Things to know before inviting people to a wedding shower
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A wedding shower, is a gift giving party where a bride is given gifts before her wedding. Primarily followed in North America it is organized by the bridesmaids and the gifts are generally for the couples home. In earlier times when the father of the bride refused or could not pay dowry the brides friends were sent wedding shower invitations to gather gifts and from this the tradition the concept of a wedding shower grew. It is also conducted to prepare the bride to start a new household.
The maid of honor is generally required to host the shower and send out the wedding shower invitations. Though if the maid of honor is a part of the brides immediate family she generally does not host the wedding shower. A wedding shower is generally conducted 4 to 6 weeks prior to the wedding. For convenience of the outstation guests a bridal shower should be conducted close to the wedding. The number of wedding shower invitations sent and the relatives who should be invited is subjective and is decided by the couple or the host.
Firstly to start invitations you require a guest list which can be arranged from the bride, but if it is a surprise the same should be arranged from the mother or fiance. Another important factor is that only people invited to the wedding should be invited to the bridal shower as otherwise the bride might get into an awkward situation. An invite should be sent around 4 weeks before the shower, thus there is enough time to keep calendar empty and it is not so far off that someone would forget accidentally.
Any special instructions are preferred with the invite such as the idea of a themed party. Directions to the shower and contact numbers are generally provided in the wedding shower invitation for an additional information which is required. Generally people known personally to the bride are invited to the wedding shower.
Unless it is a couples shower where one invite per couple will suffice it is a custom to send one invite per person. If there is more than one wedding shower organized, avoid inviting the same person again who will be burdened with arranging another gift. The invites can be sent by the mail, over the phone or can be given in person as well.
Though these wedding shower invitations can be written by hand as well, it would be preferred if professional help is sought for arranging the wedding shower invitations. Professionals in this field are responsible for the whole process of inviting right from the designing the wedding shower invitation to the distribution.
It is imperative that a bride send "thank you" cards to all the guests who attended the bridal shower before the wedding. It should in the brides maiden name as before the wedding, stationary with the married name should not be used.
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