Guides for bridal shower invitations
Part of the fun of giving a bridal shower to your friend is the honor of inviting some of her closest friends and female relatives. After you are done with all the details and have prepared everything line a good general, now comes the part where you invite people. Now, why leave the invitation for last, you might ask? Well, for practicality’s sake you would not want the hassle of calling everyone and then resend another invitation should you have to move the date to another day. Now, when it comes to the success of the party, well, you would want everything to be perfect right? And this includes the invitation. Therefore for it to match your perfect party, it would be better to have the invitation last. What if you suddenly decide to throw away a theme party instead? Of course you want to inform your guest properly then and of course to have a matching theme invitation. In any case, any changes you decide later on can still be done if you still have not given out the invitation.
The first thing that you should do before you write on the invitation is to make a list of the people who will be invited. You do this by asking the bride for the list, so you can make sure you have not left someone out. Once you have the list, go over it with the bride to make sure that everyone on the list is invited in the wedding. It would be embarrassing for the bride if you invite someone for the bridal party when that someone is not invited in the wedding.
Now after you have the list, you should now have the proper wordings for the invitation. The first things that your invitation should have are the bride’s full name, the date of the party, the time, the location and the RSVP details. Then if it is a theme party, you might wish to include also the specific theme and the gifts. You should also write your name as the host of the party. Then in case you are giving a surprise party, make sure that your guests will arrive earlier than the bride by giving them clear instructions and details. Last but certainly the most important, your guests should have time to buy gifts, to prepare and to arrange their schedules so your invitation must be received by all the guests ahead of time.