How far/close should bridal showers be to the wedding?

My MOH just told me mine would be April 22. About 2 months before!

Her wedding is spring of 2019, would summer 2018 be too far in advanced?

This summer seems pretty early for a wedding the following spring. When I've been a bridesmaid, we had the bridal shower about 2 months before the wedding. If she's registering, I'm sure she's aware that people will be buying her household items in a few months and will probably either not register for things she buys when they move in together, or hold off on buying things that she knows she will register for.

If it were me, I wouldn't want it necessarily RIGHT before I move. I would plan for maybe October/November of next year, if her wedding is in the spring 2019. That way you don't plan it for during the holiday season. And then she can just buy the basics for immediate use for moving in and register for anything else she wants. I know for me and my H, when we moved in together I didn't go out and buy a crock pot, food processor, etc. I just had the basic pots and pans. We gathered a full kitchen over the next few years - as stuff came up. Like if a recipe called for grating something - oh we need a grater. But she should be good for 2-3 months on basic kitchen stuff.

I'm getting married in May and my bridal shower/bachelorette are the same weekend in February. So about 2.5 months before the wedding. But I am not sure if that is the standard or not, that is just what worked best for everyone.

That does feel like a bit of a long time gap but if it works for you schedule wise i don't see why not. mine was about 3 months ahead for the sake of finding a time that worked for everyone.

I'm having mine this month, but only because my mom is throwing it and she lives in Hawaii and I live in Utah so this will be the only time she will be here until 2 days before my wedding, my FMIL is planning one around February.

I'm a BM in my cousin's May wedding. It will be a surprise shower in the beginning of March, so about 2 months before her big day.

I think 3 seasons before is too early. The people invited to the shower also should be invited to the wedding, so unless their guest list is rock solid there may be changes in between.

FMIL is hosting mine in June to avoid the summer months, she feels that will be easier. I would say 4 months early is the earliest that you should plan it for.

I think that is too early.

Mine was November 18th and wedding is February 17th. My family chose that because of the holidays in between and to give guests some breathing room. I think 2-3 months tops is good!

For my October wedding, I had one in May, one in July and one in August. (Mom, MIL and Aunt all wanted to throw one, three different cities). I guess based on my timeline, 5 months prior was as far away as I wanted, but I also didn't want one too close to the wedding just because of feeling busy.

Aside from the timeline of the wedding, I'd advise to definitely wait until AFTER the move-- pre moving is stressful, gifts are just more to worry about moving, and they might not yet have a good feel for exactly what they'll need. Give them a little time to adjust to living together so they can figure out their needs/upgrades/shared tastes and they have some time to create or update registries accordingly. If they're anticipating a shower eventually, I suspect they'll shop smartly and make use of their registry. But give them some time to do that!