Wedding Shower: What do you think?

No. A shower is given in the bride's (or the couple's) honor, to "shower" them with gifts. Holding a party for yourself and expecting people to give you gifts is beyond tacky.

It's in terrible taste to throw a shower for yourself. BUT there are many ways to get one done for you why do it? Drop hints it's wanted. Passive aggressively ask if friends or family if you need to mark the calender or take a day off work for one. "Confide" in a friend who is willing to pass on your wishes. It may not happen but usually the message comes across.

As PP said, nope. Hosting your own shower would look gift-grabby and greedy. I don't think you're any of those!

Absolutely not ok! Bridal showers are to be hosted for you, if somebody is able to do so, but they are not a requirement. Hosting your own shower and/or bachelorette party is a huge blunder.

As all the other posts have said, no. It's an event celebrating you and it's expected to be a gift giving event. It looks like you're expecting to get gifts and attention.

I'll jump on and say this. Hosting/throwing your own parties are not a good idea as it's supposed to be a party honoring you and you shouldn't be honoring yourself. However, I don't think it's wrong to help plan/organize with your host for either event if you have ideas that will help such as games to play (or not), ideas on who to invite, a weekend that is good for your schedule, etc. I know I personally am helping my MOH plan my bachlorette weekend as she wants my opinion on places and things we do that weekend, my FMIL and Mother are throwing my Bridal shower and both have asked for my guest list and ideas/theme.

I think it is ill advised as it is gift giving occasion. That being said I live in reality that not everyone has a support system or family full of other women to throw such things, and they deserve the whole bridal experience too. I think if you really don't have anyone in your life capable of doing it you can throw your own shower but that it should be less gift oriented.

I wouldn't because of the whole gift giving thing. Just don't have one. It's stressful even when someone else throws you one anyway trust me. Do you have a registry/want one?

I don't think it is good to throw your own, but you can help. My mom is the main host of mine but just had back surgery and isn't very mobile sonive been helping

I was having an anxiety attack because I felt like I was missing out when I realized no one was going to throw me a Bridal Shower. I ended up asking my Mother if she'd at least host my friends and she said yes but none of my friends were available on the weekend she picked. My friends felt bad when I told them that I was cancelling and they ended up taking me out on a different day.

I felt so uncomfortable and ridiculous to be honest. So my advice is to just not worry about a Bridal Shower. They really aren't worth the drama over it and yeah I got some gifts but it wasn't worth it in the end.