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Bridal Shower Invitations

You've heard that first impressions are important.

Bridal shower invitations are a first impression of sorts, but way more than just important.

This first impression lets you have fun as well as total creative freedom, so you can be absolutely confident of the image you're conveying. In this case, the "image" is nothing less than the shower you're planning!

A bridal shower invitation offers the guest her first peek into your party. When you receive an invitation, it's natural to try to read more into it: what can you expect there, and what's expected of you?

For one, wedding shower invitations should indicate the mood or "personality" of the party.

Imagine how different the invitations for a formal, elegant brunch and a fun, laid-back gathering at a friend's would be. Evoking this mood up front keeps you focused throughout the many planning stages and prevents guests from calling you "just to be sure." Send a clear message by choosing:

Bridal shower invitations also introduce the theme or unifying element of the shower, if you have one. Some themes (such as Around the Clock, lingerie, or green bridal showers, to name a few) should be directly stated in the invitation. These themes not only carry implications for the many aspects of planning (on your end), but for the gifts the bride will receive (on your guests' end).

Similarly, many hostesses use the invitations to ask guests to bring a favorite recipe to share with the bride. A bridal shower recipe poem is a creative way to encourage guests to join the fun!

Other themes may not have as much of a bearing on the party events, but they do form the basis for a perfectly innovative bridal shower invitation. For example, if the shower revolves around one of the bride's interests (such as dance or fashion), her favorite color, or an image she loves (like vintage birds), look for invitations - or make your own - that incorporate graphics, colors, and patterns that highlight your theme. Or inject subtle, witty phrases that hint at the theme into the wording!

Want to create your own wedding shower invitations? Fantastic! Choose from lots of unique design ideas for exciting, homemade invitations.

And if you'd like to see those ideas in action, check out the collection of homemade bridal shower invitation samples. Each example invitation includes simple, step-by-step instructions as well as original wording ideas!


If you are planning a themed bridal shower, lots of unique invitation ideas are open to you! Please visit the theme page that corresponds with the shower you're hosting. Located under the page's "Invitations" section, find creative sayings, wording, poems, and design ideas just for you.

Some of the most popular themes have so much possibility when it comes to invitations, I've given them their own page:

Kitchen Shower invitations

Victorian Tea Party Invitations


Browse this site, selecting the invitation "parts" you like best until you've constructed the perfect wedding shower invitations. Or, if you wish to purchase the invitations, check out my suggestions for beautiful, chic cards on each bridal shower theme page.

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