Bridal Shower: Coed or Not??

It can be whatever you choose. Both are common

If you want it to be coed, note that it would be called a “couples shower” instead of “bridal shower” so that invitees know all genders are welcome.

Both are totally acceptable and it's really up to what you guys want to do. I would ask your fiance what he would prefer before making a solid decision though! I thought my guy would want to be a part of the shower but he said he would rather not when I explained what a shower was haha

The same goes for kids. If you want to include children from your family/bridal party then go for it! If you would prefer to not have children there, that's cool too! We will have our flower girls and junior bridesmaids at my bridal shower and I'm excited to have them there and part of the fun

*If there are a lot of children in your family that will be attending, be sure to have some activities/games that they can take part in and stuff to keep them busy during the "boring" parts when the adults just want to mingle haha

There are so many options you could do!
You could do a coed couples shower. You’ll want to make sure you don’t do any bridal shower things if you go that route (ie, lingerie gifts, bridal games like making a wedding dress out of TP, etc). A lot of couples choose to do an “I Do BBQ” when it’s coed- BBQ’ing and drinks in someone’s backyard with yard games like cornhole, horse shoes, etc. A lot of coed showers do “stock the bar” parties as well; where guests bring a bottle of liquor to stick the newlywed’s home bar, instead of traditional gifts. Or, if you are really wanting to have your bridal shower, you could do a traditional shower for the ladies, and organize a stock the bar party for the guys.

Not to stereotype in all cases of course, but most men I know wouid rather poke needles in their eyes than sit around to watch a bride to be open presents, which is the main idea and purpose of a shower. If that’s not the plan then IMO don’t call it a shower, or expect gifts, just have a party.

Thank you everyone for the advice! We decided to throw a shower and a stock the party for hubby. I never heard of a stock the party before, so this way he can make it his own and not deal with the girly stuff.