Wedding Shower Planning Advice
Author: George Meszaros

The maid of honor, a sister, or a close friend normally hosts
wedding showers. Historically, the wedding shower is a party
during which the bride was given items for her trousseau.
Wedding showers today are more of a pre-wedding party where
guests shower the bride with gifts and well wishes. The wedding
shower gives the bride an opportunity to spend some time with
friends and family before the wedding day.

Just because you are the made of honor, it doesn't mean you
have to pay for it all on your own. You should be able to get
the others to pitch in to help with the expenses. Close friends
and family members should be able to help co-host the wedding
shower. Make sure you meet with the co-hosts to discuss the
details. You should be in agreement about the date, budget,
menu, and location of the shower.

Involve the bride in the date selection, but you should make
sure the key guests could work with the selected date. The most
popular time for wedding showers is Sunday afternoon. Ask the
bride about her colors to see if you can incorporate it in the
décor. Themed showers are great, but they require a lot of
planning, and can be more expensive. You can expect to spend
between $8.00 and $15.00 per person.

Most wedding showers are hosted in one of the bridesmaids'
home. Showers can be hosted in restaurants, parks, or any place
that would accommodate such event. Ask the bride if she has a
preference for the location and go from there. Try to avoid
having the party hosted at the bride's home.

Wedding showers are usually small parties. You should not
invite more than 30 guests. Only invite the closest friends and
family members. Never invite someone you don't plan to invite to
the wedding. You have to send a printed invitation to all the
guests; a phone call or an e-mail is not a good option.

You can serve finger food, or order pizza. You shouldn't make a
big fuss about what is served. If you can make it work within
your budget order a cake.


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