We’ve all made mistakes, but it’s always so much more poignant to make a glaring mistake when you’re trying to impress your friends and family. A bridal shower is a very special occasion that should be fun and lighthearted. The fastest way to kill the mood, however, is to make a major blunder at your shower.
Never Throw Your Own Bridal Shower
You can have a party or a special reception for your engagement and invite your friends and family over, but do not have a shower and call it your own. A shower is an opportunity for friends to “shower” you with gifts. You don’t invite everyone over to your house to “shower” you. It’s akin to asking all of your friends to come over baring gifts. Adult birthday parties and letters to Santa are about the only way you can get away with asking for presents. Skip it at your shower – let a friend host the event for you, although you do get a vote on the design of the bridal shower invitations.
Don’t Exclude Your Mother’s Friends
If your mother has a million girlfriends, either invite them all or don’t invite any of them. Not getting an invitation to a ladies event such as a bridal shower is akin to a slap in the face if others in the same group were invited. This is true for your friends, of course, but your mother’s friends seem to care even more and many have probably watched you grow for years, perhaps decades. Let your mother invite them if she wants to – it’s just as much her party in a sense as yours anyhow.
Keep Your Games Classy
If you’re going to include games at the bridal shower, please keep them classy. Don’t open yourself up for criticism by allowing bridal shower games that would be more appropriate at a bachelorette party during an afternoon tea where your grandmother is sitting at your elbow. The shower can be casual and fun, but your mother’s friends aren’t interested in your astounding knowledge of the Kama Sutra positions in a “name this picture” game.
Most importantly, remember to relax and have a good time. These women are gathered to celebrate you and your future. Enjoy your time with all of your guests and thank them profusely for such a special event.
by Rebecca Garland from realmom.net
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