Bridal Shower Invites

It might be better to plan a small event after the wedding instead. The bridal shower tends to involve gifts for the bride and, as such, is a bit odd for those not invited to the wedding events.

It's not considered polite to invite people to pre-wedding events if they're not invited to the wedding.

Yea I wouldn't invite anyone to a shower that isn't invited to the wedding. People do it but it can be seen as being gift grabby. You know your friends and family best though. Good luck!

Rude to invite anyone to the bridal shower who isn't invited to the wedding. This would be considered a gift grab

I agree with the others, it would be rude to invite anyone to your wedding shower who will not be invited to the wedding. Doing so gives the impression that they are not good enough to invite to the wedding, but you still want them to spend money on gifts for you.

Yes it is better to have a reception then invite them to that, but it would be rude to invite ppl to your bridal shower who aren't invited to the wedding ceremony. Alot of ppl will offended some may not but this is a very then line to do that

Yes it is rude to invite people to the shower who are not invited to the wedding. The exception is when coworkers or fellow church members decide to host a shower to celebrate your happiness.


Instead of having multiple receptions for people not invited, host them by family units in your home as newlyweds or host a non -wedding related party in your home at another time. Your wedding is not the only time you will socialize with these people. For relatives, arrange a family reunion picnic at another time at a local park that everyone contributes to and you are not responsible for the bill.