Skipping Bridal Shower

I've seen people skip pre wedding events

View Quoted Comment This is a really unique and fun idea! Thank you for sharing!

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Of course! I hope other brides can enjoy it as much as we have!

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It really was a great idea! We have chosen to use them on our monthly wedding anniversaries. We just hit 3 months married, so we have used 3 of our date night gifts. It has been a lot of fun!

Hello, I agree with you. My fiance and I are also skipping out on having a bridal shower. More because like you both, we already have everything. Also, we are more focused on the actual wedding and reception then all the extra stuff. Well congrats to you both and I hope it's the wedding of your dreams.

Yesssss, I've been married before and my F and F are scattered all over the US. Plus I don't need any gifts at my age. I have an established home. For me it's not important but I can understand it for other brides.

I originally wasn't really into the whole idea of having a bridal shower. Then I considered having a couples shower, thinking that it would just make things more low key and simple. But my fiance talked me into having one, saying 1. most of the guys won't care about it, and 2. he wants me to have a day that's "all about me." My girls also really want to plan one for me and I'm actually kind of looking forward to it now. It'll just be a day to relax and have some drinks with my friends and family.

I am not having one because i really dont have a need we r asking for money for a new appartment. And we have mostly everything we need for it just not the appartment

We've been living together for about 8 months now. We're slowly buying the things we need. But there are definitely a few things we would love to have. (A full matching set of cookware, board games, a rake and shovel, some Legos, a second set of sheets, a foldable table and chairs to play games at, a bar and barstools for our basement, and we registered for gift cards in case people wanted suggestions). We have most of what we need, but there's just a few extras we'd like... and our families weren't going to let us forgo a shower. So we're sucking it up.

We're skipping it. I dont want one lol

My sister is giving me a bridal shower which is very exciting.

We were in a similar situation where my husband and I already had been living together for a couple years so it wasn't the traditional "we need to furnish a home" idea with the gifts! I did have a bridal shower because it was a really fun way to have my mom and aunt involved (who asked about throwing one) and just get some girl time with friends and family I don't see often!

Rather than gifts you could have people contribute other things: an old family recipe for you to try, wedding advice, date night advice, etc. and other "shower" type games/activities. Or you could make this something totally unique and different by going out to a lunch, book a private wine & design paint class, a private yoga class, literally anything

We’re skipping both the bridal and engagement party. Most of our guest will be traveling to us for the wedding and will be spending a lot on hotels, etc. that I didn’t want to be greedy and ask for more from them. I also don’t really care for the attention and we don’t need anything since we’ve lived with each other for 2 years now

I’ve had a lot more of my friends choose to do couple shower! Maybe that is something you’d prefer to do over the traditional bridal shower. I’ve attended a couple and they were much more relaxed and more of a fun get together.

My mom isn't thrilled about the idea of throwing a shower since we are living together. But my MOH want's to throw one. I think they are discussing it. But I mostly just want to have a time when my extended family can meet my FH and his parents can meet mine. It doesn't need to be a huge ordeal. We can just have a party in NY at my Grandparents house and hang out.

I will say, not having especially my mom even offer to throw us a party has made it hard to feel like the bride. Weird to explain, but I think having some kind of party where we are the center of attention for once would help me be ready for the wedding day. We shall see!

Skipping bridal shower. We have lived together for the past 8 years; we're good and after we get married we are renovating our kitchen. Don't have any idea of color schemes, etc. so no need in getting anything that we potentially might not use. I like the idea of a tea or brunch if your mom really wants to throw you one. Totally up to you.

We’re skipping one as well. Before we had even started dating I had been buying and saving items for my own place whenever I saw something on sale, and he had already lived on his own. So we have a lot of duplicate items as it is. 😂 instead we’re going to a jack and Jill party because it’s a fun way to earn some money and have a party together with all of our friends and family.

My sister was in the same boat about them living together already (both previously married and combined 2 households) but we ended up having a brunch and everyone just paid forthemslves us BMs just split her share basically.

My fiance and I live together, we moved in to a rental for 3 months then I ended up buying a house since I was able to. So we kinda bought all the big stuff for the rental and again when I bought. So my sister is just hosting a ladies tea. I am not expecting any gifts but its a good chance for people to celebrate that may not be able to attend the wedding or maybe would like to celebrate a bit more in a smaller setting since brides are pulled in every which way on the wedding day.

We didn't have an engagement party, and I'm not having a bridal shower at all. I don't even think I'll have a bachelorette. None of those extra parties are super important to me, and I don't live near my mom or MOH (she's my only bridesmaid) so I think it would have been difficult and stressful for them to plan them. Since we are having a shorter engagement (9 months), I'm totally fine with focusing all of my energy on having a fantastic wedding.

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I think this is a really cute idea.