Is a Bridal Brunch appropriate in lieu of Bridal Shower?
My only sister is getting married in January 2008. I'm the Matron of Honor, my two daughters are the flower girl and young bridesmaid and my sister's two future step daughters are bridesmaids. Their ages are 14 and 11. My sister indicated that she does not want a shower. Her guest list to the wedding is small...35 people tops. The groom's family (mother, sister, and two brothers) lives out of state and as far as I know, they are arriving the day before the wedding and leaving the day after. I want to give my sister some kind of event and I thought of hosting a bridal brunch over Christmas break so that my children and her future step daughters can attend. It's important to emphasize that my sister works on Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays so this event, if deemed appropriate would have to be held during the week which is why I thought over the long Christmas break would be best so that my girls and the other girls would feel special to be included. I would specify on the invite the following: "In lieu of a gift, please provide the bride to be with a typed or neatly hand written tried and true favorite recipe." I got this idea from a web site and I thought I could pull it off. I'd serve simple things like donuts, bagels, etc. and another idea I thought of was this: get several pages of wedding type scrap book paper and have each guest write a sentimental thought, words of wisdom (about marriage), etc. I'd mount pictures from the "event" on the pages and present it to my sister as a keepsake/remembrance album.
Because her wedding guest list is so small, I'd invite all the ladies to this brunch~ and in total I'm looking at about 10, maybe 11 people. I have no idea if this is appropriate so I need advice, please. Perhaps it would need to be worded differently so anything you can offer will be greatly appreciated. Thank you very much.
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Oct 15, 2007, 9:48 AM
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Re: [Holy Mama] Is a Bridal Brunch appropriate in lieu of Bridal Shower?
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Dear Holy Mama,
This would be great. I applaud the idea of no gifts, especially since the wedding is so small. I love the ideas of recipes and words of wisdom.
Is a Bridal Brunch appropriate in lieu of Bridal Shower?
