When to have the wedding shower?

Question

My sister is getting married nov. 1st and me and my mom dont know when you're supposed to have the wedding shower? How many months ahead of time do you have it?

Answer 1

My book, the Emily Post book of Etiquette, says 6 weeks in advance is perfect time. :) Send invitations out 4 weeks prior to the shower date.

Answer 2

around 2 months before the wedding is the max and you could have it as close as the weekend before the wedding.

Since Wedding is Nov 1st, anytime in September or October would be fine.

Answer 3

I think the wedding shower should be given at least 4-6 weeks before the wedding day.  Good Luck & Congrats

Answer 4

You can have the wedding shower when ever you like, but generally most people have theres with in the few days before their wedding. I had my stagette 2 nights before my wedding because the night before my wedding was just too busy.

Answer 5

Hi

this is Sophie and I am a wedding planner.

Usually held within two months of the wedding, up to two weeks before the big day. Any time of day is acceptable, but most often showers are afternoon events.

A bridal shower is commonly hosted by the maid-of-honor and bridesmaids. It is acceptable for family members of the bride to host the shower.

Do not invite guests to the shower who have not been invited to the wedding. Invite only girls! Only female members of both families should be invited to the wedding shower. Download my wedding planning checklist to stay organized http://www.myweddingtoolkit.com/checklis... ! Planning a comfortable wedding shower means, inviting 5-20 people.

PROGRAM

Greet Guests

Serve light appetizers After all or almost all guests have arrived, go around the room and have each guest introduce herself and identify how she knows the bride.

Play 2-4 shower games

It is good to play games at the beginning as icebreakers. Remember some guests may not know *anyone* but the bride.

Eat

Let everyone go get whatever food may be available and then once everyone has been served.

Gifts; the bride can begin to open her gifts

Be sure to have someone write down each gift and who it is from. It will make sending thank-you notes a lot easier. Make sure the bride gets to say goodbye to everyone and the hostess thanks the person for attending. Shower favors should be given out to the guests at the end of the wedding shower.

Answer 6

It doesn't really matter, but I think 5 months to 1 month before the wedding is a good range. If you do it in less than a month before the wedding the bride might be very busy but some might not care.

Answer 7

4-6 weeks generally, but that's if there's only going to be one.  because we both have large families, we ended up having 3 showers starting 8-10 weeks before the wedding.  you can really have it any time, but you don't want to do it like 6 months before the wedding...that's just silly.  :)

Answer 8

Where i live, its not uncommen for a couple to be thrown 4 or 5 showers.  Basically i think it is appropraite within 4 months to the wedding.  I wouldnt do the month before, because the bride is usually really busy with last minute things.

Answer 9

Shouldn't an aunt or uncle be throwing the shower? The assumption is normally that the immediate family is busy with other planning. Also, unless both sides of the family are going together, (i.e. your family and your sister's in-laws to be) you're a little too close to the centre to throw for one which eliminates half the guests.