you find yourself too close to the wedding celebration time.

We think a blend of pop, rock, r&b and jazz is the way to go. There are more selections below.

LIVE AT KCRW - Recommended Songs: Give It Up and Arms Of A Woman, ARTIST: Amos Lee

ONCE AGAIN - Recommended Songs: Heaven and Each Day Gets Better, ARTIST: John Legend.

HOPE AND DESIRE - Recommended Songs: Loving You Is Sweeter Than Ever and Follow, ARTIST: Susan Tedeschi.



With the improvements in technology, the music part of your engagement-party-ideas is easy. MP3 players do it all. You can download your choices from iTunes and connect to a good speaker. The best feature is having the option to purchase single songs from & design a custom playlist. You can purchase entire albums as well.

Love is the theme - that's the easy part of coming up with engagement-party-ideas. If your guests of honor haven't picked out "our song", these next two may do the trick. They are from one of our favorite artists, Toby Lightman.

BIRD ON A WIRE - Recommended Songs: I'd Be Lost and One Sure Thing, ARTIST: Toby Lightman.

ONLY YOU - Recommended Songs: I Only Have Eyes For You and The Very Thought Of You, ARTIST: Harry Connick, Jr.

IT'S TIME - Recommended Songs: How Sweet It Is, and A Song For You, ARTIST: Michael Buble.

THE MELODY AT NIGHT, WITH YOU - Recommended Songs: Be My Love and Someone To Watch Over Me, ARTIST: Keith Jarrett.

With this type of dinner party, anything goes. There is no traditional, standard menu so you can be as creative as you want. We focus on the music for your occasion on this site but we've dedicated a few of the pages to some recipes that we think you will like. Go to our engagement-menu page for food ideas. You'll find two of our most requested recipes there.

If this is your own personal event, the engagement-party-ideas are even more important. You will love these next few recommendations.

FINEST HOUR - Recommended Songs: Corcovado and Insensatez, ARTIST: Antonio Carlos Jobim.

COME AWAY WITH ME - Recommended Songs: Feelin' The Same Way and Come Away With Me, ARTIST Nora Jones.

ANYTIME - Recommended Songs: The Only One For Me and I Belong to You, ARTIST: Brian McKnight.

Birthday for someone coming up? For those who are 40 and up our oldies-music page is what you need.