Bridal Shower location Help!

Re: Bridal Shower location Help!

• floridabride44 member

  

  April 2016

  rlcaver said:

  My maid of honor wants to throw my bridal shower, however she lives two hours away from myself and most people that would be invited and she lives in a 500 square ft apartment, so having it at her place is not an option. However, nobody else has offered to host the bridal shower, and anyone I would ask also doesn't have the right kind of space needed. And I also live in a small apartment. Where can we host a bridal shower at, that won't cost a huge amount of money? Somewhere in the Southern California area. 
  
  Thanks in advance

  Let your friend who offered to host choose a location. As the host, it's her responsibility to find a location that works for her. It would be rude of you to ask other friends/family to host a party in your honor. It's nice that you want to help her out, and your heart seems like it's in the right place, but your only involvement in your shower should be providing a guest list (that fits with the number of people the host has said she can accommodate). After that, stay out of the planning... just show up, be gracious, and send thank-you notes in a timely manner!   

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• MairePoppy mod

  

  April 2016 edited April 2016

  Did your MOH ask you to help her find a place for the shower? She should ask on the local board if she wants specific recs: http://e/categories/local-wedding-boards?#=&CategoryUrl=http://forums.theknot.com/categories/local-wedding-boards
  

                     

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• rlcaver member

  

  April 2016

  She asked me if I had anywhere in mind that I wanted. I think she was trying to find a nice way to ask for help. She is probably as clueless as me on it, I've tried looking up some ideas and I get no where. My best idea is like a park or something. But neither of us knows how anything like that works. 

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• OurWildKingdom member

  

  April 2016 edited April 2016

  rlcaver said:

  She asked me if I had anywhere in mind that I wanted. I think she was trying to find a nice way to ask for help. She is probably as clueless as me on it, I've tried looking up some ideas and I get no where. My best idea is like a park or something. But neither of us knows how anything like that works. 

  That's actually a cost-effective option in some places. Tell MOH to ask the local parks department about reserving a shelter or pavilion. City recreation centers can be reasonably priced too.

  

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• geebee908 member

  

  April 2016

  Is her apartment in a complex that has a community room of some kind?
  

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• ernursej member

  

  April 2016

  I rented a community hall for my sister's and it was really cheap for the afternoon.

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• MairePoppy mod

  

  April 2016

  Do you or any of you family members belong to a church? Many churches have community rooms that they loan or rent for gatherings. 
  
  

                     

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• downtondiva member

  

  April 2016

  Your MOH has offered to host this event, and it is her responsibility to find a space and to ask anyone if they can have it at their home. Do not get involved with that.

  
  

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