Destination hometown showers.

It is always fun when friends and family want to throw you a bridal shower in destination cities, but what about about when you have moved only 2 hours away from home. Most weddings today are thrown and funded by the bride and groom themselves. Which has resulted in weddings having guest list under 100. With wedding invite lists being limited, having multiple showers can create an issue. You may have some guests invited to showers that you had no intention of inviting to your wedding. That can create awkward situations. Not only for you but also for the host of your additional parties.

The rule of thumb is that if a guest is invited to a bridal shower the guest would also be invited to the wedding. However, you could get around this rule by making sure that the host of your party has informed people that you will be having an intimate affair. This will clear the air long before the bridal shower. If you have made it very clear to your host that you want to keep you wedding a small intimate affair they will not convey your message to guest but insist on throwing you a shower, you should gracefully accept. Have your mom or another person who is close to you pass the message along that a casual get together would be a much better way to go. Like a brunch or cocktails at a local restaurant. This will take the pressure off and lessen the formality.