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August 5, 2009A wedding shower, is a gift giving party where a bride is given gifts before her wedding. Popular in U.S. and Canada, the party is conducted by the bridesmaid and the gifts are household items for the couples new 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 brides maid or the couple if involved in the organizing decides the number of wedding shower invitations to be sent and which relatives need to be invited to a wedding shower.
Primarily to begin inviting people, a guest list is required which can be arranged from the bride or her mother if it is a surprise. 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. Around 4 weeks before the shower the wedding shower invitations should be sent so they are not too far in advance or too late.
If you are considering a themed bridal shower then it is preferred if special instructions for the same are sent with the wedding shower invitation. 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.
General tradition is to send one invite per person and not one invite for two people unless it is a couple shower where couples are invited. Wedding showers can be more than one as well in which case the same person should not be sent a wedding shower invitation twice. The wedding shower invitations are issued either by mail, telephone or in person.
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. Once a professional is employed for invites to the wedding shower they are in charge of the whole process from designing, printing till the distribution.
Before the wedding the bride is required to send “thank you” cards to all the guests who attended the wedding shower. It should in the brides maiden name as before the wedding, stationary with the married name should not be used.
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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. All personal friends and relatives of the bride are sent wedding shower invitations.
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.
In the old days, young couples did not have much for their households and bridal showers helped fill that void. Guests receiving bridal shower invitations should be asked to help celebrate, not reach into their pocketbooks. Friends and family will always want to give gifts anyway, but you want them to feel unencumbered and inspired when doing so.
My friends who were against the idea of a baby shower were afraid of those same bridal shower expectations. I assured them that guests receiving baby shower invitations would be the same people who were overcome with a desire to help as soon as they heard the news of the pregnancy.
If there is no theme for the party, then just make those wedding shower invitations to be different, beautiful or entertaining.
Now, listen closely, because this next paragraph is what is most important. The meat of your wedding shower invitations, the information inside that tells people what to do and where to go, should be proofread many times. I like to have a person who has not been knee deep in the invitation making factory take a look at it. Many of the old school guidelines advise you to use proper English (as in, British English with their “favours”) on your invitation.
If you are not the sort who enjoys dealing with the small details, getting the invitations right can be exhausting. This checklist should make the process go more smoothly for you.
First, what is the best place to buy the invitations? Going to stores in malls or in the town center means driving between stores, trying to attract the attention of busy clerks, and flipping through piles of books to find the one design you love. Online stores are open all the time, right on your laptop, and their catalogs offer search options that brick and mortar stores’ books can only dream of having. Tools like Google Shopping make comparing prices even easier.
It is also conducted to prepare the bride to start a new household.
The hosting and invitation is done by the maid of honor. A wedding shower is not hosted by the maid of honor if she is a part of the bride’s immediate family. Tradition followed is to organize the wedding shower around 4 to 6 weeks before the actual wedding takes place. For convenience of the outstation guests a bridal shower should be conducted close to the wedding.
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