Making Your Own Wedding Shower Invitations
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by: ginathompson
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Some girlfriends and I had the privilege of throwing a good friend a wedding shower last month. We thought it would be fun and different to create the wedding shower invitations from scratch. We always prided ourselves on past artistic endeavors. We got lots of practice sewing and bedazzling things on the cheap, since we were in a sorority. We took that confidence and started off on our adventure to make the perfect wedding shower invitations. To help all those who follow our footsteps, we decided to write up a summary of our lessons learned.
Before you begin your inspired journey to the perfect wedding shower invitations, check with the bride to make sure she is cool with you unleashing your creativity. I do not mean that you have to spill the beans on your idea and ruin the surprise. But some brides have very definite ideas of what their showers and weddings will be like. It is my belief that women like that would probably never agree to hand over the planning reins to someone else other than themselves in the first place. You probably know your bride well enough, so this may not be an issue and you can check this box and carry on.
I am not going to go into detail about what kind of wedding shower invitations you can create, because the possibilities are limitless. They should probably relate to your theme in some way, but do not have to. If a more traditional shower is planned, then just make wedding shower invitations that are fun, groovy, gorgeous or memorable (or all four).
Now, listen closely, because this next paragraph is what is most important. Make sure you go over the message on your wedding shower invitations with a fine tooth comb. I like to have a person who has not been knee deep in the invitation making factory take a look at it. I have seen lots of tips that say your invitations should be written in proper British English. I do not think that is totally necessary, unless you are inviting the Queen. Quality check everything, so that there are no grammatical errors or misspellings. Assure that you have the correct date, time and year on your invitations. Check that the name of the location is spelled correctly and that the address is accurate. If the address is confusing, include directions. Make sure to tell people to reply as to whether they will be able to attend or not. Some people assume you do not need to RSVP if you are not going to attend. Conversely, there are plenty of people that assume you know they are coming unless they tell you no. Such ambiguities can wreak havoc on your food, drink and activities preparation. Now, there will always be a couple people who show up unexpectedly or cannot make it at the last minute. But, by making it explicit on the wedding shower invitations, you increase your odds of a good headcount tremendously. Having a clear RSVP statement, however, will give you a better chance with planning. If it is a coed party, make sure there is something in the invitation about that too. The last thing is to provide some guidelines for the attendees on dress and gifts, if the shower has a theme. "Come dressed as your favorite rock star from the 80s and bring a bottle of wine to stock the cellar."
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