Grandmas/fh Family at Bridal Shower ?

I invited all my fiancé’s family and our grandmothers but they didn’t want to travel. It hurt my feelings a little but I understand it’s a lot to ask for them.

I am inviting my grandmas to my shower and both sides of the family (mine and his). I've been to plenty of shower were their grandparents have been there and both sides of the family were there too.

I think most grandmothers are invited, people are just more inclined to post pictures with their friends on a wedding planning app than their older relatives. As for your FH’s family, most people invite both sides. The only time I see otherwise is if one side of the family is OOT or if both sides want to throw their own individual showers.

FH's grandmother was at my shower, as were local, female members of his family. I do not have any living grandparents, and my great aunt lives out of state. She flew in for the wedding, but I wasn't going to ask her to travel for the shower.

I didn't have any of our grandmas only because sadly all of them are no longer with us. I did have one of the groomsmen's grandmas there though (FH is basically an honorary member of said groomsman's family).

Most of the people at my shower were FH's family because they're all local and my family is spread out across the country.

My grandmother is gone and his grandma will be invited, but my guess is she will not come as she did not come to my baby shower, but she is not that social.

I don't have my grandmas anymore. I really wish I did, they would love the bridal shower. I have invited my FH's close family, mom, aunts, girl cousins, both his grandmothers and one grandmother's sister. We have been together for 8 years so I already feel like I am apart of their family.

My fiance's mom threw our couple's shower, so his grandma and several of his family members came. In fact, mostly his family came since they all lived in the area that the shower was thrown, my family is all spread out so only my parents came from my side.

My FH’s grandma is the only one who lives close enough to attend a shower, and at 97 she has a really hard time with large groups. We always invite her to the kids birthday parties and holidays, she just does better in small groups so we leave it up FH’s aunt if she thinks grandma is up to it. If she can’t make it, we try to plan something smaller with her.
My MOHs have already mentioned throwing a shower, even though it’s really early still, so once we have a finalized guest list for the wedding I’ll let them go off of that for the shower. I definitely believe both families should be included, though it depends. One of my friend had two showers when she got married: one that her FMIL hosted with their family and one with her family and friends hosted by the bridal party. Since we’ve been together 6 years now, our families have met and know each other pretty well. If they didn’t know each other, I think a shower is a great opportunity to meet and start getting to know each other before the wedding.

My grandmas and some of my great aunts came to my shower! The groom's family is normally invited. My husband's family tends to have too much going on so a lot of them declined but his sisters, his mom, one aunt and his grandfather's wife (they recently got married so he doesn't consider her his grandma) came. They aren't as outgoing as my family so they were a little awkward, they did participate in games though! Before dinner everyone mingled well. My mom who hosted made a point to talk to everyone. Then while eating everyone just talked with those at their table. I was at a table with my bridal party. My husband's family sat together and were pretty quiet. The table with my family and family friends had a great time talking. My mom's best friend is my Godmother so she came to my shower and her and my mom have not seen each other in a few years so they were having a great time laughing and talking with the others at their table. They were discussing going through menopause and being pretty silly about it, I couldn't really tell what my husband's family thought of them, but they tend to be pretty serious people so I think they were surprised at all the laughter. But overall it went well!

I had my grandma there, she’s only in her 60s and my FH’s grandma was there and for 94, she’s very bright and active still! I did a game of “who has the groom” and she ended up having her grandson and she was so excited, it was the cutest thing. I’m so blessed my grandma and his were there.

My grandmothers aren't alive, if they were they would throwing my bridal party for sure. My friends grandmothers were all invited and they wanted to come but it was in the winter in New England and they didn't want to risk being snowed in. I'd suspect a lot of us aren't lucky enough to have grandmothers still or if they do the grandma's might want to relax at home and do their own celebration. Overall if fiance's invited it's up to the bride.

I invited all local ladies from his family and my family that were also invited to the wedding, including the older ones. I think when it comes down to "who to invite," it's more of a personal preference thing. You should invite who you want to be there. Typically, those are local woman that are also invited to the wedding...unless you have a co-ed shower.

I personally didn't really invite all the ladies invited to the wedding. I only invited my friends aha. I didn't invite any from his half. I probably should have but I wasn't close to anyone at all and i barely knew them so I kind of just kept it to my side

Aside from friends and my mom- I'm inviting FHs stepmom, his SIL, and one of my local aunts.

My FSIL's bridal shower was entirely family. It was hosted at her grandmother's house and two of her great aunts attended. I was the only one at the shower who wasn't actually related yet as my FH aren't married yet.

At my shower I'll probably have friends but was also planning on inviting women family members, including my one living grandma

Yes the local ladies on FH's side are invited to the bridal shower. I unfortunately don't have any living grandparents left and he has one set, so his grandmother will absolutely be there. My great aunt will also be there so we aren't excluding any older family members whatsoever.