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Bridal Shower

Knottie08134669Knottie08134669 member
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My future mil wants to throw me a bridal shower but I am unsure of protocol here. We're having a dw in which only our parents are invited to and having a celebration of marriage two weeks after we get back. I feel like we shouldn't or that it might be out of place but she keeps insisting that it isn't. What are your thoughts and would you have one or not? 
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Re: Bridal Shower

  • Jells2dot0Jells2dot0 mod
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    The ONLY people that should be invited to a bridal showers are those who are invited to the wedding. If it's only your parents in attendance, then only your parents can attend the shower. The reasoning behind this is that the purpose of the shower is to "shower" the bride with gifts. As it's specifically a gift-giving event, it's considered poor form to invite someone to a gift giving party for an event they are not invited to attend. 

     







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  • Jennyleah31Jennyleah31 member
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    I have read a lot of destination wedding etiquette advice online and the experts say it's totally fine to have a bridal shower if you are having a celebration/reception when you return from a destination wedding. 
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  • Jells2dot0Jells2dot0 mod
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    Jennyleah31 said:
    I have read a lot of destination wedding etiquette advice online and the experts say it's totally fine to have a bridal shower if you are having a celebration/reception when you return from a destination wedding. 


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    Absolutely NOT true. You can only invite those who you invited to the wedding. If you are having an AHR after your DW and all of those people were invited to your DW but they could not attend, then YES- you can invite those people to your shower. However, if you are having people at your AHR that were not invited to your wedding, then those people cannot be invited to a shower. Nothing says greedy like "Come shower me with gifts for my wedding that you're not invited to see."

     







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  • scsd1222scsd1222 member
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    I recently had a dw with only our parents and siblings (and their significant others) in attendance. We are going to celebrate with a larger group of friends and family at a cocktail party - no wedding elements there. A few close friends surprised me with a bridal shower a few weeks prior to the wedding, totally unexpected and tons of fun. 
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