As I mentioned in the posts about our dress experiences, my bridal party is fairly far-flung. BM Blackout currently resides on the West Coast and Rev. Fun is representing the ATL, while the rest of us are in/near Pittsburgh. When we were together for the dress extravaganza, we hammered out dates for the shower and bachelorette party. It was best to just pick ‘em and commit, making sure they were on everyone’s radars well ahead of time.
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| personal photo from BM Y| Me with my adorable 'Miss Palm Tree on WeddingBee!' announcement and decorations. How freaking cute is this?! |
I know I’m a tad crazy about this ‘getting things done early’ kick, but I just wanted to say that I would recommend having a shower a little bit earlier to ANY and EVERY bride. First of all, my girls did a seriously kickass job and although they would’ve made it baller no matter what, it helped that they had so much time to dedicate to it and to be able to do things in bits and pieces. Second of all, as a Bride, I cannot imagine having a shower super close to the wedding. Although I didn’t do much in terms of action, knowing I’d have to dedicate what would likely be an entire weekend to something when there were 93598345987 time-sensitive things going on at the same time would stress me out to the max. Third, it was nice to include a passive aggressive 'Hope to see you at the wedding!' line in the thank-you notes as a gentle nudge to return the RSVP's. ;) Fourth, it is so nice to have a little buffer in between everything and really feel like you’re in the midst of your Wedding Season the entire time. Late February shower, early April bachelorette party, late May wedding – it’s honestly like the whole first half of the year. I’ll only be doing this once, I want to relish every single moment of being a bride because it won’t come again for me, you know?
