How to Make Choosing Bridal Shower Invites Stress Free
Let’s be honest, bridal shower invites are not the most fun part of planning a bridal shower. Writing out the guest list without letting the bride know, wrangling over who should be invited, choosing a design, deciding on the invitation’s wording, getting the invitations from the printer in time, getting the envelopes stuffed, labeled, and stamped, mailing everything out in time… It is exhausting. Here are a few tips to make the process less annoying and let you move on to the fun parts of planning the bridal shower.
Buying bridal shower invites online simplifies the process immensely. You have a far wider choice of invitation designs because you are not limited to what a store can keep in stock, you can search designs far more easily than if you had to flip through them by hand or skim shelves, and you can hit a dozen web stores in less time than it would take you to visit one brick and mortar store. Some online stores will let you search by color and style as well as by designer and collection. You can lay out the wording online and see what the completed invitation will look like. You can even get a set of coordinating cards, envelopes, and envelope decorations, or you can create your own set to reflect the bride’s unique style. When you are done, you can pay for them online and have them delivered to your door within days.
To avoid the panic of getting your bridal shower invites late, order them as soon as possible. If plans keep shifting and you are worried that the invitations will be inaccurate by the time they reach the guests, pick out a social networking site that the bride does not go to, throw together a party page, and put the web address on the invitations. (In fact, that’s a good idea no matter what state the plans are in.)
When you get the bridal shower invites in the mail, turn the invitation prep into a party with a few of your friends. Fill the CD player with your favorite music or rent a light comedy, get some snacks (but nothing that will get grease or dubious orange smears on the invitations), and toss the invitations together assembly line style. Even if you have a guest list that seems to include half the town, getting the invitations ready will take no time at all.
No matter what, do not worry. People will have a good time. Look after the important things, and the details, like whether the bridal shower invite envelopes match the seals absolutely perfectly, will take care of themselves. The most important thing is to celebrate the bride’s new life, so get the preliminaries out of the way, and party!