wedding shower?

Question

without violating any secrets of the ya-ya sisterhood,what goes on at a bridal shower that is common to most or ALL bridal showers and is this considered part of the wedding expense and who pays and lastly how much do these showers cost Vs. all the gifts you get-

Answer 1

usually the maid of honor throws the bridal shower. At least, mine did. Everything was paid for by the maid of honor and my mom (my maid of honor is my sister). They did it at a nice restraunt, reserved the entire place for out party. About 30 people came. It cost a couple hundred for the food, and then all the party favors (about $30 for those) and thats about it. We played a few games, and then opened presents. Alot of it was cash and gift cards. I think after my shower was over, I had about $200 in cash, $300 in gift cards, and then tons of other stuff around $700 in gifts. I got lingerie, a kitchen aid, a ton of kitchen stuff... It really depends though. Did it pay off? Yeah. Im not the one for showers in the first place, but WOW you get alot of great stuff!!!

Answer 2

Dude, bridal and baby showers are the most boring things in any woman's life. A bridal shower is traditionally given by the bridesmaids (or a family member, but not the brides mom). It involves food and presents. Sometimes the people you work with will throw a separate shower for the bride. I have never to been to a shower that different from any other shower, except for location, some at person's house and some are at a restaurant. I did go to one at a race track. Like I said the most common thread is a the boredom. You get to watch the bride open and pass around every present she gets. Once you have seen one set of towels, you've seen them all. If you are really unlucky the shower will have games. That's just torturous. The shower is not part of the wedding costs and you would never give your own shower, that's just tacky. The cost for a shower varies, the ones at restaurants are usually expensive. I prefer the ones at peoples houses, because the food is usually a buffet and it's usually better.

Answer 3

Generally, the bridal shower is hosted by the maid of honor, she may get the other bridesmaids to chip in.

What we women do at them is top secret...LOL. No, we play silly little games that none of us really enjoy all that much, but are such a tradition of bridal showers that no one has stopped doing them. We eat cake, drink wine, and tell silly stories about marriage.

There's also different kinds of showers. Some brides will have several thrown for her. Some will be for friends only, and may be a lingerie shower (where everyone brings lingerie/sex toys.) Others may be for more the bride and her mother's friends or ladies at church, those are much tamer, more useful kitchen stuff. I've even been to a few couple's showers, but those honestly aren't as much fun, because several guys will flat refuse to come (like my husband) and the guys are sitting there not knowing what to do, and the girls are secretly wishing the guys weren't there, and we're all wondering whose bright idea it was to invite the guys in the first place. LOL

Answer 4

usually the maid of honor throws the bridal shower and the other brides mates chip in. When my sister got married I was the maid of honor and there were three other brides mate. In our younger days we were all pretty wild and partied. My mother was so scared of the type of bridal shower that I and the other would plan that my sister had two. My mom threw a fancy one for her and all her friends, Then she let the future mother in law invited her friends. The only young people at the bridal shower were my sister me and the brides mate. And we were told to wear a dress. Like we would act like idiots in front of my moms friends and my sisters mother in law friends. So me and the brides made threw a shower for the young ones. First we had a bridal shower with a dinner and gifts. Then we hopped aboard a rented bus and went and raised hell. It was also her stag party. We made her nice cur sage made out of a stuffed condom with flowers. We gave her gifts from an adult book store. I guess it depends on the family and who wants to be in charge. for the party for the young ones we did pot luck. and everyone at the shower chipped into pay for the bus.

Answer 5

The person who gives the shower usually pays for it. That person is usually the maid of honor, the future bride's mother, sisters, best friend, or future mother in law. Silly games are played, gifts are opened, sometimes there's a luncheon or snacks served as well as a cake. It is alot like a birthday party. The cost of them depends on how elaborate the giver wants to make them.

Answer 6

My maid of honor (my sister), my other 3 bridesmaids, and a few of my aunts threw me my shower. They all split the responsibilties and the costs, that way no one was spending too much. The bride has no responsibility at a except for to show up, open presents, thank people, and mingle. All these people came to celebreate you! Enjoy it and have fun!

Answer 7

my maid of honor (which is also my sister) threw mine! It was a total blast!!!! It was held at my parent's house (which was of course free!) my parent's catered the food, so the only thing to pay for was the decorations (which totaled just under a $100). We played a ton of games, and I received like over $500 in gifts and money. I would suggest you leave it to your maid of honor, because its not a part of the wedding cost!