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Couple's Shower - Who to Invite

Alisha, on June 15, 2022 at 5:03 PM Posted in Parties and Events 0 5

Since our wedding is in a few months, and our bridesmaids + groomsmen have no idea how to plan a shower/party (I honestly don't think they know they should be planning the pre-wedding gatherings LOL). So my very kind Future Mother In Law is planning on a Couple's Shower for us Smiley heart

FMIL asked us for a guest list, and I have no idea who to invite. Traditional Bridal Shower has just the close females. With that logic, we would invite everyone who is close to us (and is invited to the wedding)... but here is the problem. We are having a small wedding, and almost everyone invited to the wedding is close to us... Does it make sense to have everyone invited to the couple's shower and the wedding?

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Latest activity by Erin, on June 16, 2022 at 8:29 PM
  • Mrs.evans
    VIP October 2022
    Mrs.evans ·
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    Yes it's ok but I haven't seen too many couple showers before,certain couple games can be played together but most of the time it's just the ladies. And talk about the guys lol lol and then the guys have there celebration with the groom. But it is a different thing too do bit this is the 1 last thing to do before its forever together. Have a great time at your couple's shower
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  • Imani
    Master July 2022
    Imani ·
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    I’d say only invite your bridal party. You don’t need to have everyone there.
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  • M
    VIP January 2019
    Maggie ·
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    First, what's your FMIL's guest number limit (often related to budget)? That's your guide. But in general, I wouldn't want to have two events with the same guest list (that is, inviting everyone invited to your wedding to your shower). That would take away from the specialness of the wedding since everyone will celebrate with you there.

    I like Imani's idea of just inviting your bridal party. That would be a fun, intimate event with your nearest and dearest and be completely different from the wedding itself.

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  • Jacks
    Rockstar November 2054
    Jacks Online ·
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    First check with your MIL about how many people she's thinking to host, that will determine the plan.

    The only "rule" is that everyone invited to pre-wedding events must be invited to the wedding.

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  • Erin
    Super May 2022
    Erin ·
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    Usually a shower just has a subset of people invited to the wedding. Find out what your MIL’s budget is, establish max guest count from there, then decide on a certain social circle to invite from your guest list. We had a 150 person guest list that we invited to the wedding, so we made the couples shower just our church friends circle + wedding party + parents, and then my bridal shower was bridesmaids + moms + close female family and friends.
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