Help! Bridal Shower Dates

Maybe it would be more feasible to do it in September maybe around Labor day because most people get off anyway. But you would have to check with the majority of your o.t guest. Good luck with everything.

Are your bridesmaids in the same state/city as the rest of your family?
If so, have you considered going to them?
Truth be told, maybe your bridesmaids will just have to miss the shower

Sept this year is too early for a bridal shower in my opinion. I know a few ladies that had their bachelorette party or bridal shower the weekend before the actual wedding. If that doesnt work those two bridesmaid may not be able to attend the party. Good luck

I’ve never seen or heard of anyone traveling for a shower. Only my bridesmaids that were local (or within a couple hours drive) to where our shower was came. I would hold a shower in a place where the majority of people are or decline the offer.

What about doing it near the holidays if the guests travel towards you for that? Having it within a week of is not very common, but it can work our well especially if everyone travels

I don’t feel like it’s a big deal if they can’t come! None of my bridesmaids came to my shower bc they all live pretty far away and I didn’t want any of them to feel like they had to travel or get me a gift! I get that they’d like to be there for you but I don’t think you should schedule your shower around 2 people

I would say 2-3 months before is the ideal time for a shower. Invite local people.

There’s a wedding I’m going to that’s on November 2, 2019 and the bridal shower July 12. I mean I don’t think there is any “right” or “wrong” way to do it. Do whatever your party can do! A bridal shower won’t make any difference if it’s few months or few weeks before! ☺️

I would not do it around a holiday weekend. We are having a destination wedding the weekend before the Fourth of July and I thought it would be great for everyone since it is in a vacation town so they can attend the wedding and make a vacation out of it. Plus my fiance’s friends live there so even more incentive. Everyone got save the dates and talked non-stop about how excited they were, but then were like “that is when we go on our family vacation” so they booked that afterwards. I am bummed, but not crazy upset, but think that if it is a time when people generally go away, they might go on vacation instead.

Not sure if your family and bridal party live in the same state. But if that’s the case, it seems much easier for you to travel to them. Then they travel to your state for the wedding.

Don’t stress trying to plan in order for EVERYBODY to be at EVERYTHING. You’ll drive yourself crazy. If some people can’t come, that’s life. They’ll be at the wedding.

I’ll share this, my MOH lives out of the country. For the shower, they actually FaceTime’d her in and that’s how she attended.

Some of my bridesmaids live out of state. I know they most likely won’t be able to go but they’ll get an invite & it will still be fun regardless if they can’t go. For the bridal shower prob best to do it closer to the wedding date. Having it so early doesn’t make any sense

A lot of my family and friends live across the country from me, so what we did for my bridal shower was create a Google Hangout for those that are out of town. I worried it wouldn't be as fun over video but I loved it!

This September would work if you wanted to have an engagement party, but it's definitely too far off for a bridal shower. My wedding is 6/23/19 and my bridal shower was 3/3/19. I also had a bachelorette party the night before the shower. This worked out well, especially for guests traveling in from out of state. One of my bridesmaids flew in from GA and stayed for both parties. The date was not so close to the wedding and she's flying back up for it as well. Another friend drove from Long Island, NY (I'm in North Jersey) and stayed with a family friend for the night.

I suggest picking a date you like. I would stick with your current date. Keep in mind that there are going to people who live 5 minutes from the shower venue but they won't show up. Then you will have someone who lives 2 hours away who will be there and ready to shower you. My bridal party threw a shower for me a little over a month before my upcoming wedding. My MOH missed the shower because she lives overseas but she planned the entire them with the help of the rest bridal party, family members and close friends.