Bridal shower question

All the women invited to the wedding in the town/area the shower was hosted in! So about 40ish invited. Attendance was closer to 20.

My MOH invited all the women who were local to the area, so like 30 women.

All the women who are invited to the wedding if you can afford it or they're close.

You definitely do not have to invite every woman invited to the wedding and the guest list should be up to you anyway. If your boss and his wife are invited to the wedding there’s absolutely no reason that his wife needs to be invited to your shower. Most people I know just invite close friends and family.

I didn't invite every person that was also invited to the wedding just because I wasn't close to them and it felt weird having them there just because they were invited to the wedding too

I just invited a few we’ll my BM did. But I wanted something small

You don't have to invite every woman invited to the wedding! I know I'm having at least 2 showers. The one hosted in my hometown by my mom's friends will have people from our side of the wedding, and the one hosted in FH's hometown by his mom's friends will have people from their side of the wedding.

We invited all female family members minus my husbands two great aunts (they didn't come to the wedding anyway). I invited my female friends (only 2 lol). My mom invited all her friends that were invited to the wedding (more than me lol). We didn't invite my husband's friends wives/girlfriends.

I did not have a bridal shower. It's just another expense you have to plan and prepare for

For my shower, we invited all local women (in my family, my husband's family, and my friends) that were also invited to the wedding. However, the guest list is usually up to the Bride, so you can invite as little as you want if you aren't comfortable with inviting everyone.

I only invited the ladies close to us that were local. I had our moms, aunts, grandma and close friends just 12 girls. We had a small wedding so there wasn’t much guest to begin with but there was a few friends from my his parents side that went to the wedding but we didn’t invite to the shower.

I only invited close friends and cousins. To be exact 20 girls. Also my mom and my fiancé’s mom in those 20. It was very small and intimate and I loved it.

I invited every woman who I knew personally or family. I did not invite my fiancé’s friends spouses unless I knew them.

That seems way excessive to me. I invited my aunts/cousins and very close friends.

That is a fairly old tradition. I would say only invite who you want there. I only wanted close friends and family from the area. My sister invited a ton of my out of state friends and I told them not to come. FMIL also wanted to invite a bunch of her friends that are coming to the wedding and I told her absolutely not because I don’t want to meet these ladies for the first time at an event where it is common to give a gift.

View Quoted Comment I’m sorry you do not want to do one. I am not planning it my mom and sister are. They are covering everything.

View Quoted Comment Yes! This! Some woman are the wife of my fh friends or my parents friends. I’m sitting over here like I dont Know these people.

I invited all the ladies that were loval

I did not do that and I don't think you should. I invited family from both sides and my friends, not all females. My FMIL asked me if FH's half siblings were invited to my shower and I said no... He doesn't even talk to them, I've met them once or twice. I am not close to them so why would I? Not everyone showed up anyways to my shower and quite frankly most shot out of their seats to leave as soon as dessert was over. My side of the family seemed like they were in a bad mood and his side of the family was demanding my FH show up even though like he's not supposed to be there. He was asleep because he works night shift and they were all calling him to yell at him for not coming til after they left. I had less than 30 people there.

I only invited local women but not every one. I wanted those people who I really knew and are close to to be there. If you are close with every woman invited to the wedding and want to share the day with them then I guess its okay to have them all there for you!