Bridal shower and couples shower invitations
A shower is the friends-and-family party before the wedding, for the bride, the groom or both together. Send the invitation from your phone with the registry in the details, and collect a wish or some advice for the couple with every RSVP.
When to send it
Hold the shower two weeks to three months before the wedding. Send invitations four to six weeks ahead, with an RSVP-by date about two weeks before the shower.
Who to invite
Invite only people who are invited to the wedding; a workplace shower, where coworkers celebrate together, is the usual exception. A couples shower invites partners too, so address each invitation to both.
Wording to borrow
Please join us for a bridal shower honoring Priya Brunch, mimosas and a little advice
Showers of love for Sam & Alex A couples shower with dinner and games Registry details inside
Elena is getting married! Join us for an afternoon of tea and sweets in her honor
More ideas, with your names filled in: wording ideas.
Tips
- Unlike the wedding invitation, a shower invitation is the right place for the registry: add it as a link, and it shows as a button on every guest’s invitation.
- Juggling the bridal party’s calendars? Send a date poll first; letsparty lets guests mark the dates that work, and when you pick one, a single update tells everyone.
- Ask each guest for a wish or some advice for the couple with their RSVP, and print them all as a keepsake after the shower.
Designs for it
All shower designs →
How letsparty helps
RSVPs by name, with meal choices
Each guest says who’s coming and picks a meal; kids are counted on their own, and plus-ones can be limited, turned off, or given to one guest at a time. How →
No app for your guests
Every household gets its own link, texted from your phone or emailed. It opens in any browser, greets them by name and takes their answer in a few taps. How →
A head count the venue can use
Set the room’s limit and late yeses join a waitlist; give the caterer a live link with the head count and meals, no names. How →
Every guest’s photos, together
A QR sign on each table puts everyone’s photos on one wall, with a slideshow for the reception screen. How →
For couples
One price for your whole wedding
The Wedding plan is $199. It lasts from the day you start until three months after the wedding, however long the engagement, and moves if the date does. It covers the wedding, any party you make around it, and every other party you host until then, with no limit on invites. After that it renews as a regular Host Pass at $99 a year; cancel any time before it renews.
- The wedding$199
- Engagement party, if you have oneIncluded
- Shower, if you have oneIncluded
- Bachelorette or bachelor party, if you have oneIncluded
- Rehearsal dinner, if you have oneIncluded
- Farewell brunch, if you have oneIncluded
- The wedding websiteIncluded
- Thank-you cards afterIncluded
Launch prices are being finalized.
See the Wedding planQuestions
Who hosts a bridal shower?
Usually the maid of honor, the bridesmaids or a close friend. Family hosting used to be frowned on, but it’s widely accepted now.
When should bridal shower invitations be sent?
Four to six weeks before the shower, with an RSVP-by date about two weeks before it.
What is a couples shower?
A shower for both partners, with friends of both invited, often in the evening with a party feel. The etiquette is the same as any shower: invite only wedding guests, and put the registry in the details.