How to write the perfect invites to a wedding shower
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A wedding shower, is a gift giving party where a bride is given gifts before her wedding. Primarily followed in North America it is organized by the bridesmaids and the gifts are generally for the couples home. In earlier times it was also said to reduce pressure of dowry on the bride by receiving gifts from her friends and acquaintances. It is also conducted to prepare the bride to start a new household.
The maid of honor is generally required to host the shower and send out the wedding shower invitations. A wedding shower is not hosted by the maid of honor if she is a part of the brides immediate family. Tradition followed is to organize the wedding shower around 4 to 6 weeks before the actual wedding takes place. Generally if a number of outstation guests are expected wedding shower invitations are sent for a time close to the wedding so they can attend as well. The number of wedding shower invitations sent and the relatives who should be invited is subjective and is decided by the couple or the host.
Primarily to begin inviting people, a guest list is required which can be arranged from the bride or her mother if it is a surprise. Another important factor is that only people invited to the wedding should be invited to the bridal shower as otherwise the bride might get into an awkward situation. Around 4 weeks before the shower the wedding shower invitations should be sent so they are not too far in advance or too late.
Any special instructions are preferred with the invite such as the idea of a themed party. General directions to the wedding shower and contact numbers are present in the wedding shower invitation for the convenience of the guests. All personal friends and relatives of the bride are sent wedding shower invitations.
General tradition is to send one invite per person and not one invite for two people unless it is a couple shower where couples are invited. Wedding showers can be more than one as well in which case the same person should not be sent a wedding shower invitation twice. The invites can be sent by the mail, over the phone or can be given in person as well.
Though a personal touch to invites such as hand written invites is considered charming, generally to avoid confusion and for the convenience of the host professional help is available for wedding shower invites. Professionals in this field are responsible for the whole process of inviting right from the designing the wedding shower invitation to the distribution.
It is imperative that a bride send "thank you" cards to all the guests who attended the bridal shower before the wedding. It should in the brides maiden name as before the wedding, stationary with the married name should not be used.
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