I have a bridal shower coming up in June and not sure who to all invite besides the bridesmaids and the parents. I am confused because I know that my aunts on both my mothers side and fathers side will be throwing me a shower. So who do I invite? Thanks in advance.
2007-05-04 04:12:33 · 13 answers · asked by Butterfly Kisses 2 in Family & Relationships ➔ Weddings
The shower I have coming up in June is being thrown my my Maid of Honor and Bridesmaids.
2007-05-04 05:13:02 · update #1
Yes I am the Bride but my maid of Honor wants to know of people I would like invited besides the ones she is inviting.
2007-05-04 05:16:52 · update #2
Well, the one your maid of honor is throwing could be more of a girlfriends party... just the younger girls your age. Your friends, bridesmaids, sisters, future sister-in-laws, close cousins...
The other can more the extended family and all of the above if they want to come to another party. Aunts, Your mom's friends (because she will want to invite some), Grandma, etc.
Coworkers can be invited to either, but if you're more likely to party hard at the first one, consider whether they would pass along the stories to other coworkers before deciding which party to invite them to :-)
2007-05-04 07:33:59 · answer #1 · answered by Marianne D 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Are you the bride? If so then you don't invite anyone since you shouldn't be throwing a shower for yourself.
Other than that you should invite the bridesmaids, mothers and any close female relatives or friends.
2007-05-04 11:22:43 · answer #2 · answered by cookie 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I am giveing a Bridal/Groom shower. I am inviting both men and women due to the fact that the bride works with both and she is friends with both.
I feel taht with the times that are changing, why not involve the groom with the shower, he will benefit from the gifts as well as the bride.
My shower that I am giving will include both husbands and wifes of her co-workers to have a great time with the games andI am asking that the couples bring a favorite dish they enjoy together with the recipe for the couple.
My games are going to be co-ed games and I believe that the party will be a sucess.
2007-05-04 11:50:35 · answer #3 · answered by floridagirl55 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Usually the brides friends are invited to the shower thrown by the brides side. The shower thrown by the grooms side is attended by the grooms family only because the bride doesnt usually know the grooms side as well as she knows her own. Its is very impolite to invite guests to mulitple showers as it comes across looking greedy, so you will want to avoid this problem. The only guests that should be invited to both showers are the mothers and your bridesmaids.
2007-05-04 11:23:06 · answer #4 · answered by kateqd30 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
So you have aunts on your dads side, aunts on your moms side, and your mom all throwing a seperate shower for you?
They should all just get together.
Well with the maids and your parents I'd just invite any other friends you'd like to invite that aren't in the wedding.
You could invite your aunts and cousins but their most likely not going to come if their throwing you one or they'll get upset...
Or...they may think they need to bring you a gift for all of them...so you could just tell them your going to invite them but don't bring a gift to every shower.
But I would just ask do you want me to invite you to this shower or no because your throwing me one....from there response invite them or not...
Just keep the one with your maids and rents smaller with a few friends...or do a couples shower those are fun.
2007-05-04 11:19:43 · answer #5 · answered by colie 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Typically, the bridal party, the mothers, close female relatives, and very very close female friends come to the bridal shower. Even if you are having several showers, its okay to invite the same people, just make it clear that you don't expect gifts from the same people at each one that you just want to invite them to celebrate with you. If your aunts have friends they would like to invite to the showers they throw, the hosts typically get to invite a few close friends. Have fun and congratulations!
2007-05-04 11:18:37 · answer #6 · answered by tehuskey513 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You can invite whomever you want to, but as a general rule of thumb you don't invite anyone to the shower who has not been invited to the wedding. It sends across the message that I want a gift from you so come to my shower, but I'm not shelling out the money for you to be at my wedding. Even if that's not your intentions at all, it can be taken that way. Good luck and congrats on your upcoming wedding.
2007-05-04 11:25:45 · answer #7 · answered by Stacy 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I do Pure Romance parties and we do a lot of bridal shower and bachelorette parties. We tell people to invite everyone they know. Many people are limited to a budget for a wedding an dpeople understand that- showers and bachelorette parties are much less expensive and people understand that.
2007-05-04 14:37:27 · answer #8 · answered by Pure Romance by Jolynn 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Family and a few friends or you can get carried away like my mom did for my shower. She invited all sorts of people, from her work, church, ect.. But everything worked out so I can't complain.
2007-05-04 11:21:06 · answer #9 · answered by tjmoore83102 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
invite close friends because you are going to be talking about the rest of your life and who better to talk to about these type of things
2007-05-04 11:20:39 · answer #10 · answered by tasheema22 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋