Budget-Friendly Engagement Party Menu

Providing food and drinks can be a major expense for an engagement party. However, you don't have to serve a sit-down dinner and full bar to have a good time.Our fabulous oarty experts and trusted contributors have provided us with some savory, inexpensive menu items we simply cannot wait to share with you. These great ideas are party approved and have be a hit at numerous events. Now you can incorporate these helpful ideas into your enchanted engagement party!

Drinks

The Bar

There is no need to hve a full bar at your engagement party. Simply serve beer, wine and instead of having a plethora of cocktaiil options, serve a signature cocktail. Get creative and make an unusual cocktail with a fun name or simpy make a classic drink, but name it after you and your fiance. This will help cutdownon buying a variety of spirits and mixers to match.

Non-Alcoholic Beverages

If you are having a brunch, engagement party or children are attending your engagement party, serve non-alcoholic options such as iced-tea, coffee, juice and soft drinks. You can make a lot of coffe and tea with only spending a few dollars and juice and soft drinks are exponentially less than alcoholic beverages.

Food

Family Style

Make or order food that can be served family style or in a buffet. This way you can make large quantities and save on ingredients. A buffet is always a crowd pleaser, because your guests can establish their own servings and everyone can eat what they want. Below are some great cuisines and menu options that are easy to make on a large scale, for a small price.

Sandwiches
Italian Food
Barbecue
Mexican Food

Dessert

Everyone looks forward to dessert. However, you do not have to spend a fortune on a fabulous-save that for the wedding. When it comes to your engagement party, you can buy or make inexpensive desserts, but present them in an eye-catching way to make them appear more expensive.

Chocolate covered strawberries, served individually on a fork.

Chocolate chip cookies served in individual packages, with a bow tying the package cloed.

An ice cream sundae bar, complete with a variety of toppings and ice cream served in an uncinventional dish such as a martini glass.

A s'mores bar. Guets can make their own smore. Add a twist by including Reese's peanutbutter cups and white chocolate to be melted into the s'more as well.

Get creative with your menu. Once you start thing of creative ways to save money, without skimping on quality you will not be able to stop!