Bridal Shower - Who to invite?

ramisenh

My maid and matron of honor are throwing a bridal shower and she asked me for a guest list. What is proper etiquette for inviting people? Is everyone invited to the wedding supposed to be invited to the shower? What about people out-of-state or really far away?

LeiselEB

Bridal party, mothers/grandmothers of both bride and groom, close family and friends.

Make sure that your hosts can accommodate the number of people you want to invite. You do not need to invite every single female on the guest list - just those you're closest too.

Simply Fated

You don't have to invite all the females from your entire guest list. You should choose to invite people based on their importance to you and not on location. Let them decide if they want to travel, ya know? The "musts" are... Your mom, his mom (stepmoms included) Your grandmothers, his grandmothers Your bridal party girls Your female siblings, his female siblings Then you can work your way through which ever groups you want... Your aunts, his aunts Your cousins, his cousins Other female family members Your girlfriends Your female co-workers If you decide to ask guys, go right ahead. And make sure you don't go over the guest limit that your MOH should be setting for you.

ramisenh

Thank you everyone for your input! I really appreciate it.