Should a mother of the bride (or step mother) host a bridal shower for her daughter (step)?_Hosting a Bridal Shower

You may find:

Hosting a Murder Mystery Party ; Web Hosting Info ; Best Web Host ; info about home page web hosting available here

Should a mother of the bride (or step mother) host a bridal shower for her daughter (step)?

Tag：Hosting a Bridal Shower hosting info |

198 Viewers|

basport_... 2008-03-15 22:19:52 Publish:

On Friday I rec'd an invitation from the Mother of the Bride for a bridal shower she was hosting. I then find out the Step-Mother will be doing the same thing next month...what is the modern protocol for this event?(basport_...)

No! No! No! It is in poor taste and extremely bad etiquette for a family member to ever host a shower for the bride.(kittywhi...)

it is usually the maid of honor that hosts the shower(The French Connection)

I don't know the modern protocol but I do know how I would handle it. I would present my bridal shower gift to the bride before either party, personally. Then I would attend whichever or both parties as I felt or could schedule without a gift knowing I had already taken care of that before hand. Just enjoy the party (or parties) and help celebrate the upcomming wedding :)(Shulaar)

Usually, it is the maid of honor who is in charge of the bridal shower. This doesn't preclude other people from throwing bridal showers for the bride though. For the one throwing the shower (who is not the maid of honor), it would be appropriate to coordinate with the maid of honor regarding this and the shower would be appropriate only if the guest list comprises of a different group of friends of the bride so there are no overlapping of guests in either shower. This is what the mother of the bride and the stepmother should consider before inviting guests to the respective showers they prepared.(Trillian)

Are they both in very different locations? Or are the in the same area? Do they get along? I'm guessing no since they are planning two different showers.

I'd only attend one shower. One shower = one gift.(Terri)

Most of the time the sister of the bride or one of the bridesmaids will host the bridal shower.(Tonya W)

it's the MAID OF HONOR who has the shower. that's why she's the 'honor'; she honors her friend by giving her a shower/party.
if this family is not 'into' manners (which, obviously, they aren't) i would have to decide if i want anything to do with this family or if i want to take them 'as they are'.
if you decide to take them 'as is' then modern protocol is out the door along with their manners.

that's the way I see it , anyway.(twoodsha...)

Anyone can host a shower except a close relative. This according to the Emily Post etiquette book.(bebop)

The mothers, step-mothers, sisters, and step-sisters should really allow a cousin, aunt, maid of honor, or other good friend to host the showers. In my opinion, when an immediate family member hosts a shower (wedding or baby) it's like asking friends to give their family gifts. While we all want to give the bride (or groom) a wedding gift, do we really want their FAMILIES soliciting gifts from us? Does that make sense? It just seems more polite to have a friend or extended family member do the soliciting.

While modern protocol seems to be all about "gimme, gimme, gimme", I am still old fashioned enough to know where to draw the line, as I suspect you do, too. Do what you are most comfortable with in a situation like this. I doubt the brides family will notice one way or the other.(EvilWoma...)

two bridal showers seem a bit unnecessary, choose one, you should not have to go to both or buy two presents!!(Angela C) Yahoo: hosting info Should a mother of the bride (or step mother) host a bridal shower for her daughter (step)? Hosting a Bridal Shower
Google: Hosting a Bridal Shower Should a mother of the bride (or step mother) host a bridal shower for her daughter (step)? hosting info

25
DIG IT

Related

›› Elevator Man & 37 (Erika's Bridal Shower
›› The Perfect Bridal Shower
›› Last-Minute To-Do's for a Bridal Shower
›› A Camp and Cookout Bridal Shower
›› Bubbly Bridal Shower Brunch
›› Top 5 Ideas For A Bridal Shower Brunch
›› Couple's Bridal Shower Do's and Don'ts
›› Sure, I'll Do The Bridal Shower! Now Wha
›› all about bridal showers
›› Laura's Bridal Shower

Seo Latest

›› Meet Thomas Burridge: Norwich North PPC
›› David Kerr SNP PPC
›› Since when was being a PPC the be all an
›› Labour PPC in plot to circumvent US elec
›› How to make the most out of PPC ads in t
›› Third LibD PPC delivers blow to Clegg
›› Will the LibDs Fire Their PPC for New Fo
›› LibD PPC Defects to Labour
›› Cuzillion: Check your zillion web pages
›› Good Bye Web Pages, Hello Web 2.0!
›› New Web Pages, V-day Podcast
›› Designing web pages for "mature" users

Seo Popular

›› Graffiti Girl
›› I'm planning to buy my new website
›› Should a mother of the bride (or step mo
›› [Otaku] Fireworks Image Hosting at Putra
›› Web Help needed here?
›› Where can i find good domain names for s
›› Where can I buy syrup of Ipecac online u
›› MODx Ditto Error
›› 50 Daftar Free web hosting
›› Faulu Kenya Jobs & Careers: Teller Vacan
›› Labron James and Ralph Lauren host cockt
›› Can I transfer a .com Freewebs domain na