No bridal party = no bridal shower?

View Quoted Comment Wow that awesome you got both! 😊 yeah I guess I'll just wait and see

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This is how it's always been in my family too. Showers are almost always thrown by extended family or the moms. Bridal party often helps out, or contributes supplies, or something like that. My sister's shower was thrown by our mom and MOG. My sister is throwing my shower, since our mom passed away many years ago.

View Quoted Comment Aw thats very sweet of your sister❤ If I get one that would be amazing but if not thats ok too.

My Mother and FMIL offered to jointly throw us a shower. You could also throw a pre-wedding BBQ if you really wanted to see everyone before hand/

View Quoted Comment I dont think we can afford to throw anything we're saving as much as we can for the big day 😊

Not having a bridal party as well and my best friend offered to throw me a bridal shower with some of my close friends. We are having a super small wedding so I didn’t expect anything.

View Quoted Comment Aw thats so sweet of her to offer! I don't have a best friend so I probably won't be having one

There is kind of misunderstanding here. Often the BM give a shower, if they offer. But it is not their responsibility, or "usually" the bridal party. Any female friend, including those NOT in the wedding but close enough to be invited, or any in the bridal party, or any close female family of bride, or groom, may offer to give a shower. Or 1 friend, an aunt , and groom's mom, mix it up. Because you choose your bridal party from your closest friends and family, no surprise that they often volunteer. But any of these people can do it, solo or a group of hostesses. So when there is no bridal party, any close relative, grandma, aunts, mom, sisters or SIL, cousins, or any close friends, may volunteer. When they are not bridal party, it is fairly common to have more than one shower. If, for example, a friend offers to do one just for friends, to limit the size and expense, then a relative may offer to do one for family. Or MOG may want a separate one near her family, so they can do a welcome to the family to introduce the bride to female family she has not met.
So yes, have a shower. Anyone can do it but you.
It often works best even with a bridal party, for BP to spend time and money on dresses and such, while other friends and family do a shower.My bridal party was far away during my engagement, and could not travel . But I had 3 small showers, hometowners inc. local cousins, work and school friends in a different city, and MOG in NYC ( who invited my bridesmaids as guests.). So let family or friends know, in general terms, that you really hope someone is planning one?

View Quoted Comment Yeah I'm waiting to see if anyone cares enough to volunteer. I won't ask for one its just feels weird for me to ask if someone can celebrate me lol Its like if they really want to someone will and if not its ok I'll just miss out on that memory.