Hi! Me and my fiancé decided to elope/have a small legal ceremony on Feb 13, 2023 with just our parents, siblings, and grandparents. The reason being for legal/ money saving reasons.
However, we also are planning to have a large church wedding and reception in the summer of '24. Where we will invite our family, friends, co-workers, etc. to celebrate.
My mom is trying to figure out when would be the correct time to have a wedding/bridal shower for us. We are moving into our first house shortly after our Feb wedding and will need plates, pots, pans, cups, etc. Our registry is currently filled with only necessities as I don't see the need of getting over expensive things for our home when we are still students and not in our final home.
Also for clarification, we are going to be telling people that we are "eloping" after the ceremony, so this will not be a secret that we are keeping!!
When is the right time to have the shower? Is it more appropriate to have the event, sooner or closer to the big wedding?
TIA!
