A wedding shower is an event, generally taken place prior to a wedding, where a bride is thrown a party and often receives gifts. It's also known as a bridal shower. It's an American custom, and is thought to have grown out of dowry practices, whereby a poor family would compensate for the lack of a parental dowry for a bride. Today, wedding showers are informal parties that are designed to be social and fun.
How to Throw a Wedding Shower
- Choose a date that works for the bride, the bride's mother, soon-to-be mother-in-law, and members of the bridal party.
- Put together a guest list, to figure out the venue size
- Search for a place to hold the shower. Locations can be private homes, a room reserved in a restaurant, and other commercial places reserved for parties.
- Pick a theme, or at least have an idea for the theme in order to send out invitations.
- Send invitations. The sooner the better.
- Get party favors together. Figure out fun things to do during the party. Games with door prizes are popular.
- Make sure food and drink are arranged for the party.
- Throw the party and have fun!
How to plan a bridal shower.(1 Answer)
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you do not have to have games. sometimes, that's just lame. there should be food and drinks, a good spread. Something like sandwiches, finger foods. Tons of ...
How to plan a bridal shower?(3 Answers)
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Planning a bridal shower is one of the exciting things the maid-of –honor and the bridesmaid can do to make the bride happy a she awaits her special ...
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Fast Facts
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Maid of Honor
The traditional host of a wedding shower
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Time Frame
4-16 weeks prior to the wedding
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Attendees
Typically, family and friends, but some customary traditions throw large parties of 200+ guests
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First Held
In the 1890's in urban America
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Gifts
Wide ranges, traditional gifts are items for the home
