Is it Rude to Send Out Invitations to a Bridal shower a week in advance?

[SunnyCaliGirl]

I have a family member getting married and the wedding was planned months ago for next month. But they are sending the Invitation to the bridal shower 1 week away from when the event is to take place.
I thought it was kinda rude they did it that way or If that’s what happens with these kinds of life events

[OlderAndWiser]

Have they announced the event in advance? Are there out-of-town guests invited? Do they expect everyone to show up? think te general rle of thumb is 6 weeks advance notice for out-of-ton guests and 4 weeks advance notice for local guests.

[OlderAndWiser]

Thanks for MHO!

[slatyb]

Yes, that's a sign of very poor preparation. A month would be the minimum.

[slatyb]

Decline if it's not convenient.

[AmandaYVR]

I had to look up exactly what a 'bridal shower' is.

Wikipedia: "A bridal shower is a gift-giving party held for a bride-to-be in anticipation of her wedding. The history of the custom is rooted not necessarily for the provision of goods for the upcoming matrimonial home, but to provide goods and financial assistance to ensure the wedding may take place."

i. e. So it's another cash grab. It's another party to celebrate her, but really it's a cash grab. She needs more money. She overspent on the wedding, looks like.

And girls wonder why guys are nervous to get married. 'The big show' is frightening, cost-wise. That's just one concern, too.

[TonyMetal___86]

I really don't know because here we don't have a bridal shower, the couple gets married and the people who were invited to the marriage ceremony will put money in the bank account of the married couple as a gift and that's it...

My uncle and his family lives in washington D. C, when his daughter uploaded the photos of her baby's shower, i thought that it was a real shower and didn't knew the meaning of it until i asked my uncle and he told that the people who were invited will bring gifts or money for the baby so i laughed cause i wondering where's the shower 🤣🤣

Now i'm adding new infos that also a couple before marriage receives a shower too 😂😂

[Máiiréad]

Yes, it rude. Damn, and here I thought it was rude when I had send out last minute bridal shower invites for my best friend… and least I got it to them a few weeks before. Lol
(to be fair, I was waiting for the list of names and addresses to be given to me so I could make the invites)

[GoodGuyBreakingBad]

Hello there, @SunnyCaliGirl
I think that they should of least given a 6-week notice in the mail in advance cause it takes people time to get ready and to possibly buy a gift of some sort to take to it some people need to buy clothes to go and according to their paychecks or social sec checks they need time to be able to do it not all people can just buy things at the spare of the moment

[RedStiletto88]

A week? Seriously? Those need to go out about a month and a half or more so people can plans for it!!


Totally inconsiderate of peoples times sending out a week in advance!!

[Lyndsielee666]

Yea I dunno about bridal showers but I sent out my baby shower invites a month in advance so people could request off work. A week seems a bit careless.

[Exterminatore]

It’s not a matter of rude but rather inconvenience. I’m sure the intended receivers of those invitations would liked to have known about this event at least a month prior or more.

[pleasestopthis]

Yes, super rude. It takes time to prepare a gift and get everything settled so people won't make plans that day. A week is too little time

[ChiTown33]

I'm not sure about etiquette in this area but I would think so.

[Iron_Man]

I’ve only gone to a baby shower and that was a weeks notice

[Jamie05rhs]

Is it at a public venue? Did they have difficulty booking because of uncertainty about the COVID-19 restrictions?

[Uptowngirl88]

It is rude that's not enough time for you to plan out your life. They are not the center of the world and need to realize that

[Cowboy6666]

Sounds not good idea,
Also Its not a good idea to send too much Invitations of questions on GAG too

[pizzalovershouse]

I don't think so sense mail is so late at getting to people's homes

[mrsjuanita]

No it's not because of time

[princeofromance]

Not in my opinion.

[emperor90]

No u need time