Bridal shower not hosted by mom, but at mom's house
From reading your other posts, it seems as if a bridal shower should not be hosted by family, particularly the mothers. My 2 sisters will be hosting my shower, however, they are also my maids of honor, so I believe this to be ok etiquette wise. My question is this: One of my sisters still live at home with my parents. The other sister has an apartment that is shared with a friend and on the small side. My sisters would like to host my shower at my parent's home which is large, in a neutral location and well suited for entertaining. Even though my mother is not paying for or planning the shower, is it in poor taste to have the shower hosted at her home? If this is ok, would it be better for my sister who lives on her own to use her address for the return address and her # for the RSVP or should the sister who lives at the location of the shower use her address and number? Thank you so much. I really appreciate what you do here. This web site has helped me out tremendously!
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Re: [IansGirl] Bridal shower not hosted by mom, but at mom's house
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Dear IansGirl,
Normally I would advise against this, as it may appear as if your mother is hosting it. But, if there is no emphasis on this being your mother's home, but on this being your sister's home this would be fine. It would have been better if a friend could offer the use of her home though.
It would be best to use your mother's address for the RSVP because some people may actually use this as their destination. They might lose the card and not the envelope. But, either address would work. The phone number could be any number you wish.
Bridal shower not hosted by mom, but at mom's house
