Me and a friend of mine are wanting to give a "kitchen and tool" party for a friend of ours that is getting married in a couple of months. (The bride picked the theme for the party) Here's the dilemma....we thought there'd be about six couples going in together, but now it looks like only two because a couple of the others wanted to do a lingerie shower. We simply cannot afford something big, so how do we tell the bride, hey we are going to scale the shower down, or just make it a personal shower? How can we afford a nice couples shower. We have to have alcohol, otherwise men will not come. Is it in polite to host a couples shower, and have the guests bring their own alcohol, but we provide all the food? Need help quick!
Hello: It appears controls need to be installed. The purpose of the shower is to celebrate the couple, not to satisfy the beverage desires of the guests. Being that the bride requested a kitchen & tool party, I would stick with the idea, but request her input in light of the fact that some of the original participants have backed out. This way she will be informed and all parties can proceed accordingly. From the 'tone' of your request, the mixture of guys, lingerie, and alcohol may not make for a pleasant evening. Good luck!
couples shower dilemma........
