Is it okay to have a bridal shower two days before the wedding?
July 26, 2009 by Wedding Ideas and Planning Tips
Filed under Honeymoon & Bridal Shower Ideas
Can you answer In Gainesville’s question about Weddings?:
I am having my wedding in California and most of my guests and wedding party will be coming in from out of town and from different places. I don’t have the option of holding multiple bridal showers -not enough people in any one location and who would be hosting?
I am having my wedding in California and most of my guests and wedding party will be coming in from out of town and from different places. I don’t have the option of holding multiple bridal showers -not enough people in any one location and who would be hosting?
Either I forgo the bridal shower, or I have it a couple days before the wedding so that people can attend. Is that appropriate?
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Weddings Feedback: I think it’s more than appropriate.
Weddings Feedback: My sister’s bridal shower was 2 days before the wedding for this reason. Just fine, IMHO, when you have so many out of towners. My sister’s coworkers held the shower, otherwise, she would have just skipped it as there were no family in CA except those of us flying in.
Weddings Feedback: Of course. It’s more than okay!
Weddings Feedback: What about your local friends? I assume you have friends in your hometown who are invited to the wedding and would like to throw you a shower. Maybe you could enlist the help of a friend who is not necessarily in the wedding party but wants to throw you a shower.
Either that or travel to the location where the majority of your wedding party and family lives and have the shower there about a month before the wedding.
2 days before is just a bit too close to the wedding, and would not only force the guests to have to take an extra 2 days off work in order to be in California for the shower and the wedding, but also it will cause them to have to buy you two gifts, one for the shower and one for the wedding, at the same time- sometimes that can be rough on a budget. Not to mention how cumbersome it would be to have to lug two gifts onto a plane.
Weddings Feedback: I had a lot of out of towners coming for my wedding. I decided to forgo the shower since there were already so may other things that people were obligated to do (or they were also treating the time as a vacation). When it came down too it for me personally I was so busy I did not need the stress of coordinating another event anyway. If you feel you really want to have one try to plan a ‘ladies only’ champagne brunch at a local restaurant.
Weddings Feedback: Forget it. It’s rude to have a shower so close to the wedding because it is a big expense for guests who have to bring a gift to both events so close together and it also monopolizes their time too much that week.