Category: Bridal Showers

Ask Cheryl: When You’re Left Out of the Bridal Shower

Whether you’re a child on the playground or an adult scrolling social media, realizing you’ve been excluded is hurtful. When it comes to showers and weddings, what are the rules for a guest who feels left out? Cheryl offers her advice to a friend of the bride who’s feeling left out. Dear Cheryl, My friend… Continue reading Ask Cheryl: When You’re Left Out of the Bridal Shower

Pros and Cons of Having Your Bridal Shower on Your Bachelorette Weekend

Photo Courtesy of La Lente Photography

When it comes to planning a bachelorette weekend or a bridal shower, there are lots of things to consider. One of those things is the date! Can’t decide if you should have your bridal shower on your bachelorette weekend? We’re here to help—read below for the pros and cons of each. PROS  Your friends will… Continue reading Pros and Cons of Having Your Bridal Shower on Your Bachelorette Weekend

How to Be the Perfect Bridal Shower Hostess

Planning a bridal shower for one of your closest friends, relatives or coworkers can be daunting, but it doesn’t have to be! Hosting a bridal shower, and wondering how it all works? Follow our tips below and you’ll be a pro in no time. Make sure everyone invited to the shower is also on the… Continue reading How to Be the Perfect Bridal Shower Hostess

Ask Cheryl: Invited to the Shower, but not the Wedding

It is a truth universally acknowledged (or at least it should be) that all those invited to the bridal shower must also be invited to the wedding. Unfortunately, confused couples sometimes extend shower invitations to those they can’t invite to the wedding. So what’s a shower guest to do when she finds she’s not included… Continue reading Ask Cheryl: Invited to the Shower, but not the Wedding

Refreshing Recipes for Summer Bridal & Baby Showers

Whether you’re hosting a shower for a special friend, or just attending one, summertime parties are so much fun. They give everyone a chance to wear their cute summer dresses, enjoy the gorgeous weather and celebrate a special friend who is either expecting a precious baby or planning to marry the love of their life.… Continue reading Refreshing Recipes for Summer Bridal & Baby Showers

Ask Cheryl: Etiquette of Having a Bridal Shower with a Small Destination Wedding Guest List

When a couple chooses a non-traditional, destination wedding, family and friends might still insist on traditional pre-wedding celebrations, like a bridal shower. How should couples handle the pressure to register and have showers when their wedding guest list is small? Cheryl offers her solution, and the one etiquette rule that should never change with the… Continue reading Ask Cheryl: Etiquette of Having a Bridal Shower with a Small Destination Wedding Guest List

Ask Cheryl: Who Gets the Final Say on the Bridal Shower Guest List?

Today’s question tackles the often-debated bridal shower guest list. Who gets the final say: the bride or the hostess? Cheryl offers some clear guidelines and practical advice to help bickering brides and their hostesses. Dear Cheryl, My mother and sister are throwing me my bridal shower and asked that we go over the invite list.… Continue reading Ask Cheryl: Who Gets the Final Say on the Bridal Shower Guest List?

Ask Cheryl: Do Bridal Shower Guests Also Need to Be Invited to the Wedding?

It seems like every wedding involves at least one difficult invitation situation. How should the mother of the bride handle someone who offers to host a shower, but wasn’t included on the wedding guest list? Dear Cheryl, Like most couples, our daughter and future son-in-law have had to limit the guest list for various reasons,… Continue reading Ask Cheryl: Do Bridal Shower Guests Also Need to Be Invited to the Wedding?

Ask Cheryl: Who Should Be Invited to a Bridal Shower?

Image Courtesy of Etsy Seller MintyPaperieShop

Guest lists are tricky, but this is one question that can be answered with clear-cut guidelines. Hi Cheryl, My co-worker is throwing a wedding shower for me and has asked me for a list of people to invite. My whole work team will be invited to the wedding, so I will only include female team… Continue reading Ask Cheryl: Who Should Be Invited to a Bridal Shower?

The Maid of Honor Knows: Bridal Shower Themes That Are Actually Fun

Planning a bridal shower should be as easy as possible. One way to make it easier? Come up with a theme to help give the décor, food, drinks, favors, and invitations some direction. That said, with so many themes to choose from (some of which are so overdone), picking one that’s just right for your… Continue reading The Maid of Honor Knows: Bridal Shower Themes That Are Actually Fun

#TrendWatch: Co-ed Wedding Showers

Group Of Friends Enjoying Outdoor Dinner Party

Celebrating upcoming nuptials is a long-standing tradition, typically involving an all-girls bridal shower (and there’s nothing wrong with that). However, as men have become more involved with the planning and events surrounding the wedding, and women have besties of both genders, men are being included in the fun with a co-ed wedding shower. Originally, we… Continue reading #TrendWatch: Co-ed Wedding Showers

Ask Cheryl: Can I Invite a Friend to My Niece’s Bridal Shower?

We hear this question quite often, and the answer never changes. Read on to find out more! Hi Cheryl, I am attending my niece’s bridal shower. Is it proper to ask the host, my sister-in-law, if I can invite a close friend of mine to attend? Thanks, Yvonne Hi Yvonne, Thank you for writing! The… Continue reading Ask Cheryl: Can I Invite a Friend to My Niece’s Bridal Shower?

Walmart’s Top 10 Bridal Registry Gifts

Now that you’re engaged, wedding planning is in full swing! You’re thinking about your dream dress and the perfect venue, and somewhere in the back of your mind, you’re trying to narrow down the list of places to register. When considering your potential registries, keep in mind the stores that have it all: from kitchen… Continue reading Walmart’s Top 10 Bridal Registry Gifts

Ask Cheryl: Is it Too Late to Celebrate Coworker’s Wedding?

The “workplace shower” is a fairly modern practice that doesn’t always follow the traditional rules of wedding etiquette—and that’s ok! Dear Cheryl, My coworker got married two weeks ago. She didn’t invite me or anyone else from the office, and I completely understand given the high costs of weddings. Our coworkers never organized a shower… Continue reading Ask Cheryl: Is it Too Late to Celebrate Coworker’s Wedding?

How to Throw a Honeymoon Bridal Shower

Bridal

You know that saying about necessity being the mother of invention? Well, I’m sure the original orator wasn’t necessarily referring to bridesmaids needing fresh and fun bridal shower ideas, but in my case about 5 months ago, it stood true. It was fast approaching the time in all matron of honor’s duties where a bridal… Continue reading How to Throw a Honeymoon Bridal Shower

Exit mobile version