What you should know when writing 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 have prepared everything and has gone over all the details like a good general, you must now face the task of inviting the people to the party. You may be asking why it is important to leave the invitation as the last task. 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? So it means the invitation too. So it would be better to have the invitation last so that you can be sure that they will match your party. 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.
Now before you write on the invitations, the first thing you should do is to make a list of all the people you are going to invite. To make sure you have not left someone uninvited, you start by asking the bride for list of. Then with the list on your hand, go over it with the bride so you can make sure that these people would also be 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 bride’s 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. You should also write your name as the host of the party. 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.