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I want to get married in Greece with just my parents, his parents and our siblings present. I would have a reception when we return to the US. Would it still be OK to have a bridal shower? Would people be offended if I just invited them to the reception and not the wedding? How would I write the invitation?
Posted On: Jan 23, 2008 at 2:01 PM
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Yes it is more than ok to have a bridal shower, in the end everyone gets to celebrate with you. Send separate invitations. Send the ones for Greece as a normal wedding invitation. And send a second invitation as a Meet Mr. & Mrs., ect to reception. I'm doing the same since I'm having 3 weddings, and our last one is really just a reception. Our wording is very formal since it's a formal Reception, but I'll write it below so you can see. To Meet Mr. and Mrs. his name Mr. and Mrs. my parents name (they are hosting) request the pleasure of your company at a Brunch Reception Date Year Time Location This was what our printer said was proper etiquette and our invitations turned out beautifully. So good luck and hope it was helpful.
I had a friend that did this because she was getting married in Seattle, very far from us. She just sent out invites to the receptions worded almost like a invite, it felt just as special. They had a wedding cake and favors and everything it was so nice. Elizabeth Benson www.birdinhandphoto.com check us out, we travel.
It's not okay to invite anybody to the bridal shower who won't be invited to the wedding or reception. I had a destination wedding with very few of my family and only our closest friends, but then we came back to DC and had a big formal wedding reception. Only people who had been invited to either the destination wedding or the formal reception were invited to pre-wedding activities such as the engagement party and the bridal showers. Yes, people will be offended if you invite them to a bridal shower for a wedding they're not invited to. And they should be. It's like begging for wedding gifts. Tacky tacky tacky. If your colleagues at work decide to surprise you with a shower, or something like that, then it's fine to accept the gifts without inviting those people to the wedding. But don't plan a bridal shower for guests who aren't invited to your wedding Just don't do it. Good luck! Sandy Malone, Weddings in Vieques
you could always call it an engagement party instead of a bridal shower. then its more like a cocktail party with presents. we did this for our wedding because i was getting married outside the state most of my family lived in. plus we were doing the small wedding too and had to draw the line at no cousins. so this way we got to celebrate with all of them. plus without the title of "shower" less emphasis on the present part.
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