Bridal Shower Checklist

Traditionally, hosting the bridal shower falls on the bride’s maid of honor, who invites friends and relatives of the bride and groom to offer gifts for their home or anything else, according to the couple’s needs.

From spontaneous and informal to complex themes and etiquette showers, you can let your imagination fly while planning your bride’s shower. Here you have a bridal shower checklist to help you organize all the details.

• Set budget
• Set bridal shower date 2-6 weeks before the wedding day
• Ask bride and groom who they want to have at the shower (guests list)
• Decide if you want a co-ed shower
• Choose place (it should match the shower theme)
• Write and send invitations
• Decide if there is going to be a central theme (from decoration to gifts)
• Organize bridal shower gifts (based on couple’s registry list, shower theme…)
• Organize decoration
• Organize bridal shower favors
• Organize food and drinks
• Decide if you want to have games and, if yes, which ones

Tip #1: If there are going to be many guests coming to the wedding from out of town you may consider having the bridal shower one or two days before the wedding day, so that most of the guests can attend.

Tip #2: The bride or a bride’s relative should work out the details of the bridal shower together with the organizer of the shower (usually the maid of honor).

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