Should the groom come to the bridal shower??

Question

Should the groom come to the bridal shower??

Answer 1

no..the bridal shower is for women the same as the bachelor party is for men..

i mean i guess it wouldnt hurt for the man to come but he would b bored..

Answer 2

the last person is correct, the groom is to arrive at the end of the party to be intoduced to the women of the family and help load the gifts.

Answer 3

Traditionally, the bridal shower is for the women only. I've seen the groom stop by and thank everyone for supporting the marriage and his bride to be. But other than that, I don't think so.

Answer 4

Not for the shower itself, but I think it's really nice when he comes in toward the end of it - it's nice for everyone to meet him informally - then he can have a snack and help pack up the gifts.

Answer 5

As far as I'm aware, the tradition is he arrive at the end of the shower with best man in tow to help load the gifts.  He is not required to be there during the full shower though, just when its over and everyone is ready to leave.

Answer 6

my fiance came to mine.. but more towards the end.  he showed up with a beautiful bouquet of roses and everyone cheered for him when he walked it.. he came right before gifts were opened but i made sure the restaurant brought him out food.. he wasnt bored and actually participated in bridal bingo. hes too funny. he stayed to himself though (didnt steal my spotlight .lol) and helped bring the gifts home while we were still there enjoying the party.

i enjoyed having him there. hes never been to one and he liked that he got to see what the party was about and stuff.. plus he said he loved to see my smile and get excited while i was opening the gifts.

nowadays its really however you want it to be.. its not like its your bachelorette party ya know?

Answer 7

basically its for the girls but you can have a couples shower or he could come towards the end.  

Answer 8

I, personally, prefer it when couples  have joint showers. That's what we're doing because I didn't want the typical girly toilet paper dress games, nor did I want to wear a stupid hat or anything. Plus, why should the bride get to have all the fun? It's never made sense to me. So we're having a joint shower, thrown my my MOH and mom. My fiance is really excited about it. I've heard that the couple will usually receive gifts from the registry, and the bride may receive girly lingerie type things and my grooms might get some manly tools and such. Just fun things. Other than that, it's typical just a social event with close friends and family before the wedding.

I think they're more fun than typical bridal showers because it involves the couple, not just the bride.

Answer 9

If it's a hen shower or lingerie shower (which is a type of hen shower) then no. Otherwise of course he should. He is being given gifts, it is more courteous if he is there to receive them. It is also the opportunity for him to meet any last members of the bride's family (or to introduce her to members of his family).