Bridal Shower Invitations: Bridal Planning

Time to put on your thinking caps ladies! Love is in the air, people getting engaged left and right. If you were chosen to be your best friend’s maid of honor, prepare to have a busy yet fulfilling next couple of months. If you love planning events and making people happy, being the maid of honor should be rather enjoyable and come naturally to you. If not, don’t fret, there are plenty of books, blogs, and videos to help you plan out every single step of the way.

Both the maid of honor and the bridesmaids have much to plan. One of the main events to plan is the bridal shower. The bridal shower is an occasion usually held at least 6 weeks before the wedding. It is meant to be a gathering for close knit family and friends to shower the bride with small gifts, love, and celebration. Usually both the maid of honor and the bridesmaids plan out the shower for the brides, but there are occasions where family members also throw the bride a shower or help out in terms of planning a bridal shower.

To get started on achieving the perfect bridal shower you will need to consider the essentials such as picking out a date for the shower, picking out a theme, making a list of which guests to invite, picking out a location or venue based on how many guests you anticipate, the budget for the overall bridal shower, and the details such as the bridal shower invitations, the decorations, and the food.

Now if you are starting to feel overwhelmed, take a deep breath, and remind yourself that you have plenty of support, just reach out to the other bridesmaids! Start out by setting a date that works for everyone. Most importantly, ask when the bride is available; after all you can’t have a bridal shower without the bride right?! Then consider when the bridesmaids are free. Best recommendation is to host it over the weekend, on either a Saturday or a Sunday in the daytime.

Next step is to get your pencil and paper out and start writing down the guest list. You know the bride the best so you would know if she wants to keep the shower big and extravagant or small and personal or somewhere in between. If she wants to have a smaller scaled shower, invite her closet friends and a few family members. If she wants it to be grandeur event, allow guests to bring plus ones.

With those two to-do tasks complete, you are halfway there, and it wasn’t so bad now was it? Now comes the logistical part of planning. Before you can pick out a venue, pick out the bridal shower invites, or pick out the bridal shower favors, you need to consider how much money you are working with. Often times the cost of the bridal shower falls upon the friends and family. If the bride wants it to be extremely fancy and grand, it is not taboo to ask for some contribution from her and her partner.

After getting a budget, you can now look into picking out the perfect venue for the event! The venue is an important aspect for a bridal shower. You can rent out a venue or hold it somewhere personal, depending on your budget and what the bride would want. After picking out the venue, the rest is small details such as determining catering options, sending out bridal shower invitations, and getting guest favors. Happy planning girls!