I had my bridal shower this past Saturday. It went awesome and I am so thankful my sister took this task on. I couldn't have asked for anything better.
My only beef with it was FI's aunts. His side is Catholic and those particular aunts are very traditional. My sister is Christian and held the shower at her church. It doesn't look like a church, as it's in a very large building in an industrial area. She is the closest to me faith-wise of my family and we have a lot of conversations regarding God and faith. We have a mutual respect for each other's denominations. While I don't love her church, she does and that's what matters. It's just not for me.
Anyways, FI's aunts really offended me by being rude to her.
They came in and starting talking about how "They couldn't find the place." "They didn't realize they were looking for a strip mall, and not a church." "The invitation shouldn't have had the word church on it if it wasn't really a church."
One even went as far as to ask my sister where the actual church is. We were upstairs in a utility room and where the nursery is. My sister handled it well and said the santuary is downstairs.
It may not be a Catholic church, but it is a church.
I felt so embarrased and wanted so badly to say something, but I've only met them a few times.