Thousands Now Plan Their Own Wedding Showers
It used to be the job of others, but now more and more brides are planning their own wedding showers.
Until recently, the planning of wedding showers was left to the maid of honor, the bridesmaids or the mother of the bride. Nowadays, that's no longer the case. More and more brides are helping with the planning or taking control and planning their wedding showers entirely on their own.
Why in the World...
Why would a bride want to plan her own wedding shower? A bride wants everything about her wedding to be perfect, and that includes the wedding shower. And who knows better what a bride wants than the bride herself?
Wedding showers are an important part of the wedding festivities and some brides feel that if they want the wedding shower of their dreams, they had better plan the shower themselves or at least help with the planning process.
Not a Mind Reader
A bride knows where she wants the shower, what she wants served, the theme she prefers and what decorations she wants. While a maid of honor may be many things, a mind reader probably isn't one of them and the bride knows this.
Not Enough Time
When a bride plans her own wedding shower, it's not always about control. Sometimes the maid of honor or the bridesmaids don't have time to plan a wedding shower. It's also at times like this that brides have been stepping in and planning their own wedding showers.
Time for Etiquette
While it's true that more and more brides are planning their own wedding showers, it's important to understand that's not always the case. Before a bride plans on doing her own thing, it's important that she check with her friends and family first to see if there's a party already in the works.
If the bride checks with her family and friends and someone is already planning a party, she can offer to assist, but don't take over entirely and don't push it if help is declined.
If the bride does speak up before anyone begins planning a party and does plan the wedding shower herself, she is also going to be responsible for the costs herself. When the bride plans the wedding shower, it's not proper to expect for others to pay for it unless offered.
Times Change
While a bride planning her own wedding shower used to be taboo, things are definitely changing. Brides planning their own wedding showers are becoming a common occurrence and perhaps that's for the best.