Bridal Shower Etiquette for Destination, Private Wedding and Home Reception?
March 11th, 2010 by admin | Filed under Destination Wedding.
My sister is getting married in a small, private destination wedding ceremony this October and only about 10 guests are invited to the actual ceremony. When she returns to her hometown, she is planning a large cocktail party or reception for family and friends.
What is the proper etiquette for throwing her a bridal shower? Should we have one? Who should be invited? Should she register?
Thanks in advance for any advice!
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She can register. Invite the women attending the wedding and the close female relatives that will be attending the reception. You or your sister’s MOH will host the shower.
EDIT – and close female friends that will be attending the reception.
For the shower in this case, it’s only the people who are invited to the ceremony. With that small a number, it doesn’t make sense to register; if people don’t know what to choose for a gift, they will ask your mom.
Etiquette would say only the people attending the ceremony…however, if it is that small of a list I would say invite all close female family and friends. They will understand! I would definitely not want to be left out of any of my friends showers just because they were having a private ceremony. I’d still love to buy them a gift and celebrate with them just the same!
I would wait until after she gets back, and about a week before the reception for friends and family, I would throw her a shower.
Only the people who have been invited to the actual wedding should be invited to the shower….this is one issue with destination weddings.
people who are not invited to the wedding and yet are to the shower are often justifiably insulted, for they feel they are not ‘good enough’ to attend the wedding,only good enough for a shower gift.
She may register for those who may choose to give a wedding gift.
yes you should still throw her a shower. invite any and all of her female friends. since there’s really no guest list for the wedding, you’re not restricted on who you can invite.
Yes, she should register, but that’s also to assist the formal reception guests too.
As far as the shower, invite all the women who leave nearby, who are invited to the reception. With destination weddings, there is an understanding about the not being able to have everyone at the ceremony. If they are being invited to the reception, they deserve the right to be at the shower.