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Jessica
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Bridal Shower or no??

Jessica, on July 7, 2019 at 6:03 PM Posted in Parties and Events 0 4
Were having a destination wedding to Montana which is super exciting but the thing is its only immediate family (parents,grandparents,& spouses of wedding party) and possibly no at home get together when we return. I want to have a bridal shower to see my family play games and have a good time but I feel like it's rude to invite my aunts and cousins to that but not to the actual wedding. My family is very understandable of our reason to have immediate family only but I don't know what to do.
BTW i know my wedding date is so far away but we're having our family biannual family reunion soon so the more people who know the better

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Latest activity by Maggie, on July 8, 2019 at 3:03 PM
  • Caytlyn
    Legend November 2019
    Caytlyn ·
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    You don’t throw your own bridal shower and you also don’t invite people to the shower who aren’t invited to the wedding. It’s rude to expect people to attend a gift giving event for you when you aren’t even offering to host them at your wedding.
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  • V
    Rockstar July 2019
    Veronica ·
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    It is a big no to inviting people to the shower that aren't also invited to the wedding. It is really rude and does make it seem like you only want gifts. I would either invite them to the shower and wedding or neither.

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  • CDickman
    VIP September 2019
    CDickman ·
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    Yes don’t invite anyone to the shower not invited to the wedding. Technically you don’t throw yourself a shower cause it is a event to get gifts. I would just meet up with everyone for breakfast or lunch.
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  • M
    VIP January 2019
    Maggie ·
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    Agreed with all of the above. If you want to see your family, just invite them over for a non-wedding related get together. As soon as you tie it to the wedding, that places gift expectations on guests, whether you intend to or not.

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