Your Bridal Shower
Traditionally, the bridal shower
occurs from two months to two weeks before the wedding. Is is
generally hosted by the maid of honor, bridesmaid, friend or distant
relative of the bride. As a stand, the immediate family members
(mothers, sisters, mothers-in-law) should not give showers because it
appears that the family is soliciting gifts.
No one should be invited to the
shower who has not been invited to the wedding, or who does not know
the couple.
One of the bride's responsibilities,
as far as her shower goes, is to provide the hostess with a guest list
and to make sure that she hasn't created a financial burden on someone
by inviting them to more than one or two showers. She should also send
a written note of thanks to her guests for any presents received, as
well as to the hostess(es) for their hospitality.
Shower themes can be fun and useful.
Unique shower ideas are: A "round the clock" shower, where guests are
assigned an hour of day on their invitations and bring the appropriate
gifts (for example, at 7 a.m. a guest might bring a toaster); a home
repair shower for the bride and groom; a lingerie shower; a recipe
shower, where each guest receives a recipe card and fills in a
favorite dish, a "wishing well" shower, where in addition to the gift,
the guest brings a tiny present (a wooden spoon, a kitchen sponge,
etc.). For a "wishing well shower" the hostess makes a cardboard
replica of a well, and the gifts, wrapped and tied with ribbons, are
tossed in. There are no cards attached, though sometimes the guests
write a poem, and attach it to their gifts. The bride pulls out the
gifts with the ribbons and reads the poems aloud. |
