Bridal Invite

We are throwing a bridal shower for my friend and since she has everything, she wants a "Honeymoon Fund" shower.....

BUT how do we word it in the invite???

It is not rude at all. It is resourceful! One of my friends was staying at a Marriott, and they have an online registry to help the couple with dinner, massages, etc. That made it easy and not awkward.

A way to put it would be:

Since the bride and groom are set at home, in lieu of gifts, please feel free to contribute to their honeymoon!!

2008-10-23 09:14:57 by mmm

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I heard about one engagement invite that "welcomed wedding sponsorship, as weddings are so expensive". Got any more good ones?

I got an invite that said," please do not come if you can't bring a gift, the dinner is very expensive"......lol

2009-06-04 16:53:50 by nodumgys

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My daughter lives out of state and is getting married in the state she lives. She has invited immediate family only because of cost and a desire to have a small intimate wedding. The maid of honor would like to have a bridal shower for her in the state her family lives in. Many of these family members will not be invited to the wedding.

The guest list for a bridal shower should be comprised of people who can be presumed to welcome the opportunity to see the bride before the wedding and to help her get started in married life by generously giving gifts. The wedding guest list is not relevant.

It is an etiquette error to believe that there is rudeness in sending a shower invitation to someone who is not also invited to the wedding. I suspect that this error has come about because so many modern brides are much, much more involved in planning their own showers than is appropriate. When a bride virtually hosts her own shower, she might well hear the voice of conscious rebuking her for soliciting gifts from people "not good enough" to attend the wedding.

Heads up brides! If someone offers to give you a shower, your only role is to be the guest of honor. You can hint, but not demand that someone give you a shower. It is always incorrect to give a shower for someone who is (or is about to be) a member of your own family -- that is greedy. (Hint: the family can "help" the host by doing all the work and paying all the bills. Etiquette is tricky that way.)

Traditionally showers were most focused on those who would NOT be involved in the wedding, such as the bride's childhood neighbors, her bowling league, her work colleagues, and so on. To an old and old fashioned lady like myself, being invited to both shower AND wedding feels like being "shook down" for an extra gift!

2009-02-03 17:36:40 by nana36

My Mom is planning my bridal shower and we were going over who all is going to be invited and she mentioned a couple of friends of hers she would like there but I don't have them on my guest list nor plan on inviting them to my wedding. So, is it ok to invite someone to the bridal shower and not the wedding? Thanks!

I think its rude because to me its seems Kinda like:

Come to the bridal shower and bring me a gift! oh, and
by the way, your not invited to the wedding.

:) haha.

2008-08-24 04:51:39 by mageta8

I'm having a small wedding in July and not everyone I want can be invited, would it be ok to invite them to the bridal shower? If not, then why?

id think it'd b alright just explain its a plain simple intimate wedding and your budget dsnt allow for everyone to be invited

2009-04-24 12:02:52 by Frazzled Bride