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Bridal shower WAY too early!!

ROCHELLE VELARDEROCHELLE VELARDE
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One of my bridesmaids and my MOH are out of town. I'm asking a lot of them to fly out and help with pre-parties and finding dresses and I am so greatful for them. My bridesmaid said that there is a time frame that would work best for her to have the bridal shower, which is 8 months before the wedding!!! At first I said it's fine but now i'm not so sure. I want it 8 weeks before the wedding because I want everyone (including myself) to be excited that the BIg Day is getting close.

So how do I tell her i'm not ok with it. I feel like essesntially what i'm telling her is i'd rather have the bridal shower closer to the wedding then have her come to it...

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    HobokensFuryHobokensFury member
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    8 months is way too early.  Just tell her that. If she can't host it another time let it go, maybe someone else will host.
     
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    arunkumararunkumar
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    edited March 2012
    If you don't have the guest list finalized, you should not be inviting anyone to a shower. Kindly tell her you realized that it's too soon and ask if she's available to host the shower closer to the wedding. I think showers should be no more than 4 months before the wedding.

    Is she trying to host the shower on the same weekend she flies in to help you look for dresses? It's a lot to ask her to fly in so many times.  You should find out when ALL of the bridesmaids can attend, and find a date that works best for as many of them as possible.

    One of my bridesmaids won't be attending my shower. I told her that I did not want her to spend money on a plane ticket just to come to my shower. I'd rather her take more time off and spend the money to fly out for my wedding than for my shower.
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    KimmyzncKimmyznc member
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    Yeah, I have 2 MOH's and one lives in Hawaii and can't make it. Not everyone will be able to.... 8 months is way too soon in my opinion :/
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    elldee333elldee333 member
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    I'm skipping one friend's shower and another's bachelorette (I'm a BM to both) because I'm 550 miles away. Of course I'm disappointed that I'll be the only BM not attending, but I knew that I might have to make sacrifices when I agreed to be an out of state bridesmaid. Neither bride is upset at all.
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