My wedding is in 29 days. We've been engaged for over a year. I am 33, only child, pretty much paying for 80% of the wedding. I thought that it was okay to invite any of my lady friends to my bridal shower, including ladies that I did not invite to the wedding, due to my budget. I had my hostess, who is my co-worker and friend, invite all of the ladies from our office. I only invited the all of my bosses to the wedding, aside from my 2 co-worker/friends who are also my bridesmaids. It's a family owned and operated company. One of my bosses was the first person I told about my engagement, as my fiance proposed to me on my lunch hour. After reading other posts regarding Bridal Shower invitee etiquette, not inviting anyone that was not invited to the wedding, I feel kind of like a jackass. I thought it was okay for me to invite all of the ladies from my office, which is like my 2nd home. My reasoning was that although I could not afford to invite everyone to the wedding, I at least wanted to have all of the ladies in my life at the shower. This was my way of including them in this most special occasion of my life. I didn't think it was tacky. I thought of it kind of like a baby shower. You don't invite everyone to the birth, but you do invite everyone to the shower. Now I'm worried that some of my co-workers might think I'm "gift-grabby", as one person commented. Ah well. I just didn't want any of my co-workers to feel left out of the celebration at my Bridal Shower.
The Future Mrs. James Batt