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We had an engagement party. Korean tradition highlights engagement parties—where families can meet and promise the union of their children. Both Mr. Blush and I are very family-oriented so we wanted to honor this tradition and provide this moment for our parents.

It was a small gathering of family and our parents’ friends held last summer in Atlanta. We actually had it at the country club where our wedding reception will be held, but didn’t know that at the time. The club was amazingly helpful and organized, and that’s why we’re using them again.

The setup—it was a large U-shape

My mom and aunt tied all the chair sashes. We didn’t really have a color scheme, but decided on sage organza sashes for the August affair.

The six of us (my parents, Mr. Blush’s parents, Mr. Blush, and I) sat at the head table.
Our guests sat on the sides.

My mom’s friend was the florist. The flowers were simple and clean, with the pink and ivory roses to pop amongst the greenery and hints of baby’s breath. What do you think of baby’s breath? I love it, but have heard negative things about using it for weddings.

Our aunt’s engagement gift—Swarovski Crystal Flutes. They are SO gorgeous.

Our cake—please excuse the top. We had a minor accident.

The great thing about the club was that we were allowed to bring our own wine and pay a small corkage fee.

Dinner. Yummmmm.

Cake Cutting

My hair. We plan on working with the same makeup/hair team for our wedding.

FMIL’s hair. Her hair was very short (maybe an inch below the ears) but our hair stylist was able to create this!

Us

I wore a Teri Jon dress and Cynthia Rowley’s Trilogy shoes. Mr. Blush wore a Calvin Klein suit and a Tommy Hilfiger tie.

I am so glad we were able to have an engagement party, because it gave us a “practice round.” Although the size and scale of our engagement party to our wedding is very different, planning and communicating with vendors let me see a glimpse of what real wedding planning is going to be like.

Did you have to plan any events that gave you a “practice round” to wedding planning?