Bridal shower invites Vs. wedding invites? Short timeline!

I don't know if you'd want to, but you could always do e-vites instead of physical invitations for the bridal shower.
Also, you probably shouldn't be sending them out yourself.
Are you planning your own bridal shower?

Wedding invites usually go out 6-8 weeks before the big day. Shower invites tend to go out about 4-6 weeks prior and will overlap your wedding invitations which is okay.

Invites for the bridal shower should go out 4-6 weeks prior to the shower.

You shouldn't host your own bridal shower as it appears very gift grabby. If someone chooses to host one for you, without you dropping hints, then they will be the ones to worry about when to send out invites. It doesn't sound like it, but if you are asking on behalf of someone who is throwing your shower, the last shower I planned (as a MOH) I sent them out 4-5 weeks ahead of the shower and it worked out fine.

Side note, are you having a destination wedding? If not, you typically don't send out invites for the wedding until 6-8 weeks before. If you send it out too early people may not know whether they can get that day off yet or will just forget about it because they have months to decide.

Use evite is very simple and easy to manage

I would say 4 weeks before for the shower. So for example, shower invites can go out on July 7 for an August 7 shower, and you mentioned the wedding invites will be sent now for a September wedding. It doesn't matter if all the shower stuff happens in between, or if they overlap. You can even wait until 6 weeks before to send the wedding invites.

Unless and until you are asked for a guest list by someone who offers to host a shower, you do nothing about shower invitations.

My bridal shower and wedding invites went out the same week. One of my Bridesmaids sent them out right before because of how short our engagement was (we were a 5 month engagement, bridal shower was in May, wedding is 2 weeks after that). Not sure if it was "Etiquette" or not, but that was just how the cookie crumbled for us.

View Quoted Comment I’m not hosting my own, but my MOH and other bridesmaids are young (as am I) and haven’t done anything like this before. Honestly my mom doesn’t even know a lot about this kind of thing, lol. But I like the idea of having a shower. I think most people enjoy feeling celebrated.

Also, thank you for the info about the wedding invites!! That is a huge relief.

View Quoted Comment I’m not planning my own, as my MOH has mentioned it before. But she’s never done anything like this and neither have I so I was worried we were completely dropping the ball. Thank you for your suggestion of e-vites!

View Quoted Comment I love this, thank you!

View Quoted Comment Thank you ❤️