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[I496]Invitations For Wedding Shower

by Joe Silla, Joe

The location of the wedding shower should be depicted by the style of the wedding shower, from informal to extravagant.

Insure that there is enough seating for all the guests. There should be enough room for gifts to be opened including tables for them to be stacked on.

The host of the wedding shower should provide for the means to record what is being given to the bride and groom in a notebook. It is also necessary for the host to welcome guests and greet them at the door.

A Wedding Shower Generally Entails:

-A greeting by the maid of honor, host and the mother of the bride.

-A wedding shower should include a meal of some sort. It can be as simple as a buffet or cold cuts or as complex as a formal dinner.

-The shower should provide comfortable tables for the guests to relax on. Assigned seating is generally not necessary in an informal wedding shower but can be used in a formal.

-The shower should provide for refreshments including a cake or other deserts.

-Most of the time there is some form of music, but generally it is not live entertainment.

-The opening of the presents is generally held after a meal is provided to the guests.

-The bride and the groom should walk around and talk to everyone, thanking them for coming and chatting with guests.

-The wedding party should be thanked by the bride and the groom before or after dinner is served.

-Afternoon wedding showers are the most popular, although they can be held at any time of the day. Weekends are the most common.

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The wedding shower is a wonderful tradition. It is designed to help the new couple to get started on the journey of their lives. The gifts that are given are symbolic of providing the things they will need to have a good start.

Another customary thing that can be done at a wedding shower is for the bridesmaids to collect the ribbons from all presents that are open. These are placed together to create a bouquet that the bride will use in place of the real thing at her wedding rehearsal.

One of the other bridesmaids should take diligent notes about what has been given and who gave it. This will allow the bride to write thank you notes later.

Finally, the planning of a wedding shower should be done well in advance. The more formal that it is the more planning will be needed. Most of the time the shower will happen about one month before the actual wedding takes place. If this is not possible, a wedding shower can occur days before the wedding or even after the honeymoon.

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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