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Bridal shower invites

Katie, on December 27, 2019 at 10:58 AM Posted in Parties and Events 0 5
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What is proper etiquette for bridal shower invites? I was saying to my sister that my shower will be small as I dont have many wedding guests that arent from out of town. However she told me she has attended several showers where she wasnt invited to the wedding. I thought you only invited those you also invited to the wedding? I dont really want to make my guest list bigger but there are a few people I couldnt invite to the wedding which is out of town, that are from the area where the shower would be and that I would invite to the shower. However I dont want to be rude and have them think it's just for the gift! What is the proper thing to do?

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Latest activity by Kelsi, on December 27, 2019 at 3:15 PM
  • Caytlyn
    Legend November 2019
    Caytlyn ·
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    It's very rude to invite someone to a shower and not the wedding.

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  • Kristen
    Master November 2020
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    I would tell your sister to keep it small. Some people do go to showers without going to the wedding but that could be an uncomfortable discussion. Now if it were a situation where you are not requesting gifts then that's one thing. Would you know the non invites she's inviting?
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  • K
    Beginner October 2021
    Katie ·
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    That is kind of what I was thinking. The people she would invite to the shower are people I know. It's people like the daughter of a family friend (who would be invited to the wedding, but the daughter wouldn't be) or parents of my close friends and bridal party but because of distance of the actual wedding and limiting the guest list we couldnt invite to the wedding, whereas they live where the shower is taking place.
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  • kymarmck
    Super March 2020
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    Definitely only invite people that are invited to the actual wedding!

    I gave my mom our guest list with addresses and she is going to pull names off of that Smiley smile

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  • Kelsi
    Expert June 2020
    Kelsi ·
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    I would find it extremely rude to receive a shower invite and not be invited to the wedding. Plus, this is how you create confusion on if someone is invited to the wedding and you risk them actually showing up, thinking they were invited, etc.

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