Bridal shower invitation guidelines

Having the honor of inviting the brides closest friends and female relatives is part of the fun of throwing bridal shower. 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 practicalitys 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. So it would be better to have the invitation last so that you can be sure that they will match your party. Supposing you suddenly changed your mind and decided to give a theme bridal shower invitation. Of course you want your invitation to have the same theme and to inform your guests properly. 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. To make sure you have not left someone uninvited, you start by asking the bride for list of. 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. Make sure you have the brides full name, date of your party, the time of the party, where the party will be and the RSVP details on your invitation. Then if it is a theme party, you might wish to include also the specific theme and the gifts. And do not forget your name as the host of the bridal shower. If you are giving a surprise party, make sure you give explicit instructions and details to the guests so that they will be able to arrive earlier than the bride. 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.

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