Bridal Shower

Personal decision but every bridal shower I have been to it has been women only.

Bridal showers are traditionally women only events. If you're having a wedding shower with mixed genders, you could invite your male family members.

Umm unless you REALLY want them there. No because chances are even though they love you....they don’t want to be there lol

Traditionally women but there’s people who have mixed gender showers like co Ed showers

I'm the first to get married in my family too so there's been A LOT of research going on hahaha.

I would say it's up to you, but typically it's just he women!

I know for my family, our venue has a bar that's separate from the party area so we've had it before where husbands will come and just sit in the bar and drink and watch TV while the wives attend the party

Its usually just the women unless you do an I do BBQ type thing. Most men don't want to be there. Everyone I've been too, the man shows up at the beginning to say hello and then at the end to load the car

My best friend had her fiancé and her close male family members there but I chose not to have any at mine. Everyone is telling me “your fiancé has to come and bring you flowers”... I’m like no .. this is my event he doesn’t need to come at all and he doesn’t want to lol

Just make sure that if you do invite the dads and brothers that you invite them all. My FH's brother and SIL had a baby shower and they invited both dads and only her brother, so my FH was left out. He's over it, but it didnt make it any less annoying

Typically it's just women. I would encourage that, since every shower I've been to, the bride opened presents and recieved a lot of sexy-wear for her husband and that could get very awkward in front of your dad and brother. But if you don't think you run the risk of that based on your crowd, I would agree with the PPs and say it's up to you!

We had a couples shower so we could have men in attendance as well.

Thanks everyone. I know my fiance says he wants to be there with me.

I agree with everyone on this one. Its a personal discretion thing, but typically it is women only. I will be having a ring game too where everyone gets a glitzy bling ring from party city and people can steal them from each other if they mention the wedding. haha I want it low key and a party!!!

View Quoted Comment A certain amount depends on who is hosting your shower. That volunteer may want all female. And they may want to pay for the minimum number of people, not shell out $30- $100 more because more of your family is coming. It is not a bride's decision to make. The hostess or hostesses decide on the nature of the party, and whom to invite.

Mine invited themselves but it was fun and I didn’t mind at all

Typically men are invited to couples showers, not bridal showers.

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Only reason I asked is because they don't have wedding wire. My family is the one hosting. They don't know, that is simply why I asked. They're obviously inviting my FH. It wasn't my decision anyway besides my Fh saying he wants to be there with me.

Bridal showers are typically just for women, but "couple's showers" are also a thing. our church threw us a couple's shower, it was basically a big cookout and we opened gifts. it all depends on what you want!

Women only is what I’m accustomed to, but you can personalize it however you prefer.

View Quoted Comment Then fine with the hosts, fine with you. Best of all worlds.

It's really up to you all. The venue for my shower had a separate room with a billiards tables and such, so my husband, his dad, and his grandpa all hung out over there and came over for food. My husband also did the shoe game with me and then opened presents with me.