Showers & Parties Etiquette
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- Question:
The wedding is only two months away but so far nobody has planned a shower for me. My sisters say my friends are supposed to handle it, and my friends assume my sisters will. Who should take charge?
- Answer:
Let's start with who should not do it. Traditionally, close relatives (your mom and sisters) do not host the shower, as this can be perceived as the family asking for gifts. But it doesn't mean that they can't help organize it—just make sure their names aren't on the invitation. Your bridesmaids and sisters should join forces, choosing one person to spearhead the shower effort. Enlist your mom to nudge the proceedings along, so that you can retain an air of blissful ignorance.
- This content originally appeared in Brides magazine.
