The engagement ceremony is usually a gathering of close relatives and friends of both men and women to celebrate the couple's marriage and discuss the details of the wedding ceremony later. Usually, friends who come to the engagement ceremony don't need to prepare red envelopes, just bring blessings.
In most areas, engaged friends don't need to pay. When they get married, they will prepare money and wedding gifts for the couple. However, in some places, the details of the engagement may be different, so when attending the engagement ceremony, you should better understand the local engagement customs and prepare red envelopes in advance to avoid embarrassment.
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Customs vary from place to place. In some places, the man asks the woman how many relatives she wants to come, and the man will prepare red envelopes for the woman and the guests to show his gratitude. It is suggested that when attending the engagement party of relatives and friends, it is best to prepare red envelopes in advance, or discuss with your peers and act according to the actual situation of the engagement party.
If a friend attends an engagement party, you don't have to wrap an engagement red envelope for the couple, just wrap a red envelope when you get married. If you think it's not good to attend the engagement party without a gift, you can bring a meaningful little gift to the couple.
In some areas, the custom requires the parents of the man not only to give the betrothal red envelopes to the woman, but also to her parents and relatives who come to attend the betrothal ceremony. However, the number of these red envelopes is different. The red envelopes for the woman are the same as above, but less for her parents and relatives. The number of red envelopes is mainly determined by the number of people. If there are few people, the package per person is about 1000 to 2000 yuan. If there are many people, the number of red envelopes should be selected from 600 yuan, 800 yuan or 1000 yuan.