Your best friends have been generous and thoughtful enough to throw you a great bachelorette party, and it’s up to you to let them know how much we appreciate their efforts. Don’t assume your friends just have to shower you, they don’t. It is very kind of you to take the time and effort to thank your friends for their efforts.
A simple thank you note or verbal thanks just won’t cut it when it comes to thanking the person who gave you the shower. Give her a gift to show your appreciation along with a handwritten thank you note.
Never do your own bachelorette party, it’s in bad taste. Showers are generally considered gift receiving functions where the presentation of gifts is an important part of the process. Any occasion in which receiving gifts is given so much importance should not be missed by the person himself. Also don’t ask your friends to give you a shower.
Asking for gifts is equally undesirable, but you can keep a record. Do not include the registration in the invitation itself. Write it on a separate sheet of paper and insert it into the envelope with the invitation.
Be sure to personally thank all guests who attend.
Never invite people to the shower that you do not intend to invite to the wedding. It sounds like you’re treating them to gifts: exceptionally tacky and quite rude. You may have a separate shower for colleagues and co-workers in your office. However, it is always better to invite people to the shower and wedding.
bachelor and bachelorette party
Bachelorette parties are a great way for the bride and her friends to get together and have one last fling before the wedding. Traditionally, the groom has his bachelor party and the bride has her shower or bachelorette party. A growing trend is the merging of both parties into one, Jack and Jill Shower. These mixed parties will include the friends and friends of the bride, as well as the groom and all of her friends. A Jack and Jill shower will need to be planned differently than same-sex showers or wedding parties: You’ll need to make sure there are enough activities to keep the guys and girls happy. Leave the raunchy entertainment for a night out with your girlfriends: a mixed party is not the right place for this.