Engagement Parties

The Bender Continues

Do you remember your first engagement party? We sure do, and it was a wild one! We reminisce about navigating the complex dance of merging two families and the tension it can bring - not to mention the potential for encounters with hackers. From the bill footing at weddings to the intricacies of gift-giving across cultures, we unpack our own experiences and lay them bare for your amusement (or horror). We even touch on the pros and cons of holding two parties in different locations, a strategy that can sometimes do more harm than good.
As we take a deeper dive into the world of wedding culture, we question the significance of asking for someone's blessing before proposing, and how that's changed in a COVID-19 world. We ponder the awkwardness of meeting your significant other's family for the first time at an engagement party and reflect on the meaningful moments that arise from these gatherings. So grab your headphones, pull up a chair, and join us on this wild ride as we share our experiences navigating these rites of passage.

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1. Playing Hide and Seek in IKEA (00:00:00)

2. Engagement Parties and Celebrations (00:02:47)

3. Gift-Giving and Blessings in Wedding Culture (00:12:55)

4. Hot Take: Should You Ask for Blessings Before Proposing (00:17:21)

5. Engagement Party Dynamics and Traditions (00:29:42)

6. Engagement Party Stories and Memories (00:34:59)

7. Reasons for Not Bringing Families Together (00:43:26)