Hey Ladies... I am curious about your thoughts on the timing of the pre wedding parties... How many months before the wedding is the appropriate time for the bridal shower? And we are planning on doing a Couple Shower as well... what are you thoughts.
Re: When do you have the bridal shower
What are our thoughts on what, exactly? A couple shower? Perfectly fine, and likely more fun than a "traditional" shower, IMO.
And remember, you don't plan the shower, and you don't ask for one. You get a shower if someone else offers to host one for you.
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[QUOTE]And remember, you don't plan the shower, and you don't ask for one. You get a shower if someone else offers to host one for you.
Posted by hlq2011[/QUOTE]
Yes, please don't forget this.
Most people I know had theirs 3 months before the wedding. I had mine 5 months in advance, one in October and one in November for a March 5th wedding. I did mine early because I wanted to have them before all the snow came (OOT people driving in Michigan) and before everyone got busy with the holidays. We didn't want to wait until January because in my family we have 11 birthdays that month and it is always busy. February I though was too close to the wedding plus we have our bachelor/bachelorette weekend in Feb.
Edited: I think a couples shower sounds like fun!
I was taught this rule when I tried to coordinate a shower about 12 weeks prior, and the older women told me quite bluntly that they didn't care how showers went where I was from, but HERE IS THE SOUTH WE FOLLOW THE REAL ETIQUETTE, which is 6-weeks from the event at the earliest.