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Biidal showerspad of weddinga
The months before the
wedding are always inn.
Besides the excitement of being
newly engaged and the planning
and shopping, your frieniis and
relatives will want to celebrate
by honoring you with dinners
and parties. Bridal abowers.are
an important part of this
tradition.
;Showers.are a time fur your
friends -and family to-meet.and
gtet.to know one another•before
ibewrodding. The purpose of
showers-hasalwaysbeen to -help
uutbtthe couple's- now .home, or
acsamble the -bride's 1ro111seaU.
As tradition has it, a close
friend, maid of honor, relative
or -bridesmaid may -give you a
shower. lt is not proper for the
shower to be busted -by your or
your groom's -mother or
immediate family, although they
-may-help.
Showers are uauallygiven a
-.month or two before the
;wedding. in oider:not to become
a financial -burden, it is -better if
two or time people -host tine
together, rather than have
several different showers. in the
Shamans we
ttimleff miRy
and -friends _ o
Inset'
large
traditSDon
evnet you lire given mote than
one, try.not.to ,invite rite awn t•
people to every shower.
Weddings can become
expensive, eapecialiy. for year
'bzida5 piety,-so;don't.tallothe
joy oui'of ittbybent ngthaw,to
the'poorhouse -
t'lttnniugi heShower
(ietterahly, the lt:aud1he
bride get together ,.to de1camiee;a
siate,,aguest list>and the.tiotlof
. ,shower it wUt be. Sometimes
the heateca xray suiprrise ahe
-bride.andget the .information
from the fiance. 'Fbe.tsattaional
all female shuwer.is:usually ,an
afternoon lttnchoonor tea, with
between ten and•iweaty_gucbts.
lnvitations-are.usually sent, but
they are not tuattdatory•
blot -everyone *hoses invited
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to the shower. Guests art
usually. Mose friends or
relatives, or perhaps you mu}
have one -shower with each
group. Avoid any hurt iceiragti
by only inviting people to the
shower who we invited to the
receptier), unless the weddi egois
taking place out of town, or ally
tor close family members. Atlintt
idea might Se to haveAl the
married women brig their
wedding albums it sbintolook
back at yourmother s,
grandrnothet s:orettiose
friend's wrath*.
Popular todayiapenally with
older oouples,;tatimorofd
"Mowers; whichgenexidiy turn
*atanotherparty, but
a�^ilit gifts�aod, possibly, games.
Tboaaetttlave.agreat time.
\Whenmost of.your-frk is. are
-tuarriod, it is aloe to plan the
party foraoveekend ewtaMitag-
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carried by' man and the maid.ofhonor.
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Waco we, think ,of wedding Lake ,wetttiont%commonly tthinkk
of a tiered, •whit ake wits 'looms ortf*tnines attthetttlp.
This, type of truce • istdrnown:ltstthe !bribes a ."
The "gtmomiscaice°', wliieh,is'taoL unmion,Iismatutlty:a
.tiatkcr.cake --.ahocolate.or: a,defl !fwitsalke.
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wetiding.guests, or roanirelaved tfortthF !bride .and$rocs!tto
eat, untthrair:annivaaaari es.
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