Bridal shower invitation

Drawing up a list of who to invite and who not to is difficult task to decide especially if the circle of immediate families and friends are large. You have a certain budget allocated and then you ask yourself, where do I begin and who should I include. I have come out with some pointers and hope it will help you to make a good planning.

As a general rule, only people who are on the wedding list itself should be invited to the bridal shower. However, not everyone on the wedding list are expected to invite to the bridal shower. A typical list to be included includes the bride's mother, the bride's future mother-in-law, both the bride and groom's immediate female members of the family, the bride's close friends, mentors of the bride and groom, the female family member of the ring bearer and the flower girl.

Make sure you have the wedding list in your hands as this will make your process of shortlisting easier and avoid making the mistake of inviting any individual who is not on the wedding list. It is also a good move to work closely with the bride-to-be. First, remove the names on the list whom the bride does not know directly, such as the wives of male friends. Next, eliminate the names on the list which who were invited to the wedding simply because it is “proper,” but who are not close to the bride. This can include distant relatives or female friends of the bride-to-be’s parents.

If there will be more than one bridal shower, mothers, stepmothers, and female siblings on both sides, as well as the maid of honor (if there is one), should be invited to every shower. The female families members of the groom can have the option of choosing to attend only one of the showers. Any other guests should be only nvited to one of the showers. If you do someone is invited to more than one shower, make sure the someone is clear that the person is not expected to bring a gift for each shower. However, you need to check that you are not over stressing anyone especially the bride-to-be.

One way to allow the bride to get to know the grooms friends well is to include the wives or girlfriends of the groom's good friends. The bride-to-be will definitely spend an amount of time with them in the future. This is good to break any barriers among them. If the bride or the bride's mother belong to a specific groups (female), it is advisable to invite everyone in that group and not leaving anyone out.